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• Margo. The 'T' is silent as in Harlow.
  • When asked by Jean Harlow whether her name was pronounced "Margo" or "Margott", quoted in Sayings of the Century by Nigel Rees, page 91. This exchange is also attributed to Margot Asquith, but Rees traces it to Grahame and concludes it was transferred to a more famous Margot when Margot Grahame's star waned. Apparently Grahame didn't intend a put-down and only realized later what she had said.