Peggy Allenby
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Peggy Allenby | |
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| Born | Eleanor Byrne Fox February 1, 1896 New York City, NY |
| Died | March 23, 1966 (aged 70) New York City, NY |
| Occupation | Actress |
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| Children | 2 |
Peggy Allenby (February 1, 1896 – March 23, 1966) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actress.
Early life[edit]
Allenby was born Eleanor Byrne Fox in New York City and attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart.[1] She entered theatrical work in Nashville.[2]
Career[edit]
Television[edit]
Allenby may be best known for her role as "Mattie Lane Grimsley" on the CBS-TV soap opera Edge of Night. Peggy Allenby was in the show's cast from 1956-66. She also appeared on Cosmopolitan Theater (1951), The Philco Television Playhouse (1951), First Love (1954), Studio One (1954) and The United States Steel Hour (1959).
Radio[edit]
From 1930 to 1950, her voice was a part of such radio broadcasts as Second Husband, Young Doctor Malone, David Harum and Road of Life.[3] She had the role of Mrs. Brown, mother of the title character on the comedy serial Claudia, based on the character created by author Rose Franken,[1] and she played the mother in The Nichols Family.[4] Allenby had the title role in Phyl Coe Radio Mysteries.[5]
Theater[edit]
In 1948, she appeared in The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden on Broadway.[6] Soon after, she replaced Mildred Dunnock, as Willy Loman's wife, in the 1949 production of Death of a Salesman.[7]
Personal life and death[edit]
Allenby was married to actors John McGovern and Robert Armstrong. Her marriage with John McGovern produced two children, John Jr. and Eleanor.[2] She died in 1966 in Park West Hospital after a short illness, aged 70.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mother Role". The Herald-Palladium. October 1, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved March 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Deertrees Leading Lady 'Names' Son, Daughter For Her Radio Programs". Portland Press Herald. July 29, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved March 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'By Kathleen Norris' Series Features Peggy Allenby". Harrisburg Telegraph. September 20, 1941. p. 25. Retrieved March 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lesser, Jerry (February 14, 1942). "Radio Talent: New York" (PDF). Billboard. p. 7. Retrieved 29 March 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Bits Of Gossip On The Ether ." Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 12, 1937. p. 28. Retrieved April 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Atkinson, Brooks (March 21, 1948). "'The Happy Journey'; New Stages Produces Thornton Wilder's One-Act Idyll as Curtain Raiser". The New York Times.
- ^ "Death of a Salesman: Replacements". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "Peggy Allenby, 65, of Edge of Night". The New York Times. March 25, 1966. p. 41. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Peggy Allenby at IMDb
- Peggy Allenby at the Internet Broadway Database
- Peggy Allenby(NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
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