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{{Short description|English actress (1924–1984)}}
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| death_place = [[Hove]], [[East Sussex]], England
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'''Margaret Burton''' (18 March 1924 — 23 November 1984) was an English actress who appeared in roughly a dozen British films between 1964 and 1985, including in ''[[Sex and the Other Woman]]'' (1972) and ''[[Secrets of a Superstud]]'' (1976), and in the TV series ''[[The Tomorrow People]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web| url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba38469b8 | title=Margaret Burton | publisher=[[British Film Institute]]| accessdate= 28 March 2016 | archivedate=28 March 2016| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160328224450/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba38469b8 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=55867|title=Margaret Burton|website=aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b822a2e5f|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423080226/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b822a2e5f|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2019|title=A Man for Emily[23/04/75] (1975)|website=BFI}}</ref>
Margaret Burton (18 March 1924 - 23 November 1984) was an English actress known for her roles in Sex and the Other Woman (1972), Secrets of a Superstud (1976) and the TV series The Tomorrow People.


==Career==
Margaret Burton was born on 18 March 1924 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.
Burton trained at the [[Royal Manchester College of Music]], and had a successful musical comedy career in the theatre, including as [[principal boy]] in pantomime at the [[London Palladium]] in 1954, and as [[Louella Parsons]] in ''[[Marilyn! the Musical]]'' at the [[Adelphi Theatre]] in 1983.<ref name=argus/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/v88/margaret-burton|title=Margaret Burton &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://musicalsworld.be/Showdivers/ZZMusicalsVersion.php?musical=Marilyn!&version=Marilyn!+(1983-03-Adelphi+Theatre-London)|title=Marilyn! (1983-03-Adelphi Theatre-London)|website=musicalsworld.be}}</ref>


She was best known for her role as Gordon's Mum in the Last of the Summer Wine episode "Going to Gordon's Wedding" (1976) and was also known for her role in four episodes of Coronation Street in 1980 as Poppy Watts.
On TV, she played Gordon's mother in the ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' episode "Going to Gordon's Wedding" (1976), and appeared in four episodes of ''[[Coronation Street]]'' in 1980 as Poppy Watts.<ref name=argus>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5088643.peter-sellers-secret-love-revealed/|title=Peter Sellers' secret love revealed|website=The Argus|date=15 September 2004 }}</ref>


== Filmography ==
Margaret Burton was married three times. In 1947, she married David Nixon and they lived together until they divorced in 1950. Soon after, Burton met Arnold Moseley and they married in 1952, but yet again her marriage did not last and they divorced in 1960. Margaret remained unmarried until 1979 when she married Michael Garvey and they were married until her death in 1984.

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1972
|''[[Sex and the Other Woman]]''
|Flora
|
|-
|1976
|''[[Secrets of a Superstud]]''
|Aunt Sophie
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1962
|''[[Harpers West One]]''
|Barmaid
|Episode #2.10
|-
|1964
|''[[Thorndyke (TV series)|Detective]]''
|Kath
|Episode: "The Quick One"
|-
|1971
|''[[Z-Cars]]''
|Teresa O'Farrell
|Episode: "Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses: Part 1"
|-
|1973
|''[[ITV Sunday Night Theatre]]''
|Landlady
|Episode: "Free as a Bird"
|-
|1973
|''[[Orson Welles Great Mysteries]]''
|Secretary Miss Ford
|Episode: "For Sale - Silence"
|-
|1974
|''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''
|Mrs. Kintoul
|Episode: "Pygmalion Smith"
|-
|1974
|''South Riding''
|Madame Hubbard
|3 episodes
|-
|1975
|''[[The Tomorrow People]]''
|The Momma
|"A Man for Emily" - 3 episodes
|-
|1975
|''Three Comedies of Marriage''
|Barmaid
|Episode: "Feeling His Way"
|-
|1976
|''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''
|Gordon's Mum
|Episode: "Going to Gordon's Wedding"
|-
|1978
|''Send in the Girls''
|Ida Mawson
|Episode: "Chickabiddy"
|-
|1978
|[[Angels (TV series)|''Angels'']]
|Mrs. Harris
|Episode: "Present Imperfect"
|-
|1979
|''Sally Ann''
|Mrs. Glendill
|Episode: "Put Out to Grass"
|-
|1980
|''[[Coronation Street]]''
|Poppy Watts
|4 episodes
|-
|1982
|''Horace''
|Madame Henrietta
|2 episodes
|-
|1983
|''Being Normal''
|Shop assistant
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|1985
|''The Personal Touch''
|Street Singer
|}


She passed away on 23 November 1984 in Hove, East Sussex, England with her husband Michael Garvey at her side, she was 60 years old. Burton's cause of death was Cirrhosis of the Liver and Pickwickian Syndrome.
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm1249778}}

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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 11 November 2024

Margaret Burton
Born(1924-03-18)18 March 1924
Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died23 November 1984(1984-11-23) (aged 60)
Hove, East Sussex, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor and singer
Spouses
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(m. 1947⁠–⁠1950)​
Arnold Moseley
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(m. 1952⁠–⁠1960)​
Michael Garvey
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(m. 1979)​

Margaret Burton (18 March 1924 — 23 November 1984) was an English actress who appeared in roughly a dozen British films between 1964 and 1985, including in Sex and the Other Woman (1972) and Secrets of a Superstud (1976), and in the TV series The Tomorrow People.[1][2][3]

Career

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Burton trained at the Royal Manchester College of Music, and had a successful musical comedy career in the theatre, including as principal boy in pantomime at the London Palladium in 1954, and as Louella Parsons in Marilyn! the Musical at the Adelphi Theatre in 1983.[4][5][6]

On TV, she played Gordon's mother in the Last of the Summer Wine episode "Going to Gordon's Wedding" (1976), and appeared in four episodes of Coronation Street in 1980 as Poppy Watts.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1972 Sex and the Other Woman Flora
1976 Secrets of a Superstud Aunt Sophie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1962 Harpers West One Barmaid Episode #2.10
1964 Detective Kath Episode: "The Quick One"
1971 Z-Cars Teresa O'Farrell Episode: "Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses: Part 1"
1973 ITV Sunday Night Theatre Landlady Episode: "Free as a Bird"
1973 Orson Welles Great Mysteries Secretary Miss Ford Episode: "For Sale - Silence"
1974 Comedy Playhouse Mrs. Kintoul Episode: "Pygmalion Smith"
1974 South Riding Madame Hubbard 3 episodes
1975 The Tomorrow People The Momma "A Man for Emily" - 3 episodes
1975 Three Comedies of Marriage Barmaid Episode: "Feeling His Way"
1976 Last of the Summer Wine Gordon's Mum Episode: "Going to Gordon's Wedding"
1978 Send in the Girls Ida Mawson Episode: "Chickabiddy"
1978 Angels Mrs. Harris Episode: "Present Imperfect"
1979 Sally Ann Mrs. Glendill Episode: "Put Out to Grass"
1980 Coronation Street Poppy Watts 4 episodes
1982 Horace Madame Henrietta 2 episodes
1983 Being Normal Shop assistant Television film
1985 The Personal Touch Street Singer

References

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  1. ^ "Margaret Burton". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Margaret Burton". aveleyman.com.
  3. ^ "A Man for Emily[23/04/75] (1975)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Peter Sellers' secret love revealed". The Argus. 15 September 2004.
  5. ^ "Margaret Burton | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  6. ^ "Marilyn! (1983-03-Adelphi Theatre-London)". musicalsworld.be.
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