Changes: Megan Calvet

Megan Draper
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Portrayed by	Jessica Pare
First appearance	Christmas Comes But Once a Year
Final appearance	Recurring
Details
Gender	Female
DOB	1940 / 1941
Occupation	Actress; Secretary
Residence	Manhattan, New York
Relations
Husband	Don Draper
Parent(s)	Emile Calvet (father); Marie Calvet (mother)
Child(ren)	Sally Draper (stepdaughter); Eugene Draper (stepson); Robert Draper (stepson)

Revision as of 00:23, 8 December 2020

Megan Calvet was Don Draper's wife and worked at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. ("Tomorrowland") ("Christmas Comes But Once a Year") She used to be an aspiring actress. ("Lady Lazarus")

Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce

Born in Montreal, she worked as the front desk receptionist and later as Don Draper's secretary. She was strikingly pretty and attracted the attention of Peggy's artsy friends as well as Joyce Ramsay, the lesbian assistant photo editor at Life magazine, who worked several floors above SCDP, and came around to visit Peggy. ("The Rejected")

She participated in a focus group Dr. Faye conducted for Ponds Cold Cream, one of SCDP's clients, and during the focus group related the story of her evening skin care regime which consisted of splashing cool water on her face, just the way her mother did it. She admitted that she was of "French extraction." ("The Rejected")

Megan interrupted a meeting twice to tell Don that first his daughter was unexpectedly in the office and a second time to tell him that his secretary, Ida Blankenship had died. Don's help was requested, so he excused himself from a meeting to help deal with the situation. She later worked both the front desk and Don's desk in lieu of a replacement secretary filling his desk. When it came time for Sally to return home with her mother, Sally made a scene, one that neither Don nor Faye could ameliorate. Sally ran down the hall of SCDP and fell. Megan acted to comfort her. ("The Beautiful Girls")

Megan was embarrassed and alarmed when Don questioned her about a form for the Department of Defense that she filled out and had him sign. She was unaware that his frustration stemmed from worry that his true identity would be discovered if a thorough background check was conducted. ("Hands and Knees").

In the fifth season, Megan resigns from SCDP to continue to pursue an acting career.

Romance with Don Draper

Late at night, while still in the office, Megan admitted that she was interested in the work that Don and Peggy were doing. Because of the crisis with Lucky Strike, Don was forced to work late, so she asked if she could stay and look over the work that he was doing. They began to talk, with Megan stating that she believed Don was doing the right thing by dumping Lucky Strike, but the conversation soon ended when she kissed him. She implied that she would not have the same problems that Allison had, and they then had a sexual encounter. ("Chinese Wall")

After Betty fired Carla, Don offered to double Megan's salary if she accompanied him to California to help him with his children during the trip. Arguing with Bobby at a restaurant, Sally knocked over a milkshake. Don flashed with anger, then watched admiringly as Megan handled the mishap calmly and competently, without scolding the children or creating an incident, in contrast to Betty's behavior when the children caused trouble. The two continued their sexual relationship while in California, with Don telling her "I feel like myself when I'm with you". On the trip, he asked Megan to marry him. She excitedly accepted, and Don slipped Anna Draper's ring on her finger, which he conveniently had with him because she had left it to him in her will and part of the reason for his California trip was to settle the late Anna's estate, at which time he took possession of the ring. It was the ring the true Don Draper used to propose to Anna.

Later, Don promoted Megan to copywriter, as she expressed a wish to become one. While many men of SCDP (and men in general at that time) would have had problems working with their wife, Don attempted to make their work/home relationship work, albeit with bumps in the road. When Megan threw a surprise party for Don, she serenaded him by singing the Gillian Hills song "Zou Bisou Bisou" in her native language of French, declaring privately that she hoped the party would make everyone want to go home and have sex. While all the guests loved her performance, the more conservative Don was upset as he felt her dancing and singing were too sexual. Indeed, the next day in the office, Harry Crane made some sexually explicit comments about Megan. This upset her and she left work early. Don then went home to see what was wrong, and when he returned home, he was met with the scene of Megan, in her underwear, cleaning up after the party. He angrily accused her of embarrassing him with her provocative dancing, but then the fight turned playful, ending in sex. Don agreed to handle their work/home relationship better ("Tomorrowland")

