Background
Wycherly was born Margaret De Wolfe in London, England of American parents, Doctor and Mistress J. L. De Wolfe.
Wycherly was born Margaret De Wolfe in London, England of American parents, Doctor and Mistress J. L. De Wolfe.
She spent many years in the United States and is best remembered for her Broadway roles and Hollywood character parts. They had a son, Anthony Veiller (1903–1965), who also became a writer She was primarily a stage actress, appearing in one silent film.
The film was directed by Tod Browning and was in the genre of mystery-old house melodrama.
Twelve years later, Wycherley appeared in Sergeant York in 1941. Wycherly starred in several popular Broadway plays, including Tobacco Road, Liliom, Six Characters in Search of an Author and The Thirteenth Chair (which role she reprised in the film of the same name).
Her other films include Keeper of the Flame, The Yearling, Random Harvest, Forever Amber, The Manitoba with a Cloak and Johnny Angel starring George Raft. Wycherly died on June 6, 1956, at Saint Clare"s Hospital in New York City, at the age of 74.
She was buried at the Street Mary Churchyard, Bepton, Chichester District, West Sussex, England.