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Margaret Hamilton (actress)

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Margaret Hamilton (actress)

Margaret Brainard Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American actress, vaudevillian and educator, whose fifty-year career in entertainment spanned theater, film, radio and television. She often played villains and is best known to modern audiences for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West and her Kansas counterpart Almira Gulch in the 1939 MGM's film classic The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image. In later years, Hamilton appeared in films and made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She also gained recognition for her work as an animal rights activist and her lifelong commitment to public education. Her role as the Wicked Witch of the West is ranked by the American Film Institute as Hollywood's fourth-greatest villain of all time and the all time greatest female villain.

Infobox

Born
Margaret Brainard Hamilton(1902-12-09)December 9, 1902Cleveland, Ohio, US
Died
May 16, 1985(1985-05-16) (aged 82)Salisbury, Connecticut, US
Alma mater
Wheelock College
Occupation(s)
Actress, schoolteacher
Years active
1929–1984
Notable work
Almira Gulch and The Wicked Witch of the West in MGM's The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Spouse
mw- Paul Meserve (m. 1931; div. 1938)
Children
1
Relatives
Neil Hamilton (distant cousin)Dorothy Hamilton Brush (sister)
Occupations
Actress, schoolteacher

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1933
Role(s)
Assistant Matron for orphans
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Helen Hallam
1934
Role(s)
Madame Du Barry
Role(s)
Whiffen
Role(s)
Edna
1935
Role(s)
Lucy Gurget
Role(s)
Martha Perkins
1936
Role(s)
Emily 'Tippie' Tipton
Role(s)
Agatha
Role(s)
Mitty Simpson
Role(s)
Grace Franklin
Role(s)
Lizzie Beadle
1937
Role(s)
Hester
Role(s)
Mossy
Role(s)
Minnie
Role(s)
Phoebe Lamb
Role(s)
Maizie
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Margot
Role(s)
Vermont Drugstore Lady
1938
Role(s)
Mrs. Harper
Role(s)
Mrs. Cagle
Role(s)
Mrs. Pauline Fuller
Role(s)
Amy
Role(s)
Mrs. Small
Role(s)
Beulah Flanders
1939
Role(s)
Almira Gulch / The Wicked Witch of the West
Role(s)
Miss Hannaberry
Role(s)
Martha Steele
Role(s)
Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper
1940
Role(s)
Mrs. Gideon
Role(s)
Mrs. Wilson
Role(s)
Mrs. Thriffie
Role(s)
Mrs. Jackson
1941
Role(s)
Josie
Role(s)
Agatha Badger
1942
Role(s)
Norah
Role(s)
Willametta
Role(s)
Guinevere
1943
Role(s)
Dora
Role(s)
Mrs. Larch
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Myrtle Ferguson
1944
Role(s)
Hilda – the Maid
1945
Role(s)
Clarabelle Evans
1946
Role(s)
Mrs. Angles
Role(s)
Miss Applegate
1947
Role(s)
Mrs. Geiger
Pet Peeves
Role(s)
Haughty Woman
Notes
Short film, uncredited
Role(s)
Essie Keenan
1948
Role(s)
Sophie Manley
Role(s)
Norah
Role(s)
Ruby Cheever
Role(s)
Mrs. Theresa Appleby
Notes
Partially lost film
1949
Role(s)
Mrs. Golightly
Role(s)
Teacher
Role(s)
Mrs. Elvira O'Toole
Notes
Uncredited
1950
Role(s)
Mrs. Judd
Notes
Lost film
Role(s)
Tillie Hutch
Role(s)
Edna
1951
Role(s)
Aunt Huddy
Role(s)
Miss Sarah Pickett – Housekeeper
Notes
Uncredited
1960
Role(s)
Elaine Zacharides
1962
The Good Years
Role(s)
Narrator
Role(s)
Mrs. Nicholson
1964
Charlie Weaver
Notes
John Deere film
1966
Role(s)
Mrs. Klopplebobbler
1967
Role(s)
Mae
1969
Role(s)
Rhoda
1970
Role(s)
Daphne Heap
1971
Role(s)
Miss Kaler
1972
Role(s)
Aunt Em
Notes
Voice
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1933
Zoo in Budapest
Assistant Matron for orphans
Uncredited
Another Language
Helen Hallam
1934
Hat, Coat, and Glove
Madame Du Barry
There's Always Tomorrow
Ella
By Your Leave
Whiffen
Broadway Bill
Edna
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Lucy Gurget
Way Down East
Martha Perkins
1936
Chatterbox
Emily 'Tippie' Tipton
These Three
Agatha
The Moon's Our Home
Mitty Simpson
The Witness Chair
Grace Franklin
