Margaret Field
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Margaret Field was an American film actress.
Born in Houston, Texas
, she was discovered by talent scout Milton Lewis for Paramount Pictures
. Following a successful screen test, she was offered an 18-month contract. She then attended Pasadena Junior College, studying voice training and acting. She appeared in television Westerns including Wagon Train
, The Virginian
and The Range Rider
. She also appeared in the science fiction film
s Captive Women
and The Man from Planet X
.
She married Richard Dryden Field, an Army officer, and had two children by him: future actress Sally Field
and Richard Field. The Fields divorced in 1950, and Margaret married actor Jock Mahoney
, thereafter acting as Maggie Mahoney. She and Mahoney had a daughter, Princess. When her elder daughter Sally turned 13, Margaret virtually ended her acting career to focus on her family.
She died, aged 89, on November 6, 2011, which was her daughter Sally Field's 65th birthday.
Born in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, she was discovered by talent scout Milton Lewis for Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. Following a successful screen test, she was offered an 18-month contract. She then attended Pasadena Junior College, studying voice training and acting. She appeared in television Westerns including Wagon Train
Wagon Train
Wagon Train is an American Western series that ran on NBC from 1957–62 and then on ABC from 1962–65...
, The Virginian
The Virginian (TV series)
The Virginian is an American Western television series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series...
and The Range Rider
The Range Rider
The Range Rider is an American Western television series that aired in syndication from 1951-1953. A single lost episode was first shown in 1959...
. She also appeared in the science fiction film
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
s Captive Women
Captive Women
Captive Women is an American Sci-Fi film from 1952. The movie is fairly short, only 64 minutes and is in black-and-white. In 1956 it was re-released by the name 1000 Years from Now. In the United Kingdom the movie is known as 3000 A.D, the film's original title...
and The Man from Planet X
The Man from Planet X
The Man From Planet X is a 1951 science fiction film.It was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer who had directed the very first Bela Lugosi/Boris Karloff teamup picture The Black Cat in 1934.-Plot:...
.
She married Richard Dryden Field, an Army officer, and had two children by him: future actress Sally Field
Sally Field
Sally Margaret Field is an American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter. In each decade of her career, she has been known for major roles in American TV/film culture, including: in the 1960s, for Gidget or Sister Bertrille on The Flying Nun ; in the 1970s, for Sybil , Smokey and...
and Richard Field. The Fields divorced in 1950, and Margaret married actor Jock Mahoney
Jock Mahoney
Jock Mahoney was an American actor and stuntman of Irish, French, and Cherokee ancestry. Born Jacques O'Mahoney, he was credited variously as Jock Mahoney, Jack O'Mahoney or Jock O'Mahoney. He starred in two television series, both westerns...
, thereafter acting as Maggie Mahoney. She and Mahoney had a daughter, Princess. When her elder daughter Sally turned 13, Margaret virtually ended her acting career to focus on her family.
She died, aged 89, on November 6, 2011, which was her daughter Sally Field's 65th birthday.