- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMargaret Antoinette Early
- Nickname
- Maggie
- Height5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
- An Alabama native she made a name for herself playing good girl roles in the 1940s. She found herself starring in leading roles while touring in stock companies, which found her performing in various stage productions in New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. In 1936 while starring in "Idiot's Delight" on Broadway she was spotted by a talent scout who brought her to California for an RKO screen test. She made her screen debut in Stage Door (1937) followed by turns in Jezebel (1938), Judge Hardy and Son (1939), Strike Up the Band (1940), Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941), and Stage Door Canteen (1943). With 13 film titles to her resume she left movies in 1946 following her appearance in Cinderella Jones (1946) and moved to Laguna Beach where she spent the remainder of her life working as a receptionist for a local doctor's office and lived a more traditional life as a wife and mother.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Dark Brown Hair
- Strong Southern Accent
- Often portrayed school girls, best friends, young socialites, and aspiring starlets
- She was close friends with fellow film colleagues Cheryl Walker, Mickey Rooney, Bette Davis, Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Laraine Day, Henry Fonda, Dennis Morgan, Eve Arden, and Joel McCrea.
- She was a member of the American Red Cross, The Daughters of the American Revolution, The March of Dimes, Samaritan's Purse, Alliance Defending Freedom, and Paralyzed Veterans of America.
- She was a lifelong conservative minded Republican and fervent anti-communist.
- Married to Wales Wallace.
- Her siblings included: Alice (1913 - 2002), Charles (1915 - 2008), Louise (1922 - 2013), Elmer (1916 - 1964), and William Jr. (1910 - 1989).
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