Harriet MacGibbon

Harriet MacGibbon
MacGibbon in Man with a Camera (1959)
Born
Harriet Elizabeth MacGibbon

(1905-10-05)October 5, 1905
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1]
DiedFebruary 8, 1987(1987-02-08) (aged 81)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.[2]
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Alma materAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts[3]
OccupationActress
Years active1925–1987
Spouse(s)William Reno Kane (1930-1942)
Charles Corwin White (1942-1967)
Children1

Harriet Elizabeth MacGibbon[4][5] (October 5, 1905[6][5] – February 8, 1987)[2] was an American film, stage and television actress best known for her role as the insufferably snobbish, "blue-blooded Bostonian" Mrs. Margaret Drysdale in the sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies.

  1. ^ Zylstra, Freida (April 17, 1964). "TV Actress Places Cooking at the Top of Her Hobby List". Chicago Tribune. p. B10. ProQuest 179445867. Harriet was born in Chicago, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Walter P. MacGibbon, and was still a child when her family moved to New York City.
  2. ^ a b "Obituaries". The Hollywood Reporter. February 12, 1982. p. 14. ProQuest 2587909681. Harriet MacGibbon, stage, film and television actress, died Feb. 8 of pulmonary and cardiac problems in Beverly Hills.
  3. ^ "Harriet MacGibbon Is Appearing at Lakewood", Morning Sentinel. July 17, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ United Press (September 3, 1930). "Pair Given Waiver to Go On with Wedding". Camden Courier-Post. p. 9. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q239-ZR6N : 5 October 2022), Harriet Elizabeth MacGibbon, 1943.
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