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Diana Serra Cary. 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.
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 blacklisted ...
- Anne Cohen
Feb 25, 2020 · Diana Serra Cary, ‘Baby Peggy’ of Silent Films, Dies at 101. Ms. Cary, who endured poverty and heartbreak after her parents squandered her fortune, went on to become an author and film ...
Mar 28, 2020 · The UC San Diego and La Jolla communities lost a legend Feb. 24 when Diana Serra Cary died at age 101 in her Northern California home. Most famous for her silent film days as “Baby Peggy” in the 1920s, Cary transitioned from life in the spotlight to a more modest career in academia and literature — a remarkable accomplishment given she learned to read and write well after her Hollywood ...
- Staff Writer
Feb 25, 2020 · By Klaritza Rico. 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...
Feb 25, 2020 · In adulthood, she rebounded with a new name, Diana Serra Cary, and became a respected author of books on Hollywood film history. In her autumnal years, at screenings of her few extant films, she ...
4 min read. Billed as Baby Peggy, Diana Serra Cary was one of the first—and the biggest—child stars in silent pictures. She went to become a historian, author and novelist. Born Peggy-Jean Montgomery in San Diego, California, Diana Serra Cary was, as Baby Peggy, a bona fide movie star in her day. The former child star passed away at the age ...
