Margaret Barker

Margaret Taylor Barker was an American actress, director, producer, educator, and playwright. A native of Baltimore, she was the daughter of physician Lewellys Franklin Barker. She began her career in 1926 and was a leading ingénue on Broadway during the late 1920s. She was a founding member of New York City's Group Theatre with whom she performed from 1931 to 1937, including in many Broadway productions. In 1937, she co-founded the Studio Workshop Theatre with Frank Westbrook and Felicia Sorel. She taught theatre courses with that organization through 1941.

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