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Lillian Peacock

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Lillian Peacock
Born(1889-10-23)October 23, 1889
DiedSeptember 19, 1918(1918-09-19) (aged 28)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLillian M. Webb
OccupationSilent film actress

Lillian Peacock (October 23, 1889 – August 19, 1918) was a silent film actress from Scottdale, Pennsylvania. Her real name was Lillian M. Webb.

Peacock had more than one hundred film credits, beginning with an appearance in Wanted-A Piano Tuner in 1915. Her last film efforts were Cave Man Stuff, Who's To Blame? and The Pie Eyed Piper, all in 1918.

Life and work

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Peacock began acting in the film studios at the age of nineteen. She worked for Universal Pictures, Pathe Pictures and Bosworth Pictures, at various times.[1]

Peacock was severely injured in 1916 during the filming of a comedy scene in which she was to leap from one running automobile to another. Despite her injuries, she continued her career until early 1918 when she became incapacitated by the effects of her injuries. She was 28 years old, and had lived in Los Angeles for eleven years, after moving with her parents from Scottdale, Pennsylvania.[1]

She died in August of that year at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Webb in Los Angeles, California. She is interred at Hollywood Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ a b Los Angeles Times, Lillian Peacock Succumbs Two Years After Being Injured In Making Picture, August 20, 1918, Page II1.