Peggie Castle
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 Actress Peggie Castle |
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| Born | Peggy Blair December 22, 1927 Appalachia, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 1973 (aged 45) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Peggy Castle Peggie Call |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Revis Call (m. 1945–1950) Robert H. Rains (m. 1951–1954) William McGarry (m. 1955–1969) Arthur Morganstern (m. 1971–1973) |
Peggie Castle (December 22, 1927 – August 11, 1973) was an American actress who specialized in playing the "other woman" in B-movies. She was also billed under the names Peggy Castle and Peggie Call.
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[edit] Career
Born Peggy Blair in Appalachia, Virginia, Castle was discovered by a talent scout while eating in a restaurant in Beverly Hills. She appeared in such films as Payment on Demand, 99 River Street, I, the Jury, Invasion U.S.A., and Arrivederci Roma. Castle then moved to television, where she played the major character Lily Merrill in the television western series Lawman from 1959 to 1962.
[edit] Personal life and death
Castle retired from acting after she married director William McGarry in 1964; she was married four times overall.
She subsequently became an alcoholic and died at the age of forty-five of cirrhosis of the liver.[1]
For her contribution to the television industry, Peggie Castle has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6230 Hollywood Boulevard.
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1947 | When a Girl's Beautiful | "Koko" Glayde | Credited as Peggy Call |
| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Jean Auchincloss | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Buccaneer's Girl | Cleo | |
| 1951 | Payment on Demand | Diana Ramsey | |
| 1951 | Air Cadet | Pat | |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Eleanor | Uncredited |
| 1951 | The Golden Horde | Lailee | |
| 1952 | Invasion U.S.A. | Carla Sanford | |
| 1952 | Fireside Theater | Ann | Episode: "A Kiss for Aunt Sophie" |
| 1953 | I, the Jury | Charlotte Manning | |
| 1953 | 99 River Street | Pauline Driscoll | |
| 1954 | The White Orchid | Kathryn Williams | |
| 1954 | Overland Pacific | Ann Dennison | |
| 1954 | The Long Wait | Venus | |
| 1954 | Jesse James' Women | Waco Gans | |
| 1955 | Finger Man | Gladys Baker | |
| 1956 | Miracle in the Rain | Millie Kranz | |
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Molly Barry | Episode: "Success Story" |
| 1957 | Conflict | Lila Prescott | Episode: "The Money" |
| 1957 | Gunsmoke | Nita Tucker | Episode: "Chester's Murder" |
| 1957 | Beginning of the End | Audrey Aimes | |
| 1958 | Arrivederci Roma | Carol Ralston | |
| 1958 | The Texan | Charlotta Rivera | Episode: "The First Notch" |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Valerie Stacey | Episode: "The Well-Selected Frame" |
| 1959 to 1962 | Lawman | Lily | 105 episodes |
| 1966 | The Virginian | Melissa | Episode: "Morgan Starr" |
[edit] References
- ^ Brode, Douglas; Parker, Fess (2009-10-19). Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors (1946-present). University of Texas Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-292-71849-7.
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