What is Madge Bellamy?
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} [[File:Madgebellamy.jpg|thumb|Bellamy]] '''Madge Bellamy''' (June 30, 1899 – January 24, 1990) was an American stage and movie actress. She was born Margaret Derden Philpott in [[Hillsboro, Texas|Hillsboro]], [[Texas]]. She came from a good home, but ran away at 17 to become an actress and dancer in [[New York City]]. She was featured in several roles, and made her first movie ''Passing Thru'' in 1920. After a dispute with Fox Films in 1929, she lost work. She returned to the screen in [[B-movie]]s in 1932. She is probably best known today for playing Madeline in the [[horror movie]] ''[[White Zombie (movie)|White Zombie]]'' opposite [[Bela Lugosi]]. In 1943, she was involved in a scandal with a rich married man. She was accused of shooting at him. Charges were dropped but her career was damaged. She made her last screen appearance in ''Northwest Trail'' in 1945. The rest of her life was passed mostly in poverty. She sold tools in a store and was an unsuccessful novelist. She died in Upland, [[California]] of heart failure. Her autobiography was published shortly after her death. Her only marriage was brief and childless. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellamy, Madge}} [[Category:1899 births]] [[Category:1990 deaths]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Actors from Texas]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:People from Hillsboro, Texas]]