About Margaret Quimby
Lived 1904 – 1965 (aged 60). Margaret Quimby was an American actor.
Margaret Quimby (1904–1965) was an American stage and film actress. She appeared in both lead and supporting roles during the silent and early sound era. There is a suggestion that she replaced fellow silent film actress Edna Marion in the movie Heads Up, Charley, after Marion was not sufficiently the adventurous type. She failed to make an impact in the transition to talking films in the early 1930s, apparently because of problems with her speaking voice not being dynamic enough for sound, as she soon found her Hollywood film acting career suddenly coming to an end by 1930; she made her final film appearance in the 1931 film Men on Call, but the scenes with her appearance were deleted. Death Margaret died on August 26, 1965 at the age of 60 in her hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Filmography
Fight and Win (1924) K.O. for Cupid (1924) One Glorious Scrap (1925) The Teaser (1925) Perils of the Wild (1925) What Happened to Jones (1926) The Radio Detective (1926) The Whole Town's Talking (1926) New York (1927) The Western Whirlwind (1927) Heads Up, Charley (1927) The World at Her Feet (1927) The Tired Business Man (1927) Us (1927) The Tragedy of Youth (1928) Sally of the Scandals (1928) Lucky Boy (1929) Two Men and a Maid (1929) The Rampant Age (1930) Trailing Trouble (1930) Ladies Love Brutes (1930) Men on Call (1931) (scenes deleted)
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Margaret Quimby's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Margaret Quimby's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Margaret Quimby?
American silent film actress (1904-1965)
When was Margaret Quimby born?
Margaret Quimby was born on 6 December 1904 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
When did Margaret Quimby die?
Margaret Quimby died on 26 August 1965 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
What was Margaret Quimby's occupation?
Margaret Quimby was an actor.
What nationality was Margaret Quimby?
Margaret Quimby was American.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Margaret Quimby. https://biography.guide/margaret-quimby/
MLA: "Margaret Quimby." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/margaret-quimby/.
Chicago: "Margaret Quimby." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/margaret-quimby/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:00 UTC