Biography
Margaret Irving (January 18, 1898 β March 5, 1988) was an American stage and film actress. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1898, Irving is best remembered today for her roles as Aunt Gus in the 1950s sitcom The People's Choice and as Mrs. Whitehead in Animal Crackers (1930) starring the Marx Brothers, a role she originated on the Broadway stage. Her other films included San Francisco (1936), Captain Calamity (1936), Follow Your Heart (1936), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939), and In Society (1944).
She was married to William Frederick James. She died in 1988 in San Francisco, California, at the age of 90.
Filmography
all 27
Movies 25
TV Shows 2
Augusta 'Aunt Gus' Peoples / Augusta 'Aunt Gus' Bennett / Augusta 'Aunt Gus' Bennett Peoples
The People's Choice (1955)
TV
Irene Tewell, mother
Highway Patrol (1955)
TV
Mrs. Grumbacher (uncredited)
Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
Movie
Olympia Haven
The Beautiful Cheat (1945)
Movie
Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
In Society (1944)
Movie
Madame Delacour
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
Movie
5
Woman with Man at Race Track
Kentucky (1938)
Movie
Nan Bowleigh
Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
Movie
Countess Olga
The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
Movie
Mrs. Gertrude 'Gert' LaRue
Little Miss Roughneck (1938)
Movie
Polly Crane
Sh! The Octopus (1937)
Movie
Laura Walters
Under Suspicion (1937)
Movie
Mrs. Cunningham
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)
Movie
The Duchess
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)
Movie
Mother Haines
Men in Exile (1937)
Movie
Mme. Lilli Rochelle
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
Movie
4.67
Aunt Jessica
Four Days Wonder (1936)
Movie
Mamie Gruen
Captain Calamity (1936)
Movie
Louise Masetti
Follow Your Heart (1936)
Movie
Frances Blaine
Women Are Trouble (1936)
Movie
Della Bailey
San Francisco (1936)
Movie
Maude Dyer
I Married a Doctor (1936)
Movie
Edna Wilson (uncredited)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
Movie
4
Mrs. Higgins
Exclusive Story (1936)
Movie
Mrs. Kruger
Thanks a Million (1935)
Movie
Mrs. Whitehead
Animal Crackers (1930)
Movie
5.33
Mary Langdon
The Man from M.A.R.S. (1922)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.22
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1936
1937
1937
1955
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1898-01-17
Deathday1988-03-04 (90 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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