Margaret Muse, 90 - Actress
aka Bob
California. Her stage name was Margaret Muse and she was married to
the late Charles Meredith (a concert pianist).
Their son, Doug Meredith and his wife Reva were friends and neighbours
of mine in Malibu and we are still friends and neighbours here in New
Zealand 45+ years later.
Doug's wife, Reva, is the sister of actor Gene Barry. So it wasn't
that Margaret played various roles on Burke's Law as well as other
roles over the years.
Margaret was a strikingly beautiful lady who had great dignity and
charm. She last visited New Zealand with her daughter (Doug's
step-sister) Christmas before last and although she was in her
late-eighties and her hearing was getting a bit dodgy, she was as
beautiful and as charming as ever.
She celebrated her 90th birthday on 6 January and appeared in good
health, but early last week, Doug got a phone call telling him that
his mother had taken ill and was becoming very weak. He flew over the
following day and, though Margaret was allowed to come home from
hospital, and was being cared for by a live-in nurse, she passed away
this morning with her family at her bedside.
May she rest in peace and may God bless and comfort her family and
many friends.
"It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens." - Woody Allen
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Jim Beaver
"aka Bob" <bobf...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote in message
news:in5q02teb3ndh7ao7...@4ax.com...
> I've just heard news of the death of Margaret Muse Meredith in
> California. Her stage name was Margaret Muse and she was married to
> the late Charles Meredith (a concert pianist).
>
> Their son, Doug Meredith and his wife Reva were friends and neighbours
> of mine in Malibu and we are still friends and neighbours here in New
> Zealand 45+ years later.
>
> Doug's wife, Reva, is the sister of actor Gene Barry. So it wasn't
> that Margaret played various roles on Burke's Law as well as other
> roles over the years.
>
> Margaret was a strikingly beautiful lady who had great dignity and
> charm. She last visited New Zealand with her daughter (Doug's
> step-sister) Christmas before last and although she was in her
> late-eighties and her hearing was getting a bit dodgy, she was as
> beautiful and as charming as ever.
>
> She celebrated her 90th birthday on 6 January and appeared in good
> health, but early last week, Doug got a phone call telling him that
> his mother had taken ill and was becoming very weak. He flew over the
> following day and, though Margaret was allowed to come home from
> hospital, and was being cared for by a live-in nurse, she passed away
> this morning with her family at her bedside.
Margaret was a friend of mine, a longtime member of the theatre company to
which I belong, Theatre West. We did at least one play together, C.P.
Taylor's GOOD, in which I played an S.S. officer and she the mother of the
good man of the title (who goes from being good to outlining the Final
Solution). We also appeared in a movie or two together.
Margaret was elegant and despite being a native, I think, of Dallas, gave
the impression of being British upper class or at least Beacon Hill.
A memorial service will be held at Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West,
at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 9. (That's in L.A., near Universal City.)
Jim Beaver
Hyfler/Rosner
Bob:
>>
>> Their son, Doug Meredith and his wife Reva were friends
>> and neighbours
>> of mine in Malibu and we are still friends and neighbours
>> here in New
>> Zealand 45+ years later.
Jim:
> Margaret was a friend of mine, a longtime member of the
> theatre company to which I belong, Theatre West. We did
> at least one play together, C.P. Taylor's GOOD, in which I
> played an S.S. officer and she the mother of the good man
> of the title (who goes from being good to outlining the
> Final Solution). We also appeared in a movie or two
> together.
Small world, no?
aka Bob
magnanimously proffered:
Isn't it ...
I made a mistake with Margaret's age. She was 91on 6 January and she
and her daughter (Doug's half-sister) were over here for Christmas in
2003 not 2004. A lovely lady ... and I do mean *lady*.
aka Bob
<jumb...@prodigy.spam> magnanimously proffered:
The family *was* from Dallas, although you'd never detect their Texan
roots from either Margaret's or Doug's accents.
>A memorial service will be held at Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West,
>at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 9. (That's in L.A., near Universal City.)
Thank you. b
deb...@comcast.net
IMDbPro Professional Details
Filmography as: Actress
Actress - filmography
(1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s)
Twogether (1994) .... John's Mother
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (1990) (TV) ....
Tricia
... aka A Perfect Little Murder (UK)
... aka Darling, Let's Kill the Neighbors
... aka Honey, Let's Kill the Neighbors
Do You Remember Love (1985) (TV) .... Margaret
"Simon & Simon"
- The Uncivil Servant (1982) TV Episode .... Secretary
Alligator (1980) .... Society matron
"Cannon"
- The Dead Lady's Tears (1973) TV Episode
"Night Gallery"
... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA)
- You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan (1972) TV Episode .... Dr.
Steinhem
The War Between Men and Women (1972) .... Woman at Literary Tea
Something Evil (1972) (TV)
"Mayberry R.F.D."
- Millie, the Model (1969) TV Episode .... Mrs. Harlowe
"Family Affair"
- My Man, the Star (1969) TV Episode .... Mrs. Marley
"Bewitched"
- To Twitch or Not to Twitch (1968) TV Episode .... Mrs. Sharpe
For Pete's Sake (1968)
"The Dick Van Dyke Show"
... aka Head of the Family (USA: pilot title)
... aka The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA: rerun title)
- The Making of a Councilman (1966) TV Episode .... Mrs. Birdwell
"Burke's Law"
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- The Prisoners of Mr. Sin (1965) TV Episode .... Lady Constance Albion
- Who Killed the Strangler? (1965) TV Episode .... Madame Tamrovia
"Peter Gunn"
- The Lederer Story (1959) TV Episode .... Lucile Lederer
Teacher's Pet (1958) (uncredited) .... Miss Gross
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
- The Deadly (1957) TV Episode .... Mildred