Seddon, Margaret (1872–1968)

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Seddon, Margaret (1872–1968)

American stage and screen actress. Name variations: Margaret Sedden; Marguerite Sidden. Born Marguerite H. W. Sloan, Nov 18, 1872, in Washington, DC; died April 17, 1968, in Philadelphia, PA.

Had vaudeville act with Margaret McWade as the Pixilated Sisters; made film debut in The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1915); continued in films for 60 years, including The Bank Dick and The Meanest Man in Town; best remembered for role in Mister Deeds Goes to Town (1939).

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