Clothing/Fashion Style

Megan was a free spirit. Her style reflected her creativity and youth. Megan was also a chameleon of sorts. Her style morphed from professional secretary in the sixties to the hippy culture of the late sixties and then the style of the West Coast. Compared to Don Draper's eternal iconic appearance as the man in the gray/grey suit, Megan changed with the times and with her career while Don continued to sport the same aesthetic through the years.

For a sometimes humorous take on the many outfits of Megan Draper, check out Megan's outfits.

Gallery

Mad Men Characters
Draper's Past	• Don Draper • Abigail Whitman • Archie Whitman • Adam Whitman • Mack Johnson • Lieutenant Don Draper • Anna Draper • Patty • Stephanie Horton •
Draper and Hofstadt Family	• Betty Hofstadt • Sally Draper • Bobby Draper • Gene Draper • Gloria Massey • Eugene Hofstadt •
New York Suburb	• Carla • Glen Bishop • Helen Bishop • Francine Hanson • Arnold Wayne • Suzanne Farrell • Edna Keener •
Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency	• Roger Sterling • Bertram Cooper • Joan Holloway • Harry Crane • Freddy Rumsen • Salvatore Romano • Ken Cosgrove • Paul Kinsey • Herman Phillips • Burt Peterson • Greta Guttman • Hollis • Jimmy Barrett • Warren McKenna • Dale • Bobbie Barrett • Roger Sterling, Sr. •
Secretary	• Peggy Olson • Jane Siegel • Allison • Hildy • Lois Sadler • Marge •
Client	• Rachel Menken • Lee Garner, Jr. • Elliot Lawrence • Conrad Hilton • Annabelle Mathis • Crab Colson •
Campbell Family	• Pete Campbell • Trudy Vogel • Bud Campbell • Tom Vogel • Jeannie Vogel • Judy Campbell • Andrew Campbell •
Olson Relation	• Anita Olson Respola • Katherine Olson • John Gill • Gerry Respola • Mark Kearney • Joyce Ramsay • Abe Drexler •
London	• Lane Pryce • Alec Martin • Saint John Powell • Guy MacKendrick • Harold Ford • John Hooker • Rebecca Pryce • Robert Pryce •
Francis Family	• Henry Francis • Eleanor Francis • Pauline Francis •
New York City	• Beth Dawes • Howard Dawes • Midge Daniels • Jennifer Crane • Jim Hobart • Margaret Sterling • Mona Sterling • Kitty Romano • Walter Emerson • Bethany Van Nuys • Cynthia Cosgrove • Gail Holloway • Greg Harris • Ruth Harris • Kevin Harris • Morris Ginsberg •
Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce	• Faye Miller • Stan Rizzo • Michael Ginsberg • Joey Baird • Danny Siegel • Margie Koch • Bill Mitford •
Secretary	• Ida Blankenship • Dawn Chambers • Scarlett • Caroline • Sandy Schmidt •
Client	• Herb Rennet • Bob Finley • Thomas Fillmore • Akira Takahashi • Hachi Saito •
Calvet Family	• Megan Calvet • Emile Calvet • Marie Calvet •
New York	• Sylvia Rosen • Julia • Phoebe •
Cutler, Gleason, and Chaough	• Jim Cutler • Frank Gleason • Ted Chaough • Smitty Smith • Kurt Smith • Nan Chaough •
Affair	• Candace • Janine • Toni Charles • Joy •
Character	• Lyle Evans • Davey Kellogg • Jim Hobart • Perry Demuth • Jack Hammond • Ralph Stuben •

