Peggy Stewart

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Peggy Stewart (* 5. June 1923 in West Palm Beach , Florida as Margaret O'Rourke ; † 29. May 2019 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress whose career lasted from 1937 to 2014. She was mainly known for her roles in westerns as well as in various television series, in total Stewart played in more than 120 film and television productions.

Life

Peggy Stewart was born Margaret O'Rourke on June 5, 1923 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her sister was the future professional swimmer Patricia O'Rourke. In the 1930s, the family moved to California, where they met actor Henry O'Neill . This recommended Margaret at Paramount Pictures , which she received in 1937 her first film role in Frisco Express . At the same time she took her stage name Peggy Stewart. Stewart then received other minor roles in the drama White Banners and the musical comedy That Certain Age .

Due to the great success of Frisco-Express , Stewart received further film offers after signing a contract with Republic Pictures in April 1944, most of them westerns. In the following years she played in several dozen films, including some leading and important supporting roles. In the 1950s, Stewart appeared primarily in television series and some television films.

In the 1960s and 1970s, their success slowly waned. She moved to Studio City near Los Angeles and only occasionally played in guest appearances in series and films. For example, Stewart appeared in five episodes of Smoking Colts from 1959 to 1964 and in three episodes of Emergency California from 1974 to 1976 . For her achievements as an actress in westerns, she was honored in 1984 with the Golden Boot Award , which is presented annually to filmmakers in this genre .

Since the 2000s Stewart was again more role offers, including 2,012 as Grandma Delores in the comedy That's My Boy alongside Adam Sandler and in a variety of known television series. From 2007 to 2008 she appeared in a total of eight episodes of The Riches . In 2009 and 2010, Stewart played the role of Sylvia in two episodes of The Office . She remained active well into old age as an actress and as an interview partner for various documentaries on the Western genre. Stewart was also a regular guest star at Western-themed film festivals. Since 1993 she has appeared annually at the Lone Pine Film Festival.

Peggy Stewart was married twice. From 1940 until his divorce in 1944 with actor Don Barry , then from 1953 until his death in February 2000 with actor Buck Young . She died in Los Angeles on May 29, 2019, a week before her 96th birthday.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

  • 1937: Frisco Express (Wells Fargo)
  • 1938: White Banners
  • 1938: Little Tough Guy
  • 1938: That Certain Age
  • 1938: Little Tough Guys in Society
  • 1939: Man About Town
  • 1939: 5th Avenue Girl
  • 1939: Everybody's Hobby
  • 1940: Star Dust
  • 1940: Hell, where is your victory? (All This, and Heaven Too)
  • 1941: side street (Backstreet)
  • 1942: Sleepytime Gal
  • 1943: Girls in Chains
  • 1944: Tucson Raiders
  • 1944: Silver City Kid
  • 1944: Stagecoach to Monterey
  • 1944: Cheyenne Wildcat
  • 1944: Code of the Prairie
  • 1944: Firebrands of Arizona
  • 1944: Sheriff of Las Vegas
  • 1945: Utah
  • 1945: The Vampire's Ghost
  • 1945: Oregon Trail
  • 1945: Bandits of the Badlands
  • 1945: Marshal of Laredo
  • 1945: Rough Riders of Cheyenne
  • 1945: The Tiger Woman
  • 1946: The Phantom Rider
  • 1946: Days of Buffalo Bill
  • 1946: California Gold Rush
  • 1946: Sheriff of Redwood Valley
  • 1946: aka Billy the Kid
  • 1946: Red River Renegades
  • 1946: Conquest of Cheyenne
  • 1946: The Invisible Informer (short film)
  • 1946: Stagecoach to Denver
  • 1947: Son of Zorro
  • 1947: Trail to San Antone
  • 1947: Vigilantes of Boomtown
  • 1947: Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
  • 1947: Messenger of Peace
  • 1948: Tex Granger
  • 1948: Lassy La Roc, the man of the whip, part 4 - Liberated from bandits (Dead Man's Gold)
  • 1948: Fuzzy and the Bad Boys (Frontier Revenge)
  • 1949: The Fighting Redhead
  • 1950: Hollywood Varieties
  • 1950: Cody of the Pony Express
  • 1951: The Pride of Maryland
  • 1952: Battle for the Silver Mine (The Black Lash)
  • 1952: Kansas Territory
  • 1952: Montana Incident
  • 1961: When the Clock Strikes
  • 1961: Gun Street
  • 1961: The Clown and the Kid
  • 1967: The Way West (The Way West)
  • 1970: The Animals
  • 1972: Pickup on 101
  • 1973: The Stranger (TV movie)
  • 1973: The Hunchback from the Horror-Kabinett (Terror in the Wax Museum)
  • 1975: White House Madness
  • 1976: They called him El Lute (Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw)
  • 1977: Black Oak Conspiracy
  • 1979: The Fall of the House of Usher (TV movie)
  • 1980: Beyond Evil
  • 2004: Big Chuck, Little Chuck
  • 2010: The Runaways
  • 2010: The Bag (short film)
  • 2011: Dadgum, Texas
  • 2012: The Chaos Dad (That's My Boy)

TV Shows

Unless otherwise mentioned, one sequence in each case

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mike Barnes: Peggy Stewart, Leading Lady in Westerns at Republic Pictures, Dies at 95. In: The Hollywood Reporter . June 9, 2019, accessed September 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ atriz Peggy Stewart morre aos 95 anos. In: Memórias Cinematográficas. May 30, 2019, accessed May 31, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Michael F. Housel: SO LONG, PEGGY STEWART ... In: Bizarrechats. May 29, 2019, accessed May 30, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Stewart, Peggy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Rourke, Margaret (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH West Palm Beach Florida , United States
DATE OF DEATH 29 May 2019
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States