Peggie Castle

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Peggie Castle
Actress Peggie Castle
Born	Peggy Blair December 22, 1927(1927-12-22) Appalachia, Virginia, USA
Died	August 11, 1973 (aged 45) (cirrhosis of the liver) Hollywood, California, USA
Other name(s)	Peggy Castle Peggie Call
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Arthur Morganstern (1971-1973) (her death) William McGarry (1955-1969) (divorced) Robert H. Rains (1951-1954) (divorced) Revis Call (1945-1950) (divorced)

Peggie Castle (born Peggy Blair on December 22, 1927 in Appalachia, Virginia, died August 11, 1973 in Hollywood, California) was a film actress who specialized in playing the "other woman" in B-movies. She was also billed under the names Peggy Castle and Peggie Call.

[edit] Career

Castle was discovered by a talent scout while eating in a restaurant in Beverly Hills. She appeared in such films as Payment On Demand, 99 River Street, I, the Jury, Invasion U.S.A., and The Seven Hills Of Rome.

Castle then moved to television, where she played the major character Lily Merrill in the television western series Lawman from 1959 to 1962.

[edit] Personal life

Castle retired from acting after marrying director William McGarry in 1964; she would be married four times overall. She subsequently became an alcoholic. She died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1973 at only 45 years of age.