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-Megan Calvet is Don Draper's wife and worked at [[Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce]]. ("[[Tomorrowland]]") ("[[Christmas Comes But Once a Year]]") She used to be an aspiring actress. ("[[Lady Lazarus]]")
+'''Megan Calvet''' was Don Draper's wife and worked at [[Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce]]. ("[[Tomorrowland]]") ("[[Christmas Comes But Once a Year]]") She used to be an aspiring actress. ("[[Lady Lazarus]]")
 ==Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce==
-Born in Montreal, she was formerly the front desk receptionist. She was strikingly pretty and attracts the attention of Peggy's artsy friends as well as [[Joyce Ramsay]], the lesbian assistant photo editor at Life magazine, who worked several floors above SCDP, and came around to visit Peggy. ("[[The Rejected]]")
+Born in Montreal, she worked as the front desk receptionist and later as Don Draper's secretary. She was strikingly pretty and attracted the attention of Peggy's artsy friends as well as [[Joyce Ramsay]], the lesbian assistant photo editor at Life magazine, who worked several floors above SCDP, and came around to visit Peggy. ("[[The Rejected]]")
-She participated in a focus group Dr. Faye conducted for Ponds cold cream, one of SCDP's clients and during the focus group related the story of her evening skin care regime which consisted of splashing cool water on her face, just the way her mother did it. She admitted that she was of "French extraction." ("[[The Rejected]]")
+She participated in a focus group Dr. Faye conducted for Ponds Cold Cream, one of SCDP's clients, and during the focus group related the story of her evening skin care regime which consisted of splashing cool water on her face, just the way her mother did it. She admitted that she was of "French extraction." ("[[The Rejected]]")
-Megan interrupted a meeting twice to tell Don that first his daughter was unexpectedly in the office and a second time to tell him that his secretary, [[Ida Blankenship]] had died. Don's help is requested, so he excused himself from a meeting to help deal with the situation. She later worked both the front desk and Don's desk in lieu of a replacement secretary filling his desk. When it came time for Sally to return home with her mother, Sally made a scene, one that neither Don nor Faye could calm. Sally ran down the hall of SCDP and fell. Megan was there to comfort her. ("[[The Beautiful Girls]]")
+Megan interrupted a meeting twice to tell Don that first his daughter was unexpectedly in the office and a second time to tell him that his secretary, [[Ida Blankenship]] had died. Don's help was requested, so he excused himself from a meeting to help deal with the situation. She later worked both the front desk and Don's desk in lieu of a replacement secretary filling his desk. When it came time for Sally to return home with her mother, Sally made a scene, one that neither Don nor Faye could ameliorate. Sally ran down the hall of SCDP and fell. Megan acted to comfort her. ("[[The Beautiful Girls]]")
-Megan was embarrassed when Don questioned her about a form for the Department of Defense that she filled out and had him sign. She was unaware that his frustration stemmed from worry that his true identity would be discovered if a thorough background check was conducted. ("[[Hands and Knees]]")
+Megan was embarrassed and alarmed when Don questioned her about a form for the Department of Defense that she filled out and had him sign. She was unaware that his frustration stemmed from worry that his true identity would be discovered if a thorough background check was conducted. ("[[Hands and Knees]]").
 In the fifth season, Megan resigns from SCDP to continue to pursue an acting career.
 ==Romance with Don Draper==
-Late at night, while still in the office, Megan admitted that she was interested in the work that Don and Peggy were doing. Because of the crisis with [[Lucky Strike]], Don was forced to work late, so she asked if she could stay and look over the work that he was doing. They began to talk, with Megan stating that she believed Don was doing the right thing by dumping Lucky Strike, but the conversation soon ended when she kissed him. She implied that she would not have the same problems that [[Allison]] had, and they then had a sexual meeting. ("[[Chinese Wall]]")
+Late at night, while still in the office, Megan admitted that she was interested in the work that Don and Peggy were doing. Because of the crisis with [[Lucky Strike]], Don was forced to work late, so she asked if she could stay and look over the work that he was doing. They began to talk, with Megan stating that she believed Don was doing the right thing by dumping Lucky Strike, but the conversation soon ended when she kissed him. She implied that she would not have the same problems that [[Allison]] had, and they then had a sexual encounter. ("[[Chinese Wall]]")
