Margaret Hamilton made her debut as a “professional entertainer” at 27, on her birthday!

It Happened on
December 09, 1929

You know her as The Wicked Witch of The West in The Wizard of Oz, but Margaret Hamilton made her debut on December 9, 1929, in a “program of ‘heart rending songs'” in the Charles S. Brooks Theater at the Cleveland Play House.

Trivia

Marguerite’s mother’s name is Jennie Adams.
She encouraged her daughter to
get trained as a kindergarten teacher
at Wheelock College in Boston.

280 days later was born


born on December 09, 1902 (d. 1985)

Margaret Hamilton

American film character actress known for playing The Wicked Witch of The West in The Wizard of Oz

born on September 21, 1930 (d. 1985)

Dawn Addams

British actress

More trivia…

Margaret‘s birthday coincides with the first publication of the feminist newspaper La Fronde published by Marguerite Durand in Paris in 1897.

 

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Margaret Hamilton

American film character actress known for playing The Wicked Witch of The West in The Wizard of Oz

Noël Coward’s “Vortex” premieres in London

It Happened on
December 09, 1924

Noel Coward's "Vortex" is a play about a wealthy, middle-aged woman named Florence Lancaster who is addicted to drugs and obsessed with her own beauty. The play follows her downward spiral as she alienates her family and friends with her selfish and destructive behavior. "Vortex" is a powerful exploration of the dangers of narcissism and the destructive power of addiction. It was first performed in London in 1924 and has since been revived several times. [ChatGPT]

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Noël Coward

English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise"