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'''Cynthia Pepper''' (born '''Cynthia Anne Culpepper'''; September 4, 1940) is |
'''Cynthia Pepper''' (born '''Cynthia Anne Culpepper'''; September 4, 1940) is a retired American actress whose principal work was during the early 1960s. She was the star of the 1961–1962 television series [[Margie (TV series)|''Margie'']]. She played Midge (a [[Women's Army Corps|WAC]] [[Private first class|PFC]]) in [[Elvis Presley]]'s ''[[Kissin' Cousins]]'' (1964). |
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== Early years == |
== Early years == |
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Culpepper |
Culpepper was born in Los Angeles on September 4, 1940,<ref name="ddg">{{cite book |last1=Lisanti |first1=Tom |title=Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties |date=7 May 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-9342-5 |pages=151–160 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j8bUpOl2TgYC&dq=%22Cynthia+Pepper%22&pg=PA151 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> the daughter of entertainer [[Jack Pepper]] (Edward Jackson Culpepper), and Pepper's second wife, Dawn Stanton.<ref name="cozad">{{cite book|last=Cozad|first=W. Lee|title=More Magnificent Mountain Movies: The Silver Screen Years 1940-2004|publisher=Rim of the World Historical Society Publication|year=2006|isbn=0972337229|edition=1st|location=Lake Arrowhead, California, USA|page=238}}</ref> Her father was [[Ginger Rogers]]'s dance partner prior to [[Fred Astaire]]. Her mother was also a dancer.<ref name=psb/> |
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After she graduated from [[Hollywood High School]], Pepper worked as a model and typist and took night classes at [[Los Angeles City College]].<ref name="psb">{{cite news |last1=Langley |first1=Frank |title=Cynthia Pepper: Perfect Teenager? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56285713/cynthia-pepper/ |accessdate=July 29, 2020 |work=Press and Sun-Bulletin |date=April 21, 1962 |location=New York, Binghamton |page=29}|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
After she graduated from [[Hollywood High School]], Pepper worked as a model and typist and took night classes at [[Los Angeles City College]].<ref name="psb">{{cite news |last1=Langley |first1=Frank |title=Cynthia Pepper: Perfect Teenager? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56285713/cynthia-pepper/ |accessdate=July 29, 2020 |work=Press and Sun-Bulletin |date=April 21, 1962 |location=New York, Binghamton |page=29}|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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At 18 Pepper appeared on an episode of ''[[Divorce Court# |
At age 18, Pepper appeared on an episode of ''[[Divorce Court#Series overview|Divorce Court]]'' on television.<ref name="psb" /> In 1960-1961, she was cast as next-door teenager Jean Pearson, the romantic interest of young Mike Douglas ([[Tim Considine]]) in ''[[My Three Sons]]''.<ref name=cozad /> The next year, Pepper starred in ''[[Margie (TV series)|Margie]]'', in the role of the [[Roaring Twenties]] teenager Margie Clayton.<ref name=cozad /> Pepper was 21 when ''Margie'' began. |
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In 1964, Pepper appeared in an episode of ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', titled "The Case of the Drifting Dropout". |
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On February 2, 1962, Pepper appeared as herself on the program ''[[Here's Hollywood]]'' with hostess [[Helen O'Connell]]..{{Citation needed |date=July 2020}} After ''Margie'', Pepper appeared in 1964 as [[Private First Class|PFC]] Midge Riley with [[Elvis Presley]] in the film ''[[Kissin' Cousins]]''. In 2002-2003, she appeared in television documentaries about Presley’s life and recalled her own experiences with him. On December 2, 1963, Pepper appeared as Paula, the daughter of Sandra Cummings ([[Rhonda Fleming]]) on the ABC western series, ''[[Wagon Train]]'' in "The Sandra Cummings Story". In 1964, she returned to ''My Three Sons'' for a final guest appearance. In the story line, she returns to fictitious Bryant Park to see Mike Douglas one more time but learns that Mike is engaged to Sally Ann Morrison. That year she also appeared on ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' as Annalee Fisher in "The Case of the Drifting Dropout." |
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In 1965, Pepper was named as the co-star of |