-After Betty fired Carla, Don offered to double Megan's salary if she accompanied him and his kids to California. Arguing with Bobby at a restaurant, Sally knocked over a milkshake. Don flashed with anger, then watched admiringly as Megan handled the mishap without scolding the children. Back in New York, Megan woke in Don’s apartment. "I feel like myself when I'm with you", Don tells her. He asked Megan to marry him. She excitedly accepted, and Don slipped Anna's ring on her finger, which was the same ring the [[Lieutenant Don Draper|true Don Draper]] used to propose to his wife.
+After Betty fired Carla, Don offered to double Megan's salary if she accompanied him to California to help him with his children during the trip. Arguing with Bobby at a restaurant, Sally knocked over a milkshake. Don flashed with anger, then watched admiringly as Megan handled the mishap calmly and competently, without scolding the children or creating an incident, in contrast to Betty's behavior when the children caused trouble. The two continued their sexual relationship while in California, with Don telling her "I feel like myself when I'm with you". On the trip, he asked Megan to marry him. She excitedly accepted, and Don slipped Anna Draper's ring on her finger, which he conveniently had with him because she had left it to him in her will and part of the reason for his California trip was to settle the late Anna's estate, at which time he took possession of the ring. It was the ring the [[Lieutenant Don Draper|true Don Draper]] used to propose to Anna.
-While many men of SCDP (and Don's business in general) would have serious issue with working with their wives, Don is attempting to make this work, albeit with bumps in the road. When Megan threw a surprise party for Don, she serenaded him by singing the Gillian Hills song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Kiss "Zou Bisou Bisou"] in her native language of French. While all the guests loved her performance, the only one not wowed was Don, which spilled over into Megan being upset the following week. Her work was affected and she sacrificed work hours by leaving, claiming illness. Don did the same to see what was wrong with his wife. When Megan was seen cleaning up the mess left by the party in her underwear, she was cold with Don, claiming "all you can do is watch", until Don passionately made love to her, promising to merge business and relationships smoothly. ("[[Tomorrowland]]")
+Later, Don promoted Megan to copywriter, as she expressed a wish to become one.  While many men of SCDP (and men in general at that time) would have had problems working with their wife, Don attempted to make their work/home relationship work, albeit with bumps in the road. When Megan threw a surprise party for Don, she serenaded him by singing the Gillian Hills song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Kiss "Zou Bisou Bisou"] in her native language of French, declaring privately that she hoped the party would make everyone want to go home and have sex. While all the guests loved her performance, the more conservative Don was upset as he felt her dancing and singing were too sexual. Indeed, the next day in the office, Harry Crane made some sexually explicit comments about Megan. This upset her and she left work early. Don then went home to see what was wrong, and when he returned home, he was met with the scene of Megan, in her underwear,  cleaning up after the party. He angrily accused her of embarrassing him with her provocative dancing, but then the fight turned playful, ending in sex. Don agreed to handle their work/home relationship better ("[[Tomorrowland]]")
 ==Clothing/Fashion Style==
-Megan is a free spirit.  Her style reflects her creativity and youth. Megan is also a chameleon of sorts. Her style morphs from professional secretary in the 1960's to the hippy culture of the late sixties and then the style of the West Coast. Compared to [[Don Draper]]'s eternal iconic appearance as the man in the gray/grey suit, Megan is mercurial and ever changing.
+Megan was a free spirit. Her style reflected her creativity and youth. Megan was also a chameleon of sorts. Her style morphed from professional secretary in the sixties to the hippy culture of the late sixties and then the style of the West Coast. Compared to [[Don Draper]]'s eternal iconic appearance as the man in the gray/grey suit, Megan changed with the times and with her career while Don continued to sport the same aesthetic through the years.
 For a sometimes humorous take on the many outfits of Megan Draper, check out [[Megan's outfits]].