Peggy Converse (April 3, 1905, Oregon City, Oregon – March 2, 2001,

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, California) was an American stage, film, and television actress whose lengthy career spanned seven decades. She began acting at the age of 16 in Los Angeles. She played ingénue parts in the 1920s and 1930s in Broadway productions of ''Infernal Machine'' and ''The Comedy of Good and Evil''. She toured the country, playing 100 roles in productions in over 1000 theaters across the United States and Canada, often with her second husband, fellow actor

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. Her film career started in 1942, with an uncredited part in ''

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'', and concluded with 1988's ''

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''. She also made guest appearances on television shows from the 1950s to the 1980s, including the unaired pilot episode of ''

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''. She graduated from Stanford University in 1927. Her first husband was Edmund Converse, the founder of

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. After they divorced, she married Porter. Their marriage lasted 53 years, until his death in 1997. They had two children.

Stage credits

* ''Infernal Machine'' (?) * ''The Comedy of Good and Evil'' (?) * ''Miss Quis'' (1937) as Crickett * ''Wuthering Heights'' (1939) as Isabel Linton

Filmography

* ''

'' (1942) (uncredited) * ''

Good Luck, Mr. Yates ''Good Luck, Mr. Yates'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by Ray Enright and written by Lou Breslow and Adele Comandini. The film stars Claire Trevor, Jess Barker, Edgar Buchanan, Tom Neal, Albert Bassermann and Henry Armetta. The film wa ...

'' (1943) (uncredited) * ''

The Girl of the Limberlost ''The Girl of the Limberlost'' is a 1945 American drama film starring Ruth Nelson, Dorinda Clifton, and Loren Tindall, and directed by Mel Ferrer. The film is based on a 1909 novel by Gene Stratton-Porter, which was previously filmed in 1909 as ...

'' (1945) * '' Just Before Dawn'' (1946) (uncredited) * ''

The Brute Man ''The Brute Man'' is a 1946 American horror thriller film starring Rondo Hatton as the Creeper, a murderer seeking revenge against the people he holds responsible for the disfigurement of his face. Directed by Jean Yarbrough, the film features ...

'' (1946) (uncredited) * '' Railroaded!'' (1947) * ''

Rusty Leads the Way ''Rusty Leads the Way'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Will Jason and starring Ted Donaldson, Sharyn Moffett and John Litel. It is part of the Rusty film series.Blottner p.286 Plot Cast * Ted Donaldson as Danny Mitchell * Sharyn M ...

'' (1948) * '' The Devil's Henchman'' (1949) * '' Father Is a Bachelor'' (1950) * '' Borderline'' (1950) (uncredited) * '' The Family Secret'' (1951) * ''

Miss Sadie Thompson ''Miss Sadie Thompson'' is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugh ...

'' (1953) * ''

They Rode West ''They Rode West'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson. It reunites the stars of '' The Caine Mutiny'', Robert Francis, Donna Reed, May Wynn and Philip Carey. Based on the story ''Wood Hawk'' by Leo Katcher, it was filmed ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Day of the Badman'' (1958) * '' The Thing That Couldn't Die'' (1958) * '' Voice in the Mirror'' (1958) * ''Cops and Robin'' (1978 TV movie) * ''The Best Place to Be'' (1979 TV movie) * ''

'' (1988)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Converse, Peggy 1905 births 2001 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses People from Oregon City, Oregon Stanford University alumni