Martha O'Driscoll

Martha O'Driscoll (March 4, 1922 – November 3, 1998) was an American film actress from 1937 until 1947. At age 25, she retired from show business to marry a Chicago businessman Arthur Appleton (July 1947 – November 3, 1998) (her death) and had had three sons, James and John of Dallas, and William of Hawaii and one daughter Linda Potter of San Diego. In the 1980s and 1990s, she was a guest speaker at numerous movie-nostalgia conventions.^[1]

She and her husband, Arthur I. Appleton, started Bridlewood Farm, in Ocala, Florida. Bridlewood quickly became one of the top Thoroughbred Breeders in the nation. Bridlewood is the proud owner and breeder of Florida Horse of the Year and G1 winner FORBIDDEN APPLE. The achievements of his illustrious dam NORTH OF EDEN earned her the title of Florida Broodmare of the Year.

Arthur & Martha Appleton's Bridlewood Farm is the breeder of close to a hundred stakes winners so far, many of them graded, and their Bridlewood homebreds have earned in excess of $50 million. Under the late Mr. Appleton's guidance, Bridlewood Farm was and still remains recognized as one of the leaders of the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry.

Martha and Arthur enjoyed a life-long love of travel and art collection. She and Arthur built and donated the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, Fl, in 1987. Its intention was to preserve their collection for future generations to enjoy and learn from.

Martha O'Driscoll died on November 3, 1998, in Ocala, Florida. She was entombed in Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery. She is also survived by her two stepsons, Tom of Los Angeles and Arthur Jr. of San Francisco.^[2]

Partial filmography

• Carnegie Hall (1947) .... Ruth Haines
• Criminal Court (1946) .... Georgia Gale
• Down Missouri Way (1946) .... Jane Colwell
• Blonde Alibi (1946) .... Marian Gale
• House of Dracula (1945) .... Miliza Morrelle
• The Daltons Ride Again (1945) .... Mary Bohannon
• Shady Lady (1945) .... Gloria Wendell
• Her Lucky Night (1945) .... Connie
• Here Come the Co-eds (1945) .... Molly McCarthy
• Under Western Skies (1945) .... Katie Wells
• Hi, Beautiful (1944]] .... Patty Callahan
• Allergic to Love (1944) .... Pat
• Ghost Catchers (1944) .... Susanna Marshall
• Prices Unlimited (1944)
• Weekend Pass (1944) .... Barbara 'Babs' Bradley aka Barbara Lake
• Crazy House (1943) .... Marjorie Nelson, alias Marjorie Wyndingham
• The Fallen Sparrow (1943) .... Whitney 'The Imp' Parker
• We've Never Been Licked (1943) .... Deede Dunham
• Paramount Victory Short No. T2-4: The Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap (1943)
• Young and Willing (1943) .... Dottie Coburn
• My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942) .... Joyce Whitman
• Youth on Parade (1942) .... Sally Carlyle
• Reap the Wild Wind(1942) .... Ivy Devereaux
• The Remarkable Andrew (1942) .... Beamish's secretary
• Pacific Blackout (1941) .... Mary Jones
• Henry Aldrich for President (1941) .... Mary Aldrich
• Her First Beau (1941) .... Julie Harris
• The Lady Eve (1941) .... Martha
• Li'l Abner (1940) .... Daisy Mae Scraggs
• Wagon Train (1940) .... Helen Lee
• Forty Little Mothers (1940) .... Janette
• Laddie (1940) .... Sally Pryor
• Judge Hardy and Son (1939) .... Leonora V. 'Elvie' Horton
• The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) .... Mrs. Roberts
• Girls' School (1938) .... Grace
• Mad About Music (1938) (uncredited) .... Pretty girl
• She's Dangerous (1937) (uncredited) .... Blonde Girl

References

External links

• Martha O'Driscoll at the Internet Movie Database
• http://appletonmuseum.org/

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