Peggie Castle Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
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.
Net Worth
$9 Million
Date Of Birth
December 22, 1927
Died
1973-08-11
Place Of Birth
Appalachia, Virginia, USA
Height
5' 7" (1.7 m)
Occupation
Actress
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Spouse
Arthur Morganstern
Children
Erin McGarry
Nicknames
Peggie Castle, Castle, Peggie
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Quote
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Let's face it. Nobody likes nice women on the screen. Nice women are dull.
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Fact
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Her signing by Universal-International in 1950 was instigated by Universal star Audie Murphy, whom she was seeing at the time. She left Universal in 1954 and freelanced.
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During her teens, she did some teen modeling and was also hired for a radio soap opera called "Today's Children".
3
Developed a chronic alcohol problem in the early 1960s. In 1969 she attempted suicide by taking an overdose of barbiturates and slashing her wrists. She was later committed to California's Camarillo State Hospital for her alcoholism, but she regressed after her release.
4
While promoted by Universal, she was dubbed "Miss Classy Chassis, "Miss Cheesecake" and "Miss Jet Job".
5
In 1949, Peggie was voted Miss Classy Chassis by members of the United Automobile Workers Union from seven Western states.
6
Had a daughter with third husband William McGarry named Erin. Erin McGarry was born in 1963.
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Parents' names were Doyle and Elizabeth Blair. Her father was a director of an industrial relations firm. When the family moved to Hollywood he was hired as a studio manager at Goldwyn Studios.
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Peggie used to return to her hometown of Appalachia VA at least once a year to visit her favorite aunt to whom she was very close. A resident of Peggie's hometown of Appalachia, VA has recently written a two act play based on her life. Much of the dialogue in the play is taken from actual letters Peggie wrote to her favorite Aunt back home in Appalachia.
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Once named the Ideal Hollywood Secretary by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce after portraying a secretary in the film Miracle in the Rain (1956) in which Peggie co-starred with Van Johnson and Jane Wyman.
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Close friend of war hero/actor Audie Murphy in the early 1950's.
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According to Hollywood lore, Peggie Castle was discovered by a talent agent while eating a shrimp cocktail in the seafood bar of the Farmer's Market in Los Angeles.
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Her birthplace home is the largest house in Appalachia, Virginia.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Virginian
1966
TV Series
Melissa
Lawman
1959-1962
TV Series
Lily Merrill
World of Giants
1959
TV Series
Markham
1959
TV Series
Ann Jennings
The Restless Gun
1958-1959
TV Series
Fern Foster / Amity Hobbs
Mike Hammer
1959
TV Series
Joan Barry
77 Sunset Strip
1958
TV Series
Valerie Stacey
The Texan
1958
TV Series
Charlotta Rivera
Perry Mason
1957
TV Series
Sally Fenner
Seven Hills of Rome
1957
Carol Ralston
Back from the Dead
1957
Mandy Hazelton Anthony
Beginning of the End
1957
Audrey Aimes
Cheyenne
1956-1957
TV Series
Amy Gordon / Mississippi
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957
TV Series
Gunsmoke
1957
TV Series
Nita Tucker
Hell's Crossroads
1957
Paula Collins
Conflict
1957
TV Series
Lila Prescott
The Counterfeit Plan
1957
Carole Bernard
Zane Grey Theater
1956
TV Series
Jenny--erroneously listed as Charity in on-screen credits
Four Star Playhouse
1956
TV Series
Molly Barry
The Oklahoma Woman
1956
Marie 'Oklahoma' Saunders
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956
Maylene Mason
Miracle in the Rain
1956
Millie Kranz
The Millionaire
1956
TV Series
Candy Caldwell AKA Alice Candace Horton
Assignment: Mexico
1956
TV Movie
Grace O'Conner
Target Zero
1955
Ann Galloway
Two-Gun Lady
1955
Karen Marshall, alias Kate Masters (as Peggy Castle)
