Born: 30 September 1915, United States
Died: 18 June 1996
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Margaret Bronson Clark, Peggy Kelley
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1915, Sept. 30 Born Margaret Bronson Clark, Baltimore, Md.
1935, July 5 A.B., Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
1938 M.F.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Broadway debut as costume designer for The Girl from Wyoming. Joined United Scenic Artists Local 829
1944 Worked with set designer Oliver Smith for the first time on On the Town
1947 Lighting designer and technical director for Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon
1949-1951 Collaborated with Oliver Smith on Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1951-1954 Worked with George Abbott on several shows, including Paint Your Wagon, Pal Joey, and Wonderful Town
1958 Collaborated with Oliver Smith on Flower Drum Song
1960, Jan. 28 Married Lloyd R. Kelley (died 1972)
1960 Collaborated with Oliver Smith on The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1967 Taught lighting design at Smith College
1968 Elected first female president of United Scenic Artists, Local 829
1969 Taught lighting design at Smith College
1969-1970 Taught lighting design at Yale University
1996, June 18 Died, Lexington, Ga.