Margaret Bert

{{short description|American actress (1896–1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Margaret Bert | image = Margaret_Bert.1936.jpg | caption = Bert in the 1936 film ''[[San Francisco (1936 film)|San Francisco]]'' | birth_date = {{birth date|1896|6|4}} | birth_place = [[Blackburn]], Lancashire, England | death_date = {{death date and age|1971|5|1|1896|6|4}} | death_place = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], California, United States | birth_name = | occupation = Actress | spouse = | years_active = 1926–64 }}

'''Margaret Bert''' (June 4, 1896 – May 1, 1971) was an American character actress who was most active from the 1930s through the 1950s.

She was born on June 4, 1896, in [[Blackburn]], Lancashire. She began her film career during [[silent film]]s, having a small, unnamed role in the 1926 film ''[[The Blackbird]]'', starring [[Lon Chaney]].{{Citation needed |date=September 2024}} During her lengthy career, Bert appeared in more than 150 feature films, film shorts, and television shows, mostly in un-credited roles, with many of those being as an unnamed player. Occasionally, she was given a larger supporting role, such as when she was cast as Mrs. Rogers in the 1947 comedy-drama ''Sarge Goes to College''.<ref name="AFI">{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=25336 | title=Sarge Goes to College: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate=March 29, 2015 | archive-date=December 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052448/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=25336 | url-status=live }}</ref> With the advent of television, she made several appearances on TV, including roles on ''[[The Roy Rogers Show]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Jim Bowie]]'', and ''[[The Walter Winchell File]]''. Her final performance was in a small role on the sitcom ''[[Petticoat Junction]]'' in 1964.

Bert was a member of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] and the Screen Extras Guild.<ref name="sb" />

Bert died on May 1, 1971,<ref name="sb">{{cite news |title=Margaret Bert |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/619758441/?match=1&terms=%22Margaret%20Bert%22%20actress |access-date=September 30, 2024 |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=May 4, 1971 |page=11 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226011312/https://www.newspapers.com/image/619758441/?match=1&terms=%22Margaret%20Bert%22%20actress |url-status=live }}</ref> in Sacramento, California.{{Citation needed |date=September 2024}} She was cremated.<ref name=sb/>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0077799}}

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