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Margaret Morris (born in 1891 in London, died in 1980 in Glasgow) was a British painter, dancer and physical trainer.

Early History
Margarte Morris was born in London in 1891 to Welsh and Irish parents. Her father, ___, was an artist. Morris spent her early childhood in France and moved back to London at the age of five. She began to draw, paint, and act from an early age. In a draft manuscript of her autobiography she notes:"'my family were all determined not to spoil me but they treated me with respect and my artistic efforts (to act, to dance, to paint0 were taken seriously from the very beginning, so that at the age of three I already had a sense of responsibility and my heart and soul were in doing everything to the utmost of my ability'."Morris started taking danec classes at the age of six and later studied under ballet master John D'Auban.