Margaret Breen (February 3, 1907 - December 5, 1960) was an American stage and film actress.
Margaret Breen (February 3, 1907 - December 5, 1960) was an American stage and film actress.
Margaret Breen was born in Missouri on February 3, 1907. [1] [2] She came from a theatrical family; ten of her eleven siblings, including Nellie Breen, were in show business. She performed on stage at the age of four. [3] [4]
Breen performed in several Broadway shows, including George White's Scandals, in the 1920s and in several short films in the early 1930s. [5] [6]
She married Art Hamburger, a miner and millionaire, in 1931. [1] [5] [7] They lived in Plymouth, California. [8] They had a son and a daughter in the 1930s. [9] [3]
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