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Sullavan was born Margaret Brooke. Having studied dance and drama since childhood, she debuted onstage at... (Learn more)

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Margaret Sullavan’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Henry Fonda husband first husband; married on December 25, 1931, divorced
William Wyler husband second husband; married on November 11, 1934 (while he was directing her in "The Good Fairy"); divorced on March 13, 1936
Leland Hayward husband third husband, married on November 15, 1937 (while he was her agent); divorced in 1947
Kenneth Arthur Wagg husband fourth husband; married from 1950 until her death in 1960; British
Brooke Hayward daughter born in July 1937; penned memoir of her family and events leading to her mother's death, "Haywire"
Bridget Hayward daughter born in 1939
William Leland Hayward son born in 1941
Cornelius Hancock Sullavan father

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Also known as

AKA : Margaret Brooke Sullavan
Birth Name : Margaret Brooke

Born

May, 16 1911 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Education

  • Denishawn School of Dance, Boston, Massachusetts: stayed only three weeks
  • Chatham Episcopal Institute, Chatham, Virginia:
  • Sullins College, Bristol, Virginia: dropped out to study dancing in Boston
  • Norfolk Tutoring School, Norfolk, Virginia:
  • E E Clive's Copley Theatre Dramatic School, Boston, Massachusetts:
  • St George School, Norfolk, Virginia:

Professions

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