Baby Peggy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 29, 1918
- Died
- February 24, 2020
- Birthplace
- San Diego, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. At the time of her death, she was one of the last living film stars of the Silent Era of Hollywood. Montgomery, as she then was, was one of the three major American child stars of the Hollywood silent film era along with Jackie Coogan and Baby Marie. Between 1921 and 1923 she made over 150 short films for the Century Film Corporation. In 1922 she received over 1.2 million fan letters, and by 1924 she had been dubbed The Million Dollar Baby for her $1.5 million annual salary ($22 million in 2018). Despite her childhood fame and wealth, she found herself poor and working as an extra by the 1930s. Having an interest in both writing and history since her youth, Montgomery found a second career as an author and silent film historian in her later years under the name Diana Serra Cary. She was the author of several books including her historical novel, The Drowning of the Moon, and was an advocate for child actors' rights. Cary died at her home in Gustine, California at the age of 101.
Filmography
Showbiz Kids 2020
as Self (as Diana Serra Cary)
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess 2012
as Herself
Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room 2012
as Herself
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films 2011
as Herself
Girl 27 2007
as Self
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl 1999
as Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies'
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen 1989
as Self
Hollywood’s Children 1982
as Self, Writer
Having Wonderful Time 1938
as (uncredited)
True Confession 1937
as Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
Souls at Sea 1937
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Ah, Wilderness! 1935
as Girl at Graduation (uncredited)
A Girl of the Limberlost 1934
as Schoolgirl
The Return of Chandu 1934
as Judy Allen
Eight Girls in a Boat 1934
as Hortense
- Off His Base
Off His Base 1932
as Peggy
Hollywood on Parade 1932
as Self
Life in Hollywood No. 3 1927
as Self
Life in Hollywood 1927
as Self
April Fool 1926
as Irma Goodman - a Child
Helen's Babies 1924
as Toddie
The Family Secret 1924
as Peggy Holmes
Captain January 1924
as Captain January
- The Flower Girl
The Flower Girl 1924
Actor
The Law Forbids 1924
as Peggy
Peg o' the Mounted 1924
as Peg
- Such Is Life
Such Is Life 1924
as The Little Match Girl
- Our Pet
Our Pet 1924
Actor
Hansel and Gretel 1923
as Gretel
The Darling of New York 1923
as Santussa
Miles of Smiles 1923
as The Twins (dual role)
- Carmen, Jr.
Carmen, Jr. 1923
Actor
Hollywood 1923
as Baby Peggy Montgomery
The Kid Reporter 1923
as Peggy
Sweetie 1923
as The Little Newspaper Vendor
Fools First 1922
as Little girl
- The Little Rascal
The Little Rascal 1922
as Baby Peggy
Circus Clowns 1922
Actor
- Peggy, Behave!
Peggy, Behave! 1922
as Baby Peggy
- Get-Rich-Quick Peggy
Get-Rich-Quick Peggy 1921
Actor
- Brownie's Little Venus
Brownie's Little Venus 1921
Actor
Playmates 1921
as Baby Peggy
- Her Circus Man
Her Circus Man 1921
Actor
Sea Shore Shapes 1921
Actor
Credits from TMDB.