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Peggie Castle (December 22, 1927 – August 11, 1973) was an American actress who specialized in playing the "other woman" in B-movies. Castle was Miss Cheesecake in 1949.

Peggie Castle
Peggie Castle from Invasion, U.S.A. trailer
Born	Peggy Thomas Blair (1927-12-22)December 22, 1927 Appalachia, Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 11, 1973(1973-08-11) (aged 45) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Peggy Castle Peggie Call
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Miss Cheesecake
Spouse(s)	Revis T. Call ​ ​ (m. 1945; div. 1950)​ Robert H. Rains ​ ​ (m. 1951; div. 1954)​ William McGarry ​ ​ (m. 1955; div. 1969)​ (1 child) Arthur Morganstern ​ ​ (m. 1971⁠–⁠1973)​ (his death)
Children	1[1]

Early life

Castle was born as Peggy Thomas Blair in Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia.[2] She changed her last name "because there was another actress named Blair at the first studio in which she worked."[3] Her father, Doyle H. Blair,[3] was at one point "an industrial relations director for a large corporation"[4] and later business manager for Donald O'Connor[3] and studio manager for Goldwyn Studios.[5] Her mother was Elizabeth Blair.[5] She took lessons in drama when she was 8 years old.[3]

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

Career

Radio

Castle's first work as an actress came in the soap opera Today's Children. Then a spot on Radio Theatre in 1947 brought her a screen test offer from 20th Century Fox.[7]

Film

Castle was discovered by a talent scout while eating in a restaurant in Beverly Hills. She was signed to a seven-year contract with Universal-International and made her film debut in the 1947 film When a Girl's Beautiful. In 1949, she was named "Miss Cheesecake" by the Southern California Restaurant Association. Later that year, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Castle "Miss Three Alarm".[8][9] She later appeared in the films Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949),[5] Payment on Demand (1951), The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) Invasion, U.S.A. (1952), 99 River Street (1953), Beginning of the End (1957) and Arrivederci Roma (1957). She often starred in Westerns, appearing in nearly a dozen between Wagons West (1952) and Hell's Crossroads (1957).

Television

In the 1950s, Castle moved into television. She appeared in multiple guest roles on Fireside Theater, Cheyenne, 77 Sunset Strip, and The Restless Gun. In 1957 she appeared as Amy Gordon on Cheyenne in the episode titled "The Spanish Grant." In 1957 she played defendant Sally Fenner in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Negligent Nymph." Also in 1957 she was a primary star on Gunsmoke, playing a forlorn “Nita Tucker” in the episode “Chester’s Murder” (S2E27).

From 1959 to 1962, she co-starred in the television western series Lawman — her first continuing series.[3] Her role as saloon owner Lily Merrill[10] brought out a new dimension of Castle's talent. She stated "For the first time in my life I'm a singer — that's the producer's opinion, not mine."[3]

Her final onscreen role was a guest appearance in a 1966 episode of The Virginian.

Stage

In 1958, Castle acted with Jesse White in a production of A Hole in the Head at the Civic Playhouse in Los Angeles.[2]^: 14

Personal appearances

In 1960, Castle and Peter Brown (who also was a regular in Lawman) traveled to rodeos, performing as a song-and-dance team. Castle stressed, "We're very careful not to sing any romantic songs," treating the act more like a brother-sister team.[11] The duo's stops included St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Albuquerque.[11]

Awards

• 1960 Hollywood Walk of Fame.

6230 Hollywood Boulevard. Dedicated February 8, 1960.[9][12]

Personal life

Castle was married four times. She married Revis T. Call, a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army, on August 19, 1945, in Los Angeles.[2] Following that marriage, she began using Peggy Call as her professional name.[2]^: 8 They divorced in 1950.[8] She married Universal publicist Robert H. Raines January 4, 1951. They divorced April 29, 1954.[13]

On July 24, 1955, Castle married William McGarry, producer and director. They had a daughter, Erin McGarry. Castle divorced McGarry in 1969.[14]

In 1971, Castle married Arthur Morganstern, her fourth husband. They remained married until Morganstern's death in April 1973.[15]

Death

Castle was an alcoholic.[16] On August 11, 1973, her third husband, William McGarry found her body on the couch of her Hollywood apartment. Her death was later determined to be caused by cirrhosis.[17]

Filmography

This is a partial list of films.

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1947	When a Girl's Beautiful	"Koko" Glayde	Credited as Peggy Call
1950	Buccaneer's Girl	Cleo
1951	The Prince Who Was a Thief	Princess Yasmin
1951	Payment on Demand	Diana Ramsey
1951	Air Cadet	Pat
1951	The Golden Horde	Lailee
1952	Invasion, U.S.A.	Carla Sanford
1952	Wagons West	Ann Wilkins
1953	I, the Jury	Charlotte Manning	Shown in 3-D[4]
1953	99 River Street	Pauline Driscoll
1953	Cow Country	Melba Sykes
1954	The Yellow Tomahawk	Katherine
1954	The White Orchid	Kathryn Williams
1954	Overland Pacific	Ann Dennison
1954	The Long Wait	Venus
1954	Jesse James' Women	Waco Gans
1955	Finger Man	Gladys Baker
1955	Tall Man Riding	Reva
1955	Target Zero	Ann Galloway	Korean War UN worker
1956	Miracle in the Rain	Millie Kranz
1956	Quincannon, Frontier Scout	Lesley Selander
1957	Beginning of the End	Audrey Aimes
1957	The Counterfeit Plan	Carole Bernard
1958	Arrivederci Roma	Carol Ralston

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952–1954	Fireside Theater	Various roles	3 episodes
1956	The Millionaire	Candy Caldwell	Episode: "The Candy Caldwell Story"
1956	Four Star Playhouse	Molly Barry	Episode: "Success Story"
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater	Jenny	Episode: "A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo"
1956	Cheyenne	Mississippi	Episode: "Fury at Rio Hondo"
1957	Conflict	Lila Prescott	Episode: "The Money"
1957	Gunsmoke	Nita Tucker	Episode: "Chester's Murder"
1957	Perry Mason	Sally Fenner	Episode: "The Case of the Negligent Nymph"
1958	The Restless Gun	Amity Hobbs	Episode "Hornitas Town"
1958	The Texan	Charlotta Rivera	Episode: "The First Notch"
1958	77 Sunset Strip	Valerie Stacey	Episode: "The Well-Selected Frame"
1959	Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer	Joan Barry	Episode: "The Big Drop"
1959	The Restless Gun		Episode: "Lady by Law"
1959	Markham	Ann Jennings	Episode: "Deadline Date"
1959–1962	Lawman	Lily Merrill	105 episodes
1966	The Virginian	Melissa	Episode: "Morgan Starr"

References

External links

• Peggie Castle at IMDb
• Peggie Castle at AllMovie
• Peggie Castle at Find a Grave
• The Girl They Loved to Kill

На других языках

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[de] Peggie Castle

Peggie Castle (* 22. Dezember 1927 als Peggy Thomas Blair in Appalachia, Virginia; † 11. August 1973 in Hollywood, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Peggie Castle

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[ru] Кастл, Пегги

Пе́гги Кастл (англ. Peggie Castle), урождённая — Блэр (англ. Blair; 22 декабря 1927, Аппалачия, Виргиния, США — 11 августа 1973, Голливуд, Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния, США) — американская актриса.

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