Baby Peggy

Baby Peggy

  • Birthday: 1918-10-29
  • Deathday: 2020-02-24
  • Place of birth: San Diego, California, USA
  • Also know as: Peggy-Jean Montgomery

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 the last living film star 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.

Filmography

Carmen, Jr.

1923

As

Helen's Babies

1924

As Toddie

The Family Secret

1924

As Peggy Holmes

Hollywood on Parade

1932

As Self

Sweetie

1923

As The Little Newspaper Vendor

The Darling of New York

1923

As Santussa

Peggy, Behave!

1922

As Baby Peggy

The Little Rascal

1922

As Baby Peggy

Such Is Life

1924

As The Little Match Girl

Playmates

1921

As Baby Peggy

Peg o' the Mounted

1924

As Peg

The Kid Reporter

1923

As Peggy

Miles of Smiles

1923

As The Twins (dual role)

Hansel and Gretel

1923

As Gretel

Our Pet

1924

As

Captain January

1924

As Captain January

Girl 27

2007

As Self

Off His Base

1932

As Peggy

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1999

As Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies'

April Fool

1926

As Irma Goodman - a Child

Eight Girls in a Boat

1934

As Hortense

Fools First

1922

As Little girl

Showbiz Kids

2020

As Self

The Return of Chandu

1934

As Judy Allen

Ah, Wilderness!

1935

As Girl at Graduation (uncredited)

Souls at Sea

1937

As Bit Role (uncredited)

Hollywood

1923

As Baby Peggy Montgomery

True Confession

1937

As Autograph Hunter (uncredited)

Having Wonderful Time

1938

As Extra (uncredited)

Production

Hollywood’s Children

1982

As Writer

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