Maggie Calloway

Magdalena Calloway (1910 – 30 April 2000), known professionally as Maggie Calloway, was a Filipino-born actress of the silent film/early sound films eras in the late 1920s and early 1930s.[1][2][3][4]

She was one of fourteen children of John W. Calloway, an African-American former soldier in the United States Army, and his Filipina wife Mamerta de la Rosa.[5] A vaudeville performer,[6] she starred in silent films in the Philippines and made her screen debut in Nepomeceno's film as a sampaguita vendor in the 1928 silent film Sampaguita.[7] In 1932, she made two films, a silent film, Pugad ng Pag-ibig (Nest of Love) and the horror film, Ulong Inasnan (Salted-Head). As well as appearing in vaudeville in Manila, Calloway also performed in Penang, Malaysia,[8][9][10] Singapore[11][12][13] and Shanghai, with her husband’s band.[5] She moved to the United States, where she was still dancing in the 1970s.[5] Calloway died on 30 April, 2000 at the age of 89; her death notice is given under her married name of Magdalena Calloway Morgan.[14]

Filmography
  • 1928 – Sampaguita
  • 1932 – Pugad ng Pag-ibig
  • 1932 - Ulong Inasnan

References
  1. Sotto, Agustin (1992). Pelikula: An Essay on the Philippine Film, 1897-1960. Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas. pp. 9, 16.
  2. Salumbides, Vicente (1952). Motion Pictures in the Philippines. p. 71.
  3. Guerrero, Rafael Ma (1983). Readings in Philippine Cinema. Experimental Cinema of the Philippines. p. 36.
  4. Hanan, David, ed. (2001). Film in South East Asia: Views from the Region : Essays on Film in Ten South East Asia-Pacific Countries. South East Asia-Pacific Audio Visual Archive Association. p. 39.
  5. Boehringer, Professor Gill H. "Imperialist Paranoia and Military Injustice: The Persecution and Redemption of Sergeant Calloway". Dialogue21. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. Dioquino, Corazon (1998). Compendium of the humanities of the Philippines: musical arts. National Research Council of the Philippines. p. 173.
  7. "Sampaguita". Philippine Education Magazine. Philippine Education Company. 25: 117. 1928. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. "THE CITY OPERA Philippine Company Still Strong Drawing Card". Malaya Tribune. 28 September 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  9. "PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS". Malaya Tribune. 19 November 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  10. "PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS". Malaya Tribune. 22 February 1929. p. 7. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  11. "Sea View Hotel Tonight". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 2 August 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  12. Ardmore, Vera (29 January 1941). "Philippine Islands Folk Dance for Singapore Cabaret Show". Morning Tribune. p. 4. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  13. "IMPRESSIONS OF SINGAPORE What a Vaudeville Star Thinks Of Our City". Malaya Tribune. 27 September 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  14. "Death Notices". The San Francisco Examiner. 2 May 2000. p. 15: col 4, top. Retrieved 13 November 2018.


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