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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. She was the last surviving person with a substantial career in silent films.
Feb 25, 2020 · Diana Serra Cary, an author, a film historian and probably the last surviving child superstar of the silent film era nearly a century ago, who spent decades coming to terms with a bizarre...
Jul 14, 2020 · At the age of 5, Diana Serra Cary, better known as child superstar Baby Peggy, was a self-made multimillionaire, the star of nearly 150 shorts and three feature films. At 7, she was...
Feb 25, 2020 · Glasshouse Images/Shutterstock. Diana Serra Cary, the child silent film star known by the nickname Baby Peggy, died on Monday in Gustine, Calif. She was 101. Born on October 29, 1918 as Peggy...
Feb 25, 2020 · Mrs. Cary, 101, who was among the last living Hollywood stars of the silent era, died Feb. 24 at her home in Gustine, Calif. Rena Kiehn, a board member of the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum...
The former child star lived in dire straits and suffered from nervous breakdowns and near poverty for many years until she found a new and unexpectedly successful career as a book publisher and writer, using the pseudonym "Diana Serra Cary".
Feb 25, 2020 · 29 October 1918–24 February 2020. Diana Serra Cary, known to millions as Baby Peggy, child star of the silent screen, has died aged 101. Her death marks the passing of an era too, because it’s almost certain that she was the last living silent film star. Cary was a mere toddler, just 19 months old, when she first stepped in front of a ...
