Margaret Lockwood : from Wicked Lady to Lady Barrister with Mel Byron (online)
Re-discover the work of one of Britain’s most popular film stars, Margaret Lockwood, with podcast host and writer Mel Byron.
Margaret Lockwood : from Wicked Lady to Lady Barrister with Mel Byron
This is an online event (Zoom webinar). A link will be sent out on the day of event.
Free
In her 1940s heyday, Margaret Lockwood was the biggest film star in Britain. Her career had begun with a small part in Lorna Doone (1934), and by 1938, she was taking on star roles for the country’s top directors, including Alfred Hitchcock and Carol Reed. It was the latter’s Bank Holiday (1938), which really put her on the map, although her turn as the heroine of Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes (1938) is better remembered.
The 1940s was Margaret’s glittering decade. She reached superstardom playing the villainess in two of Gainsborough Studios’ highly successful string of melodramas. The Man in Grey (1943) and The Wicked Lady (1945) saw her more than match the villainy of James Mason -sneer for sneer. Audiences loved her. By decade’s end, though, her film career was in decline. The stage and the fledgling medium of television beckoned, and she found success in both.
About the speaker
Mel Byron is a writer, comedian and co-host of the Talking Pictures TV Podcast. She has been featured in Yours Retro magazine. Her Edinburgh Fringe show, 'Old Movies Saved My Life' was a comedic look back at life as a film lover and she is currently writing a sequel which will tour festivals in 2023. 'May just make your day.' (The Scotsman).