Baby Peggy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

October 29, 1918

Died

February 24, 2020 (age 101)

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

Also Known As

Peggy-Jean Montgomery

Peggy Montgomery

Baby Peggy Montgomery

Diana Serra Cary

Dianna Serra Cary

Baby Peggy

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery, October 29, 1918 – February 24, 2020), known as Baby Peggy, was an American child film actress, vaudevillian, author and silent film historian. At the time of her death, she was one of the last living film stars of the Silent Era of Hollywood. Montgomery, as she then was, was one of the three major American child stars of the Hollywood silent film era along with Jackie Coogan and Baby Marie. Between 1921 and 1923 she made over 150 short films for the Century Film Corporation. In 1922 she received over 1.2 million fan letters, and by 1924 she had been dubbed The Million Dollar Baby for her $1.5 million annual salary ($22 million in 2018). Despite her childhood fame and wealth, she found herself poor and working as an extra by the 1930s. Having an interest in both writing and history since her youth, Montgomery found a second career as an author and silent film historian in her later years under the name Diana Serra Cary. She was the author of several books including her historical novel, The Drowning of the Moon, and was an advocate for child actors' rights. Cary died at her home in Gustine, California at the age of 101.

Known For

Filmography

2020FilmShowbiz Kidsas Self (as Diana Serra Cary)2012FilmClara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddessas Herself2012FilmBaby Peggy: The Elephant in the Roomas Herself2011FilmFragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Filmsas Herself2007FilmGirl 27as Self1999FilmClara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girlas Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies'1989FilmWhen We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screenas Self (as Diana Serra Cary)1982FilmHollywood’s Childrenas Self1938FilmHaving Wonderful Timeas (uncredited)1937FilmTrue Confessionas Autograph Hunter (uncredited)1937FilmSouls at Seaas Bit Role (uncredited)1935FilmAh, Wilderness!as Girl at Graduation (uncredited)1934FilmA Girl of the Limberlostas Schoolgirl1934FilmThe Return of Chanduas Judy Allen1934FilmEight Girls in a Boatas Hortense1932FilmOff His Baseas Peggy1932FilmHollywood on Paradeas Self1927FilmLife in Hollywood No. 3as Self1926FilmApril Foolas Irma Goodman - a Child1924FilmHelen's Babiesas Toddie1924FilmThe Family Secretas Peggy Holmes1924FilmCaptain Januaryas Captain January1924FilmThe Flower Girl1924FilmThe Law Forbidsas Peggy1924FilmPeg o' the Mountedas Peg1924FilmSuch Is Lifeas The Little Match Girl1924FilmOur Pet1923FilmHansel and Gretelas Gretel1923FilmThe Darling of New Yorkas Santussa1923FilmMiles of Smilesas The Twins (dual role)1923FilmCarmen, Jr.1923FilmHollywoodas Baby Peggy Montgomery1923FilmThe Kid Reporteras Peggy1923FilmSweetieas The Little Newspaper Vendor1922FilmFools Firstas Little girl1922FilmThe Little Rascalas Baby Peggy1922FilmCircus Clowns1922FilmPeggy, Behave!as Baby Peggy1921FilmGet-Rich-Quick Peggy1921FilmBrownie's Little Venus1921FilmPlaymatesas Baby Peggy1921FilmHer Circus Man1921FilmSea Shore Shapes

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