In 1965, Pepper was named as the co-star of ''Sally and Sam'', a series "[[Unfinished creative work#Television|tentatively scheduled]]" to be broadcast from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Mondays on CBS.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Val |title=Romantic Series on C.B.S. Schedule |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/02/10/archives/romantic-series-on-cbs-schedule-general-foods-is-expected-to.html |access-date=November 22, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=February 10, 1965 |page=83|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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She also guest-starred as Amanda Peterson in an episode of ''[[The Addams Family (1964 TV series)|The Addams Family]]'', titled "New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family". |
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She is retired from television and film but still makes personal appearances arranged through her website.<ref>[http://ricksaphire.com/cynthia/index.html Official Cynthia Pepper Web Site<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505084044/http://ricksaphire.com/cynthia/index.html |date=2008-05-05 }}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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On April 17, 1960, Pepper married Mervyn Edwards.<ref name="ll">{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=David C. |title=Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen |date=2010 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5582-9 |pages=107–112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kCjT3AvbN5QC&dq=margie+%22Cynthia+Pepper%22&pg=PA109 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
On April 17, 1960, Pepper married Mervyn Edwards.<ref name="ll">{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=David C. |title=Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen |date=2010 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5582-9 |pages=107–112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kCjT3AvbN5QC&dq=margie+%22Cynthia+Pepper%22&pg=PA109 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 25 March 2024
Cynthia Pepper | |
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 Pepper as Margie, 1962 | |
| Born | Cynthia Anne Culpepper September 4, 1940 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–2005 |
| Spouses | Mervyn L. Edwards
(m. 1960; div. 1968)James Pazillo
(m. 1969; div. 1996) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent |
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Cynthia Pepper (born Cynthia Anne Culpepper; September 4, 1940) is a retired American actress whose principal work was during the early 1960s. She was the star of the 1961–1962 television series Margie. She played Midge (a WAC PFC) in Elvis Presley's Kissin' Cousins (1964).
Early years[edit]
Culpepper was born in Los Angeles on September 4, 1940,[1] the daughter of entertainer Jack Pepper (Edward Jackson Culpepper), and Pepper's second wife, Dawn Stanton.[2] Her father was Ginger Rogers's dance partner prior to Fred Astaire. Her mother was also a dancer.[3]
After she graduated from Hollywood High School, Pepper worked as a model and typist and took night classes at Los Angeles City College.[3]
Career[edit]
At age 18, Pepper appeared on an episode of Divorce Court on television.[3] In 1960-1961, she was cast as next-door teenager Jean Pearson, the romantic interest of young Mike Douglas (Tim Considine) in My Three Sons.[2] The next year, Pepper starred in Margie, in the role of the Roaring Twenties teenager Margie Clayton.[2] Pepper was 21 when Margie began.
In 1964, Pepper appeared in an episode of Perry Mason, titled "The Case of the Drifting Dropout".
In 1965, Pepper was named as the co-star of Sally and Sam, a series "tentatively scheduled" to be broadcast from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Mondays on CBS.[4]
She also guest-starred as Amanda Peterson in an episode of The Addams Family, titled "New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family".
Personal life[edit]
On April 17, 1960, Pepper married Mervyn Edwards.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Lisanti, Tom (7 May 2015). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties. McFarland. pp. 151–160. ISBN 978-0-7864-9342-5. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c Cozad, W. Lee (2006). More Magnificent Mountain Movies: The Silver Screen Years 1940-2004 (1st ed.). Lake Arrowhead, California, USA: Rim of the World Historical Society Publication. p. 238. ISBN 0972337229.
- ^ a b c Langley, Frank (April 21, 1962). "Cynthia Pepper: Perfect Teenager?". Press and Sun-Bulletin. New York, Binghamton. p. 29}. Retrieved July 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Adams, Val (February 10, 1965). "Romantic Series on C.B.S. Schedule". The New York Times. p. 83. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Tucker, David C. (2010). Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen. McFarland. pp. 107–112. ISBN 978-0-7864-5582-9. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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