Margaret Wycherly

Acting

Margaret Wycherly

Born October 26, 1881 · London, England, UK

Died June 6, 1956 · aged 74

Margaret De Wolfe Wycherly (born Margaret De Wolfe, 26 October 1881 – 6 June 1956) was an English stage and film actress.[2] She spent many years in the United States and is best remembered for her Broadway roles and Hollywood character parts. On screen she played mother to Gary Cooper (Sergeant York) and James Cagney (White Heat).

Known For

Sergeant YorkSergeant York · 1941
Sergeant York
7.21941
MovieWarDrama
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
White HeatWhite Heat · 1949
White Heat
7.61949
MovieCrimeDrama
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
Random HarvestRandom Harvest · 1942
Random Harvest
7.31942
MovieRomanceDrama
Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.
Forever AmberForever Amber · 1947
Forever Amber
6.01947
MovieDramaHistory
Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.
Hangmen Also Die!Hangmen Also Die! · 1943
Hangmen Also Die!
6.91943
MovieDramaThriller
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich, and is wounded in the process. In his attempt to escape, he is helped by history professor Stephen Novotny and his daughter Mascha.
The YearlingThe Yearling · 1946
The Yearling
6.71946
MovieDramaFamily
Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
Keeper of the FlameKeeper of the Flame · 1943
Keeper of the Flame
6.61943
MovieDramaMystery
Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero.
MidnightMidnight · 1934
Midnight
4.91934
MovieDramaCrime
Jury foreman Edward Weldon's questioning leads to the death sentence for Ethel Saxon. His daughter Stella claims to have killed her lover, the gangster Garboni, just as Saxon was to sit in the electric chair.

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