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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Margaret Lockwood, actress, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Centre.

Margaret began studying for the stage at an early age with the Italia Conti School, and made her debut in 1928, at the age of 12, at the Holborn Empire. She later trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and appeared regularly on the West End stage and in British films from 1934 onwards.

She was notable for her performances in the 1940s Gainsborough melodramas, such as The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady, and became the most succcessful actress in British films during the late 1940s.

programme details...

• Edition No: 237
• Subject No: 237
• Broadcast date: Thu 12 Dec 1963
• Broadcast time: 9.10-9.40pm
• Recorded: Mon 18 Nov 1963
• Venue: BBC Television Theatre
• Series: 9
• Edition: 11

on the guest list...

• Julia Lockwood
• Dora Meaby
• Victor Carter
• Mrs Hawkridge
• Miss Hovenden
• Herbert De Leon
• Patricia Roc
• Dolly Smith
• Bill Partleton
• Norah Bentley
• Marjorie McCann
• James Mason
• Frank Lockwood - brother
Filmed tributes:
• Maurice Chevalier
• Phyllis Calvert

related appearances...

• A E Matthews - May 1958
• Ellaline Terriss - May 1962
• Hughie Green - Feb 1972
• Patricia Hayes - Apr 1972
• Phyllis Calvert - Dec 1972
• Jean Kent - Jan 1975
• Tony Britton - Jan 1977
• Stewart Granger - Mar 1980

production team...

• Director: Michael Goodwin
• Producer: Vere Lorrimer
• Executive Producer: T Leslie Jackson

• names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life

• with thanks to Michael Hodgson for his contribution to this page

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Photographs of Margaret Lockwood This Is Your Life