Maggie Calloway

Filipina-born film actress (1911–2000)

Maggie Calloway

Born|

Magdalena Calloway

January 1, 1911

Phiilipines

Died| April 30, 2000 (aged 89)

United States

Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1928-?

Magdalena Calloway (1910 – 30 April 2000), known professionally as Maggie Calloway, was a Filipina-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[edit]

* 1928 – Sampaguita
* 1932 – Pugad ng Pag-ibig
* 1932 - Ulong Inasnan

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b c 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.