In the early 1960s, she starred as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple in a series of four George Pollock films. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961 and a Dame Commander (DBE) in 1967. Margaret Rutherford's early home, her aunt Bessie's house in Wimbledon, 1895–1920

Margaret's Miss Marple is much more fun than the original, she gets involved in the action, she has a "boyfriend" (played by her own husband Stringer Davis) and she keeps bottled beer on hand at her cottage - a girl after my own heart.

Between 1961 and 1964 Margaret Rutherford starred in four classic Miss Marple films, three of which were based on Agatha Christie stories. ...more. Murder She Said (1961) - Based on The...

2024年3月5日 · Concluding her portrayal of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, Margaret Rutherford stars in the captivating 1964 film Murder Most Foul. Directed by George Pollock, this murder mystery finds Rutherford's character infiltrating a theatrical company to solve a homicide case.

As penned by Christie, Miss Marple has never worked for a living, but the character as portrayed by Margaret Rutherford briefly works undercover as a cook-housekeeper, a stage actress, a sailor, and criminal reformer, and is offered the chance to run a riding establishment-cum-hotel.

Despite Rutherford's appearances in more than 40 films, it is as Madame Arcati and Miss Jane Marple that she will best be remembered. Born May 11, 1892 Died May 22, 1972 (80)

Murder She Said: Directed by George Pollock. With Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice. When Miss Jane Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found.

Murder She said is a 1961 comedy/murder mystery film directed by George Pollock, based on the 1957 novel 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie. The production stars Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple, along with Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice, and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's husband).

Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple. Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English character actress, who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of …

2024年12月16日 · Margaret Rutherford met James Buckley Stringer Davis—known as Stringer Davis—in 1930, and their relationship blossomed. However, they had to wait until 1945 to marry because of his mother's disapproval. Once they finally tied the knot, their marriage was famously happy and filled with love.