Laughing at Trouble
Lizzie Beadle
1937
You Only Live Once
Hester
When's Your Birthday?
Mossy
The Good Old Soak
Minnie
Mountain Justice
Phoebe Lamb
Saratoga
Maizie
Uncredited
I'll Take Romance
Margot
Nothing Sacred
Vermont Drugstore Lady
1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mrs. Harper
A Slight Case of Murder
Mrs. Cagle
Mother Carey's Chickens
Mrs. Pauline Fuller
Four's a Crowd
Amy
Breaking the Ice
Mrs. Small
Stablemates
Beulah Flanders
1939
The Wizard of Oz
Almira Gulch / The Wicked Witch of the West
The Angels Wash Their Faces
Miss Hannaberry
Babes in Arms
Martha Steele
Main Street Lawyer
Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper
1940
My Little Chickadee
Mrs. Gideon
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Mrs. Wilson
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Mrs. Thriffie
The Invisible Woman
Mrs. Jackson
1941
Play Girl
Josie
The Gay Vagabond
Agatha Badger
1942
Twin Beds
Norah
Meet the Stewarts
Willametta
The Affairs of Martha
Guinevere
1943
City Without Men
Dora
The Ox-Bow Incident
Mrs. Larch
Uncredited
Johnny Come Lately
Myrtle Ferguson
1944
Guest in the House
Hilda – the Maid
1945
George White's Scandals
Clarabelle Evans
1946
Janie Gets Married
Mrs. Angles
Faithful in My Fashion
Miss Applegate
1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Flora
Dishonored Lady
Mrs. Geiger
Pet Peeves
Haughty Woman
Short film, uncredited
· Filmography › Television
1952
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
Episode: (S 1:Ep 3)
Role(s)
Mrs. Morgan
Notes
Episode: "Lady Mortician" (S 1:Ep 2)
1953
Role(s)
Charity Ames
Notes
Episode: "Wind on the Way" (S 3:Ep 42)
Role(s)
Aunt Eva
Notes
2 episodes
Role(s)
Mrs. Barker
Notes
Episode: "A Family Affair" (S 4:Ep 26)
A String of Blue Beads
Role(s)
Mrs. Loomis
Notes
Television film
Man Against Crime
Role(s)
Mrs. Parmalee
Notes
Episode: "Petite Larceny" (S 5:Ep 11)
1954
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
Episode: "An Eye for an Eye" (S 2:Ep 35)
Role(s)
Sarah
Notes
Episode: "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (S 1:Ep 2)
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
Episode: "Lucky Louie" (S 1:Ep 5)
Role(s)
Gwen
Notes
Episode: "Warm Clay" (S 1:Ep 4)
1955
The Best of Broadway
Role(s)
Usher
Notes
Episode: "The Guardsman" (S 1:Ep 7)
Role(s)
Mrs. Sayre
Notes
Main cast member
The Devil's Disciple
Role(s)
Mrs. Dudgeon
Notes
TV movie
The Way of the World
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
Short lived TV series
1957
On Borrowed Time
Role(s)
Demetria Riffle
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Miss Gloria Formby / Hermione Nightengale
Notes
2 episodes
1958
The Christmas Tree
Role(s)
Miss Finch
Notes
Television film
1959
Once Upon a Christmas Time
Role(s)
Miss Scugg
Notes
Television film
1960
Role(s)
Lizzie Allen
Notes
Episode: "The Bat" (S 1:Ep 1), based on the play of the same name by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Secret World of Eddie Hodges
Role(s)
Mrs. Grundy
Notes
Television film
1961
Role(s)
Mehitabel Hobbs
Notes
Episode: "The Purple Cow (S 1:Ep 6)
1962
Role(s)
Leora Scofield
Notes
Episode: "Beyond Justice" (S 4:Ep 9)
Role(s)
Miss Fenwick
Notes
Episode: "Bunny, the Brownie Leader" (S 10:Ep 13)
Role(s)
Spinster
Notes
Episode: "Benny the Bookie's Last Chance" (S 2:Ep 17)
Role(s)
The Lane Family housekeeper
Notes
Episode: "Double Date" (S 1:Ep 10)
Car 54, Where Are You?
Role(s)
Miss Pownthleroy
Notes
Episode: "Here Comes Charlie" (S 2:Ep 23)
The Patty Duke Show
Role(s)
Mrs. Williams
Notes
Episode: "Let 'Em Eat Cake" (S 1:Ep 21)
1964–67
Role(s)
The Secret Storm
Notes
Katie
1965–66
Role(s)
The Addams Family
Notes
Esther Frump
1967
Ghostbreakers
Role(s)
Ivy Rumson
Notes
Television film
1968
The Merv Griffin Show
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
Judy Garland was guest hosting 2 shows
1970
Role(s)
Miss Peterson #2
Notes
Recurring
1971
Is There a Doctor in the House
Role(s)
Emma Proctor
Notes
Television film
1973
Role(s)
Mrs. Eddels
Notes
Recurring
