Margaret June "Peggy" Maley (June 8, 1923 – October 1, 2007) was an American actress who appeared in film and television. In 1942, aged 18 or 19, she was crowned Miss Atlantic City.

Career

Film

Maley delivered the feeder line to Marlon Brando in the film ''

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'': "Hey, Johnny, what are you rebelling against?"

Stage

Maley was in the

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productions of ''I Gotta Get Out'' (1947) and ''Joy to the World'' (1948).

Television

Maley had a brief seven-year acting career on television from 1953-60. Her first appearance was as Diane Chandler in ''

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''. She made three appearances in ''

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'', three on '' Dragnet'', starring Jack Webb, three on ''

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'', and three on ''

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'', starring

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. In 1957 she played murderess Lola Florey in the ''

'' episode, "The Case of the Silent Partner", and played "The Blonde Woman" in the 1958 episode of ''

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'' "The Reporter". She made her final television appearance in 1960 as Verna in '' Lock-Up'' starring

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. She appeared in ''

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'' January 10, 1954. She appeared in "Wanted Dead or Alive" the episode was "The Kovack Affair" with Steve McQueen (original air date March 28, 1959).

Personal life

Maley was the daughter of James and Grace (née Williams) Maley. She wed garment manufacturer Ricky Rafield in 1952, a marriage that lasted only 12 weeks before it was annulled. Her second marriage was in 1972 to policeman Donald Schonbrunn from New York; that marriage also was eventually dissolved.

Filmography

References

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1923 births 2007 deaths Actresses from Pennsylvania American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses People from Pottsville, Pennsylvania Female models from Pennsylvania 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub