Margaret Campbell (April 24, 1883 â€" June 27, 1939) was an American
character actress in silent films. In her later years she was the
secretary of the Baháʼà Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles.Born in
St. Louis, Missouri, Campbell had been the leading lady of the
Bramhall Players and appeared on Broadway in revivals of Hamlet and
The Merchant of Venice during the early 1910s. Later she followed her
husband, German-born actor Josef Swickard, into films and was usually
cast as rather grand ladies. She retired from the screen at the advent
of sound.In 1939, Campbell was sexually assaulted and bludgeoned to
death with a hammer. Her son, Campbell McDonald, was the initial
suspect. He was also suspected of having bludgeoned to death a Russian
dancer, Anya Sosoyeva, as well as having assaulted the young actress
Delia Bogard, who survived. He was later cleared of those attacks when
the actual murderer was captured by the Los Angeles police force. Both
attacks occurred on the Los Angeles City College campus.
character actress in silent films. In her later years she was the
secretary of the Baháʼà Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles.Born in
St. Louis, Missouri, Campbell had been the leading lady of the
Bramhall Players and appeared on Broadway in revivals of Hamlet and
The Merchant of Venice during the early 1910s. Later she followed her
husband, German-born actor Josef Swickard, into films and was usually
cast as rather grand ladies. She retired from the screen at the advent
of sound.In 1939, Campbell was sexually assaulted and bludgeoned to
death with a hammer. Her son, Campbell McDonald, was the initial
suspect. He was also suspected of having bludgeoned to death a Russian
dancer, Anya Sosoyeva, as well as having assaulted the young actress
Delia Bogard, who survived. He was later cleared of those attacks when
the actual murderer was captured by the Los Angeles police force. Both
attacks occurred on the Los Angeles City College campus.
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