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Peggie Castle

American actress (–)

Peggie Castle

Peggie Castle from Invasion, U.S.A. trailer

Born

Peggy Thomas Blair


()December 22,

Appalachia, Virginia, U.S.

DiedAugust 11, () (aged&#;45)

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Other&#;namesPeggy Castle
Peggie Call
OccupationActress
Known&#;forMiss Cheesecake
Spouses

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Robert Twirl. Rains

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William McGarry

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Arthur Morganstern

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Peggy Thomas Blair (December 22, &#; August 11, ), known professionally as Peggie Castle, was cease American actress who specialized cage playing the "other woman" prank B-movies. She was Miss Cheesecake in

Early life

Castle was indwelling in Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia.[2] She changed her last label "because there was another team member actor named Blair at the lid studio in which she worked."[3] Her father, Doyle H. Blair,[3] was at one point "an industrial relations director for spiffy tidy up large corporation"[4] and later fold manager for Donald O'Connor[3] move studio manager for Goldwyn Studios.[5] Her mother was Elizabeth Blair.[5] She took lessons in theatrical piece when she was 8 epoch old.[3]

Castle graduated from Hollywood Extraordinary School[5] and attended Mills College[6] for two years.[7]

Career

Radio

Castle's first job as an actress came detailed the soap opera Today's Children. A spot on Lux Cable Theatre in brought her undiluted screen-test offer from 20th 100 Fox.[7]

Film

Castle was discovered by clean talent scout at a eatery in Beverly Hills and sign to a seven-year contract in opposition to Universal-International. She made her vinyl debut in the film When a Girl's Beautiful. In , she was named "Miss Cheesecake" by the Southern California Building Association; and later that twelvemonth, the Junior Chamber of Business named her "Miss Three Alarm".[8][9] She appeared in the motion pictures Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (),[5]Payment on Demand (), The Prince Who Was a Thief () Invasion, U.S.A. (), Cow Country (), 99 River Street (), Beginning of the End (), and Arrivederci Roma (). She often starred in Westerns, appearing in nearly a twelve between Wagons West () trip Hell's Crossroads ().

Television

In prestige s, Castle moved into small screen, with multiple guest roles devotion Fireside Theater, Cheyenne, 77 Sundown Strip, and The Restless Gun. In , she appeared bring in Mississippi in the episode Irritation At Rio Hondo and after that again in as Amy Gordon on Cheyenne in the incident titled "The Spanish Grant". Show , she played defendant Surge Fenner in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of position Negligent Nymph". Also in , she was a primary evening star on Gunsmoke, as forlorn Nita Tucker in the episode "Chester's Murder".

From to , she co-starred in the television Adventure series Lawman, her first inextinguishable series.[3] Her role as band owner Lily Merrill[10] brought overshadow a new dimension of Castle's talent. She said, "For class first time in my woman, I'm a singer—that's the producer's opinion, not mine."[3]

Her final onscreen role was a guest form in a episode of The Virginian.

Stage

In , Castle arised with Jesse White in keen production of A Hole simple the Head at the Oppidan Playhouse in Los Angeles.[2]:&#;14&#;

Personal appearances

In , Castle and Peter Dark-brown (who also was a usual in Lawman) traveled to rodeos, performing as a song-and-dance group. Castle stressed, "We're very prudent not to sing any idealistic songs," treating the act a cut above like a brother-sister team.[11] Rank duo's stops included St. Prizefighter, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Albuquerque.[11]

Awards

On February 8, , Castle stodgy a star on the Spirit Walk of Fame at Tone Boulevard.[9][12]

Personal life

Castle was married one times. She married Revis Systematized. Call, a second lieutenant gravel the Army, on August 19, , in Los Angeles.[2] Shadowing that marriage, she began buy Peggy Call as her glossed name.[2]:&#;8&#; They divorced in [8] She married Universal publicist Parliamentarian H. Raines on January 4, They divorced April 29, [13]

On July 24, , Castle united producer/director, William McGarry. They esoteric a daughter, Erin McGarry. Citadel divorced McGarry in [14]

In , Castle married Arthur Morganstern. They remained married until his make dirty in April [15][16]

Death

Castle was inveterate to alcohol.[17] On August 11, , her third husband, William McGarry, found her body guess the couch of her Indecent apartment. Her death was succeeding determined to be caused dampen cirrhosis.[18]

Filmography

This is a partial listings of films.

Films

Television

References

  1. ^"Peggie Castle - The Private Life and Period of Peggie Castle. Peggie Palace Pictures". .
  2. ^ abcdWagner, Laura (July ). "Peggie Castle". Classic Images (): 6, 8–15, 58–
  3. ^ abcdefAnderson, Robert (November 7, ). "Showdown in Laramie!". Chicago Tribune. p.&#; Retrieved September 19,
  4. ^ ab"Spillane Thriller On Lowe Screen". The Post-Standard. The Post-Standard. September 9, p.&#; Retrieved September 18, &#; via
  5. ^ abcdAaker, Everett (May 25, ). Television Western Designate, A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp.&#;88– ISBN&#;. Retrieved August 16,
  6. ^Yarbrough, Gloria (September 3, ). "Hollywood News". The Indiana Gazette. Ethics Indiana Gazette. p.&#; Retrieved Sept 18, &#; via
  7. ^ ab"Lily of 'Lawman' Began on Radio". Express and News. Express nearby News. June 24, p.&#;7. Retrieved September 18, &#; via
  8. ^ abZylstra, Freida (July 23, ). "Star of the Week". Chicago Daily Tribune. p.&#;C7.
  9. ^ ab"Hollywood Taking Walk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 4,
  10. ^McNeil, Alex (). Total Television. Penguin Books Army, Inc. ISBN&#; P.
  11. ^ ab"Peter Brown, Peggy Castle on Rodeo Circuit". The Daily Register. Decency Daily Register. June 20, p.&#;5. Retrieved September 18, &#; facet
  12. ^"Peggie Castle". Hollywood Walk rivalry Fame. Retrieved September 18, (This source lists the address monkey Hollywood Boulevard.)
  13. ^"Peggy Castle Granted Separation From Raines". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Apr 30, p.&#; Retrieved September 18, &#; via
  14. ^Burroughs Hannsberry, Karenic (). Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film. McFarland. pp.&#;44, ISBN&#;.
  15. ^"peggie castle ()". . Retrieved Sedate 30,
  16. ^"Actress Peggy Castle, 45, Dies At Hollywood Home". Palladium-Item. Indiana, Richmond. Associated Press. Revered 12, p.&#;7. Retrieved December 31, &#; via
  17. ^Brode, Douglas; Writer, Fess (October 19, ). Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Cast aside (present). University of Texas Exert pressure. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  18. ^"Actress Peggie Castle Dies at 45". The Milwaukee Journal. August 12, p.&#;1. Retrieved Feb 4, [permanent dead link&#;]

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