Margaret Ehrlich
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Margaret Ehrlich was a dancer and motion picture actress from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. Her career in Hollywood was cut short by an auto accident.
Her true surname
was Earlich. She was a graduate of Santa Monica High School
.
. It was predicted that she would be under contract to RKO Pictures
. Instead she signed with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer using the stage name Margo Early.
She has uncredited roles in three motion pictures. They are Love Detectives (1934), Whirlpool (1934), and Stand Up And Cheer! (1934). In two of the bit parts she depicted dancers.
. Grace was a dancer for Warner Bros.
. Their car crashed into a concrete abutment
on the Roosevelt Highway in Santa Monica, California
. The specific location was an incline on California Avenue. Ehrlich, 17, was killed, and Grace, a friend of Davies, was critically injured.
They had traveled only a few blocks on the Roosevelt Highway at the time of the wreck, which occurred about 2:30 a.m. There were no witnesses but police estimated that Grace was speeding. Her speed was so excessive that she could not make the turn into the California Avenue incline. Tire marks indicated that the auto slid forty-one feet prior to hitting the abutment, and thirty-one more feet after the collision.
Ehrlich sustained head injuries, a fractured right arm, and lacerations on her body. She died in an ambulance on the way to Santa Monica Hospital.
She was survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ehrlich, of 227 Fifteenth Street in Santa Monica. Two brothers, Paul and Frederick, also survived her. Her body was taken to Kirkelle, Bernard & Peck Mortuary, in Ocean Park.
at the funeral parlor. According to an autopsy report read at the inquest, a basal skull fracture was the cause of her death. A coroner's jury deemed an absence of caution and care as the cause of the car crash.
A night watchman disclosed that he had seen Ehrlich arrive at Davies' party with her father. It was revealed that Milton Ehrlich was notified of the wreck and identified his daughter's body.
Margaret Ehrlich was entombed in a mausoleum
at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
. Her career in Hollywood was cut short by an auto accident.
Her true surname
Surname
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was Earlich. She was a graduate of Santa Monica High School
Santa Monica High School
Santa Monica High School, informally known as SAMOHI, is located in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1884, it is one of the oldest high schools in the state....
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Brief Movie Career
Ehrlich was discovered by a movie scout at the age of 16 in 1933. At the time she was sunbathing in Santa Monica, CaliforniaSanta Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. It was predicted that she would be under contract to RKO Pictures
RKO Pictures
RKO Pictures is an American film production and distribution company. As RKO Radio Pictures Inc., it was one of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chains and Joseph P...
. Instead she signed with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer using the stage name Margo Early.
She has uncredited roles in three motion pictures. They are Love Detectives (1934), Whirlpool (1934), and Stand Up And Cheer! (1934). In two of the bit parts she depicted dancers.
Death In Accident
In January 1936 Ehrlich was riding with Mary A. Grace, 18, following a party at the beach home of actress Marion DaviesMarion Davies
Marion Davies was an American film actress. Davies is best remembered for her relationship with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, as her high-profile social life often obscured her professional career....
. Grace was a dancer for Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
. Their car crashed into a concrete abutment
Abutment
An abutment is, generally, the point where two structures or objects meet. This word comes from the verb abut, which means adjoin or having common boundary. An abutment is an engineering term that describes a structure located at the ends of a bridge, where the bridge slab adjoins the approaching...
on the Roosevelt Highway in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. The specific location was an incline on California Avenue. Ehrlich, 17, was killed, and Grace, a friend of Davies, was critically injured.
They had traveled only a few blocks on the Roosevelt Highway at the time of the wreck, which occurred about 2:30 a.m. There were no witnesses but police estimated that Grace was speeding. Her speed was so excessive that she could not make the turn into the California Avenue incline. Tire marks indicated that the auto slid forty-one feet prior to hitting the abutment, and thirty-one more feet after the collision.
Ehrlich sustained head injuries, a fractured right arm, and lacerations on her body. She died in an ambulance on the way to Santa Monica Hospital.
She was survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ehrlich, of 227 Fifteenth Street in Santa Monica. Two brothers, Paul and Frederick, also survived her. Her body was taken to Kirkelle, Bernard & Peck Mortuary, in Ocean Park.
Inquest
On the morning of January 16 an inquest into Ehrlich's was conducted by the Los Angeles County CoronerLos Angeles County Coroner
The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner was created in its present form in Boyle Heights on December 7, 1990 by an ordinance approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, though it has existed in some form since the late 19th century....
at the funeral parlor. According to an autopsy report read at the inquest, a basal skull fracture was the cause of her death. A coroner's jury deemed an absence of caution and care as the cause of the car crash.
A night watchman disclosed that he had seen Ehrlich arrive at Davies' party with her father. It was revealed that Milton Ehrlich was notified of the wreck and identified his daughter's body.
Margaret Ehrlich was entombed in a mausoleum
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery is located at 1847 14th Street in Santa Monica, California.-Notable burials:*Hugo Ballin , artist*Mabel Ballin , Actress*George Bancroft , actor...
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