Margaret Vale

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Margaret Vale
Margaret Vale in 1913.
Born
Margaret Smyth Flinn

March 30, 1878
Charleston, South Carolina
DiedNovember 29, 1947(1947-11-29) (aged 69)
Columbia, South Carolina
OccupationActress

Margaret Vale (born Margaret Smyth Flinn, later Margaret Howe; March 30, 1878 in Charleston, South Carolina – November 29, 1947[1] in Columbia, South Carolina[2]) was a film and theatre actress and a feminist.

Career[edit]

Press photo of Margaret Vale (Mrs. George Howe), niece of Pres. Wilson, in Suffrage parade, New York. Oct. 1915; here she represents Alaska, which granted women's suffrage in 1913.

Filmography[edit]

She appeared in two silent films.

Year Film Role Genre
1915 Was He a Coward? Lois Jordan drama
A Gilded Fool (also known as The Gilded Fool) undetermined role comedy-drama

Stage work[edit]

Vale appeared in one Broadway-theatre production, the comedy play Omar, the Tentmaker (1914), in New York City, New York.

Personal life[edit]

She was married to George Howe.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965". FamilySearch. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Margaret Smyth Flinn Howe (1878-1947)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ (registration required) "Wife of President Wilson's Nephew Takes the Name of Margaret Vale" (PDF). The New York Times. November 19, 1913. Retrieved July 31, 2009. Last year Mrs. Howe under the name of Margaret Howe, took a small part in ... Now she has taken the stage name of Margaret Vale and intends to remain on the stage.
  4. ^ (registration required)"Miss Vale Will Try Again to Form Democratic Union" (PDF). the New York Times. January 3, 1920. Retrieved July 31, 2009.

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