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

Margaret, who was born in British India but raised in London, made her stage debut at the age of 12 and appeared in various theatrical productions before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. During the late 1930s, she combined a stage and film career, making her screen debut in the 1934 historical drama, Lorna Doone.

Her performances in films such as The Lady Vanishes, Night Train to Munich, The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady made her one of the most popular British film stars of the 1930s and 1940s.  In 1955, she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for the film Cast a Dark Shadow.

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 - daughter
• Dora Meaby
• Victor Carter
• Mrs Hawkridge
• Miss Hovenden
• Herbert de Leon
• message from Alfred Hitchcock
• Patricia Roc
• Dolly Smith
• Bill Partleton
• Norah Parr
• Marjorie McCann
• James Mason
• Frank - 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...

• Researcher: unknown
• Writer: unknown
• 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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