Baby Peggy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Female

Birthday

1918-10-29

Day of death

2020-02-24 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

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

  • The Return of Chandu

    The Return of Chandu

  • The Darling of New York

    The Darling of New York

  • Souls at Sea

    Souls at Sea

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

    When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

  • Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

  • Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel

  • Captain January

    Captain January

  • Fools First

    Fools First

  • True Confession

    True Confession

  • Having Wonderful Time

    Having Wonderful Time

  • April Fool

    April Fool

  • Carmen, Jr.

    Carmen, Jr.

  • The Law Forbids

    The Law Forbids

  • Sea Shore Shapes

    Sea Shore Shapes

  • Girl 27

    Girl 27

  • Hollywood on Parade

    Hollywood on Parade

  • Showbiz Kids

    Showbiz Kids

  • Ah, Wilderness!

    Ah, Wilderness!

  • Off His Base

    Off His Base

  • Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

  • Helen's Babies

    Helen's Babies

  • Sweetie

    Sweetie

  • Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

  • Life in Hollywood No. 3

    Life in Hollywood No. 3

  • Get-Rich-Quick Peggy

    Get-Rich-Quick Peggy

  • Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

    Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

  • The Family Secret

    The Family Secret

  • The Little Rascal

    The Little Rascal

  • Eight Girls in a Boat

    Eight Girls in a Boat

  • A Girl of the Limberlost

    A Girl of the Limberlost

  • Circus Clowns

    Circus Clowns

  • Her Circus Man

    Her Circus Man

  • Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room

    Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room

  • Such Is Life

    Such Is Life

  • The Flower Girl

    The Flower Girl

  • The Kid Reporter

    The Kid Reporter

  • Peg o' the Mounted

    Peg o' the Mounted

  • Brownie's Little Venus

    Brownie's Little Venus

  • Miles of Smiles

    Miles of Smiles

  • Peggy, Behave!

    Peggy, Behave!

  • Our Pet

    Our Pet

  • Playmates

    Playmates