Role(s)
Edsel Pry
Notes
Episode: "A Quiet Day in Dodge" (S 18:Ep 19)
Role(s)
Professor Crabwell
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Clara Kincaid
Notes
Episode: "Reuben Kincaid Lives" (S 4:Ep 5)
1975–76
Role(s)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Notes
Herself / Margaret H. Witch
1976
Role(s)
Herself / Wicked Witch of the West
Notes
Episode: Episode #7.52 (S 7:Ep 52)
Role(s)
The Wicked Witch of the West
Notes
Reprisal for a Halloween Special
1979
Letters from Frank
Role(s)
Grandma Miller
Notes
Television film
1979–82
Role(s)
Lou Grant
Notes
Thea Taft
1982
Pardon Me For Living
Role(s)
Miss Holderness
Notes
Television film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1950–51
The Bigelow Theatre
Mrs. Greenstreet
Episodes: .mw- "Papa Romani" (S 1:Ep 2) "Dear Amanda" (S 1:Ep 15)
1952
Gulf Playhouse
Guest
Episode: (S 1:Ep 3)
My Hero
Mrs. Morgan
Episode: "Lady Mortician" (S 1:Ep 2)
1953
Lux Video Theatre
Charity Ames
Episode: "Wind on the Way" (S 3:Ep 42)
Ethel and Albert
Aunt Eva
2 episodes
Man Against Crime
Mrs. Barker
Episode: "A Family Affair" (S 4:Ep 26)
A String of Blue Beads
Mrs. Loomis
Television film
Man Against Crime
Mrs. Parmalee
Episode: "Petite Larceny" (S 5:Ep 11)
1954
The Campbell Playhouse
Guest
Episode: "An Eye for an Eye" (S 2:Ep 35)
The Best of Broadway
Sarah
Episode: "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (S 1:Ep 2)
Center Stage
Guest
Episode: "Lucky Louie" (S 1:Ep 5)
The Elgin Hour
Gwen
Episode: "Warm Clay" (S 1:Ep 4)
1955
The Best of Broadway
Usher
Episode: "The Guardsman" (S 1:Ep 7)
Valiant Lady
Mrs. Sayre
Main cast member
The Devil's Disciple
Mrs. Dudgeon
TV movie
The Way of the World
Guest
Short lived TV series
1957
On Borrowed Time
Demetria Riffle
Television film
The Phil Silvers Show
Miss Gloria Formby / Hermione Nightengale
2 episodes
1958
The Christmas Tree
Miss Finch
Television film
1959
Once Upon a Christmas Time
Miss Scugg
Television film
1960
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
Lizzie Allen
Episode: "The Bat" (S 1:Ep 1), based on the play of the same name by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Secret World of Eddie Hodges
Mrs. Grundy
Television film
1961
Ichabod and Me
Mehitabel Hobbs
Episode: "The Purple Cow (S 1:Ep 6)
1962
Laramie
Leora Scofield
Episode: "Beyond Justice" (S 4:Ep 9)
The Danny Thomas Show
Miss Fenwick
Episode: "Bunny, the Brownie Leader" (S 10:Ep 13)
Car 54, Where Are You?
Spinster
Episode: "Benny the Bookie's Last Chance" (S 2:Ep 17)
The Patty Duke Show
The Lane Family housekeeper
Episode: "Double Date" (S 1:Ep 10)
Car 54, Where Are You?
Miss Pownthleroy
Episode: "Here Comes Charlie" (S 2:Ep 23)
The Patty Duke Show
Mrs. Williams
Episode: "Let 'Em Eat Cake" (S 1:Ep 21)
1964–67
The Secret Storm
Katie
Recurring
1965–66
The Addams Family
Esther Frump
Recurring
1967
Ghostbreakers
Ivy Rumson
Television film
1968
The Merv Griffin Show
Guest
Judy Garland was guest hosting 2 shows
1970
As the World Turns
Miss Peterson
Recurring
1971
Is There a Doctor in the House
Emma Proctor
Television film
1973
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
Mrs. Eddels
Recurring
Gunsmoke
Edsel Pry
Episode: "A Quiet Day in Dodge" (S 18:Ep 19)
The Night Strangler
Professor Crabwell
Television film
The Partridge Family
Clara Kincaid
Episode: "Reuben Kincaid Lives" (S 4:Ep 5)
1975–76
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Herself / Margaret H. Witch
4 episodes
1976
Sesame Street
Herself / Wicked Witch of the West
Episode: Episode (S 7:Ep 52)
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
The Wicked Witch of the West
Reprisal for a Halloween Special
1979
Letters from Frank
Grandma Miller
Television film
1979–82
Lou Grant
Thea Taft
2 episodes
1982
Pardon Me For Living
Miss Holderness
Television film

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    https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/17/movies/margaret-hamilton-82-dies-played-wicked-witch-in-oz.html
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