Peggy Cartwright
Encyclopedia
Peggy Cartwright was a Canadian
silent film
actress perhaps best known for her short stint as the leading lady of the Our Gang
comedies. She appeared in four shorts in 1922 and, possibly, the pilot
for the series, Our Gang
(the film is currently lost).
Her first husband was Phil Baker with whom she had four children. She married African American
actor
William Walker
in 1962.
Cartwright made an appearance at the 12th International Sons of the Desert
Convention in 2000. It was her first (and only) appearance at the convention, and she happily discussed her brief tenure in the Our Gang series.
Cartwright died shortly thereafter on June 12, 2001. She was the last surviving member of the original Our Gang group of children.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
actress perhaps best known for her short stint as the leading lady of the Our Gang
Our Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
comedies. She appeared in four shorts in 1922 and, possibly, the pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
for the series, Our Gang
Our Gang (film)
Our Gang is a 1922 silent short film. It was the third of Hal Roach's Our Gang shorts to be released, although it was the first to enter production. The two-reel short was released to theaters in October 1922 by Pathé....
(the film is currently lost).
Her first husband was Phil Baker with whom she had four children. She married African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
William Walker
William Walker (US actor)
William Franklin Walker was an American television and film actor. Walker is best remembered for his role as Reverend Sykes in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.-Career:...
in 1962.
Cartwright made an appearance at the 12th International Sons of the Desert
The Sons of the Desert
The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organization devoted to lives and films of comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The group takes its name from a lodge that Laurel and Hardy belonged to in the 1933 movie Sons of the Desert....
Convention in 2000. It was her first (and only) appearance at the convention, and she happily discussed her brief tenure in the Our Gang series.
Cartwright died shortly thereafter on June 12, 2001. She was the last surviving member of the original Our Gang group of children.
Selected filmography
- The Birth of a NationThe Birth of a NationThe Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and based on the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon, Jr. Griffith also co-wrote the screenplay , and co-produced the film . It was released on February 8, 1915...
(1915) - IntoleranceIntolerance (film)Intolerance is a 1916 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and is considered one of the great masterpieces of the Silent Era. The three-and-a-half hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines each separated by several centuries: A contemporary melodrama of crime and redemption; a...
(1916) - From Hand to MouthFrom Hand to MouthFrom Hand to Mouth is a 1919 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the British Film Institute.-Cast:* Harold Lloyd - The Boy in the Glasses* Mildred Davis - The Girl...
(1919) - Good Night, ViennaGood Night, ViennaGoodnight, Vienna is a 1932 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan and Anna Neagle and Gina Malo. Two lovers in Vienna are separated by the First World War, but are later reunited....
(1932)
Our Gang
- One Terrible DayOne Terrible DayOne Terrible Day is a 1922 American silent short film, the first entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang series to be released. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters in September 1922 by Pathé...
(1922) - Fire Fighters (1922)
- Our GangOur Gang (film)Our Gang is a 1922 silent short film. It was the third of Hal Roach's Our Gang shorts to be released, although it was the first to enter production. The two-reel short was released to theaters in October 1922 by Pathé....
(1922) - Young SherlocksYoung SherlocksYoung Sherlocks is a 1922 silent short subject, the fourth entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang series. Directed by Robert F...
(1922) - A Quiet StreetA Quiet StreetA Quiet Street is the sixth Our Gang short subject comedy released. The Our Gang series was created by Hal Roach in 1922, and continued production until 1944.-Synopsis:...
(1922)
External links
- http://theluckycorner.com/rps/001.html
- Peggy Cartwright in 2000