Background
Leighton, Margaret was born on February 26, 1922 in Worcestershire, England. Daughter of A. George and Doris Isabel (Evans) Leighton.
Leighton, Margaret was born on February 26, 1922 in Worcestershire, England. Daughter of A. George and Doris Isabel (Evans) Leighton.
Educated Church of England College, Birmingham.
Member Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1938, Old Vic Company, 1944-1947. Plays in London inculde A Sleeping Clergyman, 1947, Philadelphia Story, 1949, The Cocktail Party 1950, The Three Sisters, 1950, Confidential Clerk, 1953, The Applecart, 1953, Separate Tables, 1954, Variation on a Theme, 1958, The Wrong Side of the Park, 1960, The Lady From the Sea, 1961. Plays in New York City include Did Vic Performances, 1946, Separate Tables, 1956, Much Ado About Nothing, 1959, The Night of the Iguana, 1962, Tchin-Tchin, 1962-1963, The Chinese Prime Minister, 1964, Slapstick Tragedies, 1965.
Appeared Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1952.
Numerous film and television appearances. Home: Chichester, England.
Member Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1938, Old Vic Company, 1944-1947.
Married Max Reinhardt, August 1947 (dissolved 1954). Married second, Laurence Harvey, August 8, 1957 (dissolved 1961).