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Margaret Whistler(1888-1939)

  • Actress
  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Margaret Whistler was born on 31 July 1888 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress and costume designer, known for Doctor Neighbor (1916), The Little Orphan (1917) and Come Through (1917). She was married to Merle Farnsworth. She died on 23 August 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJuly 31, 1888
DiedAugust 23, 1939(51)
BornJuly 31, 1888
DiedAugust 23, 1939(51)
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Known for

Hobart Bosworth in Doctor Neighbor (1916)
Doctor Neighbor
  • Mrs. Albert Rhodes
  • 1916
The Little Orphan (1917)
The Little Orphan
  • Fannie Harrison
  • 1917
Come Through (1917)
Come Through
  • Mrs. Stoat
  • 1917
Ella Hall in Her Soul's Inspiration (1917)
Her Soul's Inspiration
  • Madame La Rue
  • 1917

Credits

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Actress



  • A Beach Nut
    Short
    • His Wife
    • 1919
  • The Bathhouse Scandal
    Short
    • Pansy - the Old Maid
    • 1918
  • Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran in Mum's the Word (1918)
    Mum's the Word
    Short
    • Miss Gray
    • 1918
  • The Paperhanger's Revenge
    Short
    • Miss Prued
    • 1917
  • The Little Orphan (1917)
    The Little Orphan
    • Fannie Harrison
    • 1917
  • Come Through (1917)
    Come Through
    • Mrs. Stoat
    • 1917
  • Jane Bernoudy and Louise Emmons in The Topsy Turvy Twins (1917)
    The Topsy Turvy Twins
    Short
    • First Aunt
    • 1917
  • Some Specimens
    Short
    • Mrs. Montgomery
    • 1917
  • Mary from America
    Short
    • Lady Jessica
    • 1917
  • Good Morning Nurse
    Short
    • Mrs. Hurts
    • 1917
  • Ella Hall in Her Soul's Inspiration (1917)
    Her Soul's Inspiration
    • Madame La Rue
    • 1917
  • Eleanor's Catch (1916)
    Eleanor's Catch
    5.6
    Short
    • Eleanor's Sister - Jennie
    • 1916
  • Felix Gets in Wrong
    Short
    • Mrs. Dubray
    • 1916
  • Fame at Last
    Short
    • The Landlady
    • 1916
  • Clara Horton, Ben Suslow, and Ernestine Jones in When Little Lindy Sang (1916)
    When Little Lindy Sang
    6.1
    Short
    • The Teacher
    • 1916

Costume Designer



  • Syd Chaplin and Patsy Ruth Miller in Oh! What a Nurse! (1926)
    Oh! What a Nurse!
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 1926
  • Skirts (1921)
    Skirts
    • Costume Designer
    • 1921

Costume Department



  • Betty Blythe and Fritz Leiber in The Queen of Sheba (1921)
    The Queen of Sheba
    6.8
    • wardrobe
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Louise Margaret Farnsworth
  • Born
    • July 31, 1888
    • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • August 23, 1939
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Merle Farnsworth

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    Became a costume designer for Columbia Pictures.

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