Peggie Castle

Infobox actor
name = Peggie Castle


imagesize =
caption = Actress Peggie Castle
birthname = Peggy Blair
birthdate = birth date|1927|12|22
location = Appalachia, Virginia, USA
deathdate = death date and age|1973|08|11|1927|12|22
deathplace = Hollywood, California, USA
othername = Peggy Castle
Peggie Call
occupation = Actress
spouse = Arthur Morganstern (1971-1973) (her death)
William McGarry (1955-1969) (divorced)
Robert H. Rains (1951-1954) (divorced)
Revis Call (1945-1950) (divorced)

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.

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.

Personal life

Castle retired from acting after marrying director William McGarry in 1964; she would be married four times overall. She subsequently became an alcoholic. She died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1973 at only 45 years of age.

For her contribution to the television industry, Peggie Castle has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6230 Hollywood Boulevard.

Filmography

External links

*imdb|id=0145312|name=Peggie Castle
*amg name|2:11748
*Find A Grave|id=8281958

Persondata
NAME= Castle, Peggie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Blair, Peggy; Castle, Peggy; Call, Peggie
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH= December 22, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH= Appalachia, Virginia, USA
DATE OF DEATH= August 11, 1973
PLACE OF DEATH= Hollywood, California, USA