Peggy Allenby

Peggy Allenby
Born
Eleanor Byrne Fox

(1896-02-01)February 1, 1896
New York City, NY
DiedMarch 23, 1966(1966-03-23) (aged 70)
New York City, NY
OccupationActress
Spouses
(m. 1920; div. 1925)
John McGovern
(m. 1932)
Children2

Peggy Allenby (February 1, 1896 – March 23, 1966) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actress.

Early life

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Allenby was born Eleanor Byrne Fox in New York City and attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart.[1] She entered theatrical work in Nashville.[2]

Career

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Television

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Allenby may be best known for her role as "Mattie Lane Grimsley" on the CBS-TV soap opera Edge of Night. Peggy Allenby was in the show's cast from 1956-66. She also appeared on Cosmopolitan Theater (1951), The Philco Television Playhouse (1951), First Love (1954), Studio One (1954) and The United States Steel Hour (1959).

Radio

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From 1930 to 1950, her voice was a part of such radio broadcasts as Second Husband, Young Doctor Malone, David Harum and Road of Life.[3] She had the role of Mrs. Brown, mother of the title character on the comedy serial Claudia, based on the character created by author Rose Franken,[1] and she played the mother in The Nichols Family.[4] Allenby had the title role in Phyl Coe Radio Mysteries.[5]

Theater

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In 1948, she appeared in The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden on Broadway.[6] Soon after, she replaced Mildred Dunnock, as Willy Loman's wife, in the 1949 production of Death of a Salesman.[7]

Personal life and death

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Allenby was married to actors John McGovern and Robert Armstrong. Her marriage with John McGovern produced two children, John Jr. and Eleanor.[2] She died in 1966 in Park West Hospital after a short illness, aged 70.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mother Role". The Herald-Palladium. October 1, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved March 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Deertrees Leading Lady 'Names' Son, Daughter For Her Radio Programs". Portland Press Herald. July 29, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved March 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'By Kathleen Norris' Series Features Peggy Allenby". Harrisburg Telegraph. September 20, 1941. p. 25. Retrieved March 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lesser, Jerry (February 14, 1942). "Radio Talent: New York" (PDF). Billboard. p. 7. Retrieved 29 March 2015.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Bits Of Gossip On The Ether ." Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 12, 1937. p. 28. Retrieved April 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (March 21, 1948). "'The Happy Journey'; New Stages Produces Thornton Wilder's One-Act Idyll as Curtain Raiser". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Death of a Salesman: Replacements". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Peggy Allenby, 65, of Edge of Night". The New York Times. March 25, 1966. p. 41. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
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