Margaret Field

Born Margaret Morlan, for three decades she was featured in films and television under the name 'Margaret Field' (qv) and was the mother of two-time Oscar winner actress 'Sally Field' (qv). During World War II, she moved to Pasadena, California, was discovered by a talent scout, took a screen test and was signed to a contract by Paramount Pictures. She soon started appearing in such films as _The Big Clock (1948)_ (qv), _Samson and Delilah (1949)_ (qv), the cult classic _The Man from Planet X (1951)_ (qv), _So This Is Love (1953)_ (qv), _Inside Detroit (1956)_ (qv) and many others. For television, she racked up more than 70 credits, appearing in shows including _The Lone Ranger (1949)_ (qv), _Perry Mason (1957)_ (qv), _The Twilight Zone (1959)_ (qv), _Wagon Train (1957)_ (qv) and _The Virginian (1962)_ (qv), before retiring from acting to focus on her family. She died of cancer at age 89, on her daughter Sally's 65th birthday.::Anonymous