About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1918-10-29
Place of birth:
San Diego, California, USA
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Baby Peggy

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2020 Showbiz Kids Actor Self (as Diana Serra Cary) 59
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2012 Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess Actor Herself N/A
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2012 Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room Actor Herself 59
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2011 Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Actor Herself 59
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2007 Girl 27 Actor Self 59
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1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl Actor Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies' 59
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1982 Hollywood’s Children Actor Self N/A
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1938 Having Wonderful Time Actor (uncredited) 58
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1937 True Confession Actor Autograph Hunter (uncredited) 59
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1937 Souls at Sea Actor Bit Role (uncredited) 59
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1935 Ah, Wilderness! Actor Girl at Graduation (uncredited) 59
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1934 The Return of Chandu Actor Judy Allen 58
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1934 Eight Girls in a Boat Actor Hortense N/A
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1932 Off His Base Actor Peggy N/A
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1932 Hollywood on Parade Actor Self 58
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1927 Life in Hollywood No. 3 Actor Self N/A
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1926 April Fool Actor Irma Goodman - a Child N/A
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1924 Helen's Babies Actor Toddie 59
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1924 The Family Secret Actor Peggy Holmes 59
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1924 Captain January Actor Captain January 59
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1924 The Flower Girl Actor N/A
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1924 The Law Forbids Actor N/A
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1924 Peg o' the Mounted Actor Peg 58
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1924 Such Is Life Actor The Little Match Girl N/A
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1924 Our Pet Actor N/A
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1923 Hansel and Gretel Actor Gretel N/A
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1923 The Darling of New York Actor Santussa 59
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1923 Miles of Smiles Actor The Twins (dual role) N/A
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1923 Carmen, Jr. Actor 58
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1923 Hollywood Actor Baby Peggy Montgomery 59
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1923 The Kid Reporter Actor Peggy N/A
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1923 Sweetie Actor The Little Newspaper Vendor N/A
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1922 Fools First Actor Little girl N/A
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1922 The Little Rascal Actor Baby Peggy 59
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1922 Circus Clowns Actor 58
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1922 Peggy, Behave! Actor Baby Peggy N/A
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1921 Get-Rich-Quick Peggy Actor N/A
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1921 Brownie's Little Venus Actor N/A
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1921 Playmates Actor Baby Peggy N/A
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1921 Her Circus Man Actor N/A
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1921 Sea Shore Shapes Actor N/A
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Writing
1982 Hollywood’s Children Writing Writer N/A
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