Margaret Sangster (1894[1] - October 23, 1981[2]) was an American writer who primarily produced scripts for radio programs.
"[4] Her father was a newspaperman in New York, and her grandmother was Margaret Elizabeth Sangster, a writer and editor.
[5] Sangster's childhood shaped her outlook as a professional writer, causing her to say, "I never have written a story that I thought was really good.
[4] Although she left the Christian Herald to pursue other career options, she continued to write a monthly column for that magazine for nearly a half-century.
[2] Leaving salaried opportunities behind, Sangster began to freelance in 1930, forming her own company with an office about two blocks from her home.
Depositing her earnings into the company and allocating a salary for herself enabled her to avoid the "feast or famine" situation that she had observed in other freelance writers.
[8] Other radio programs for which she wrote included Ellen Randolph,[9] Arnold Grimm's Daughter,[10] Dick and Jeannie, House on Q Street, Joyce Jordan, M.D., My True Story, The Story of Ellen Randolph, Whispering Streets,[6] and Living Dramas of the Bible.
[11] TV Radio Mirror said, in a 1937 article about Sangster, "Actors and audience have always sensed the wit and wisdom, the love of people and of life that flow into each script.
[14] Sangster married Carroll McCoy Sheridan at her parents' Brooklyn home on June 26, 1920.