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Marguerite "Maggie" McNamara (June 18, 1928 – February 18, 1978) was an American stage, film, and television actress and model.〔Obituary ''Variety'', March 22, 1978, page 46.〕 McNamara began her career as a teenage fashion model. She came to public attention in the controversial film ''The Moon Is Blue'' directed by Otto Preminger, reprising the role she played in the Chicago production of the play. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film. By the mid-1950s, McNamara's career began to decline. She appeared in two films after ''The Moon Is Blue'' and made her final film in 1963. After five guest-starring roles in television series in early 1960s, she retired from acting. For the remainder of her life, she worked as a typist in New York City. In February 1978, McNamara died of a barbiturate overdose at the age of 49. ==Early life== Born in New York City, McNamara was one of four children born to Irish American parents. Her mother was born in England to Irish parents.〔Lane, Lydia. "Maggie McNamara Is Just as on Screen", ''San Antonio Express-News'', June 11, 1954, p. 29〕 Her parents divorced when she was nine years old. She attended Textile High School in New York and worked as a teen model while studying drama and dance. McNamara became one of the most successful models of John Robert Powers' modeling agency. She later commented on her modeling days: :"I was terrible shy and I used to work on myself to keep from showing it. When I was facing a camera I pretended that neither it nor the photographer were there. I played a game with myself according to the clothes I was wearing. () You have to feel right in what you are wearing, to have it look right. Just as each period has its own fashion, each person has his own style. When you find it I think you should stay with it. When I was modeling I had to dress exactly as ''Vogue'' wanted the picture to be. But any good quality becomes something else when it is overdone and I feel that this applies to being too clothes conscious. I don't care what the fashion dictator says. I will not follow if it's not right for me. But your over-all impression consists of more than clothes. Your grooming, posture, the sound of your voice and your perfume play a part in the total picture you create."〔 During her modeling career, McNamara appeared on the April 1950 cover of ''Life'' magazine. After seeing her photo, David O. Selznick reportedly offered her a film contract. She turned it down and continued to model while also studying dance and acting.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maggie McNamara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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