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Margaret Webster (March 15, 1905 – November 13, 1972) was an American-British theater actress, producer and director. Critic George Jean Nathan described her as "the best director of the plays of Shakespeare that we have."
Margaret Webster (New York, 15 marzo 1905 – Londra, 13 novembre 1972) è stata un'attrice e regista teatrale britannica con cittadinanza statunitense. Insieme all'attrice Eva Le Gallienne e al produttore Cheryl Crawford, fondò nel 1946 l'American Repertory Theater.
14 nov 1972 · LONDON, Nov. 13—Margaret Webster, the actress and stage director, died here tonight at the age of 67. Last of a Dynasty. Miss Webster was the last member of a 150‐year‐old English theatrical...
In the 1940s, Margaret Webster directed Paul Robeson, the first American black man to play the role of Othello on Broadway. Her production went on to be the longest running Shakespeare play in history.
- Kelly B Nelsen-Pedersen
Webster, Margaret (1905–1972) American actress and director who devoted her career to bringing theater, particularly Shakespeare, to the greater public. Name variations: Peggy Webster. Born on March 15, 1905, in New York City; died on November 13, 1972, in London, England; only child of Benjamin Webster III (an actor) and Mary Louisa (Whitty) ...
In Margaret Webster, Milly Barranger has found her perfect subject. She brings to vivid life a fascinating and important theater figure whose public and private lives were of equal interest. In this carefully researched book, Webster's colleagues, lovers, and friends shine as brightly as she did.
Margaret Webster's struggles and triumphs as a professional director in New York and London are not cited by theatre historians—especially feminist theatre historians—as often as they should be.
