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Baby Peggy

Baby Peggy

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1918-10-29

Birth Place

San Diego, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness!

1935

6.3

Movie
April Fool

April Fool

1926

0.0

Movie
Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room

Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room

2012

6.6

Movie
Brownie's Little Venus

Brownie's Little Venus

1921

0.0

Movie
Captain January

Captain January

1924

6.5

Movie
Carmen, Jr.

Carmen, Jr.

1923

5.0

Movie
Circus Clowns

Circus Clowns

1922

6.0

Movie
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1999

7.7

Movie
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

2012

0.0

Movie
Eight Girls in a Boat

Eight Girls in a Boat

1934

0.0

Movie
Fools First

Fools First

1922

0.0

Movie
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

9.0

Movie
Get-Rich-Quick Peggy

Get-Rich-Quick Peggy

1921

0.0

Movie
Girl 27

Girl 27

2007

6.4

Movie
Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

1923

0.0

Movie
Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

1938

4.9

Movie
Helen's Babies

Helen's Babies

1924

5.6

Movie
Her Circus Man

Her Circus Man

1921

0.0

Movie
Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

7.0

Movie
Hollywood on Parade

Hollywood on Parade

1932

3.0

Movie
Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

1982

0.0

Movie
Life in Hollywood No. 3

Life in Hollywood No. 3

1927

0.0

Movie
Miles of Smiles

Miles of Smiles

1923

0.0

Movie
Off His Base

Off His Base

1932

0.0

Movie
Our Pet

Our Pet

1924

0.0

Movie
Peg o' the Mounted

Peg o' the Mounted

1924

5.5

Movie
Peggy, Behave!

Peggy, Behave!

1922

0.0

Movie
Playmates

Playmates

1921

0.0

Movie
Sea Shore Shapes

Sea Shore Shapes

1921

0.0

Movie
Showbiz Kids

Showbiz Kids

2020

6.9

Movie
Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

1937

5.9

Movie
Such Is Life

Such Is Life

1924

0.0

Movie
Sweetie

Sweetie

1923

0.0

Movie
The Darling of New York

The Darling of New York

1923

7.0

Movie
The Family Secret

The Family Secret

1924

5.9

Movie
The Flower Girl

The Flower Girl

1924

0.0

Movie
The Kid Reporter

The Kid Reporter

1923

0.0

Movie
The Law Forbids

The Law Forbids

1924

0.0

Movie
The Little Rascal

The Little Rascal

1922

10.0

Movie
The Return of Chandu

The Return of Chandu

1934

4.6

Movie
True Confession

True Confession

1937

5.8

Movie