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Diana Serra Cary

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Diana Serra Cary
Baby Peggy, noong 1922
Kapanganakan
Peggy-Jean Montgomery

(1918-10-29) 29 Oktubre 1918 (edad 105)
Kamatayan24 Pebrero 2020(2020-02-24) (edad 101)
Ibang pangalanBaby Peggy
Baby Peggy Montgomery
Peggy Montgomery
Peggy-Jean Montgomery
EdukasyonLawlor Professional School
Fairfax High School
TrabahoAktor
mananalaysay
May-akda
Aktibong taon1921-1938
AsawaGordon Ayres (k. 1938; d. 1948)
Bob Cary (k. 1954; died 2001)
Anak1

Si Diana Serra Cary (pinanganak bilang si Peggy-Jean Montgomery noong Oktubre 26, 1918 – namatay noong Pebrero 24, 2020) ay isang Amerikanang dating batang aktres, mananalaysay at may-akda ng mga aklat tungkol sa kasaysayan ng Hollywood.[1]

Buhay at karera

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Una siyang nakilala sa pagganap sa ibat-ibang papel noong dekada 20 bilang si Baby Peggy, kung saan ay kumita siya ng 1.5 miliong dolyar noong 1924. Sa kabila nito ay tumamlay ang kanyang karera bilang aktres matapos ang alitan sa pagitan ng kanyang ama at si Sol Lesser ukol sa kanyang kinita, at namasukan siya bilang isang tagapagtanghal sa Bodabil. Nasadlak sa kahirapan ang kanyang pamilya at gumanap na ekstra sa ibat-ibang pelikula si Peggy noong dekada 30 hanggang sa magretiro siya sa pag-arte noong 1938.

Sa kagustuhang lumayo sa mundo ng pelikula, nagpakasal si Peggy kay Gordon Ayres noong 1938 at nagpalit siya ng pangalan bilang si Diana Ayres. Noong panahong siya ay may-akda para sa mga palabas sa radyo, madaming nakatuklas sa kanyang nakaraan kung saan ay mas interesado sila sa kanyang buhay bilang isang dating batang aktres kaysa sa kanyang mga akda. Muli siyang nagpalit ng pangalan bilang si Diana Serra Cary matapos siyang lumipat sa Katolisismo at ang kanyang pagpapakasal kay Bob Cary noong 1954.[2]

Kinalaunan ay nakilala siya sa pagiging manunulat at sa kanyang adbokasiya para sa mga kapwa batang aktor, kung saan ay sumulat siya ng libro tunkgol sa kanyang buhay at karera na pinamagatang What Ever Happened to Baby Peggy: The Autobiography of Hollywood's Pioneer Child Star, at Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King: A Biography of Hollywood's Legendary Child Star, isapang akda tungkol sa kapwa batang aktor na si Jackie Coogan.

Noong 2017, inilathala ni Cary ang kanyang nobela na pinamagatang The Drowning of the Moon, isang kuwento tungkol sa pamiliyang may hawak ng minahan ng pilak sa Mexico noong ika-18 na siglo.

Namatay siya sa kanyang tahanan sa Gustine noong Pebrero 24, 2020, sa taong 101.

September 3, 1922 cover ng Film Daily
Mga maikling pelikula
Taon Pamagat Ginampanan Tandaan
1921 Her Circus Man
1921 On with the Show
1921 The Kid's Pal
1921 Playmates bilang Peggy Montgomery
1921 On Account
1921 Pals
1921 Third Class Male
1921 The Clean Up
1921 Golfing
1921 Brownie's Little Venus
1921 A Week Off
1921 Brownie's Baby Doll
1921 Sea Shore Shapes
1921 A Muddy Bride
1921 Teddy's Goat
1921 Get-Rich-Quick Peggy
1921 Chums
1922 The Straphanger Di kumpirmado
1922 Circus Clowns
1922 The Little Rascal
1922 Fools First Little girl
1922 Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood
1923 Peg o' the Movies Peg
1923 Sweetie
1923 The Kid Reporter Peggy
1923 Taking Orders
1923 Nobody's Darling
1923 Tips
1923 Little Miss Hollywood Little Miss Hollywood
1923 Miles of Smiles The Twins (Dual role)
1924 Our Pet
1924 The Flower Girl
1924 Stepping Some
1924 Poor Kid
1923 Hansel and Gretel
1924 Such Is Life
1924 Peg o' the Mounted
Features
Year Title Role Notes
1921 Fool's Paradise Child Walang kredito
1922 Little Miss Mischief
1922 Penrod Baby Rennsdale Bilang Peggy Jane
1922 Peggy, Behave! Peggy
1923 Hollywood Herself (cameo) Lost film
1923 Carmen, Jr.
1923 The Darling of New York Santussa Bilang Baby Peggy Montgomery
1924 The Law Forbids Peggy
1924 Captain January Captain January
1924 Jack and the Beanstalk Maikling pelikula
1924 The Family Secret Peggy Holmes
1924 Helen's Babies Toodie
1926 April Fool Irma Goodman
1932 Off His Base Peggy Bilang Peggy Montgomery
1934 Eight Girls in a Boat Hortense Bilang Peggy Montgomery
1934 The Return of Chandu Judy Allen, party guest Walang kredito
1935 Ah, Wilderness! Schoolgirl at graduation Walang kredito
1936 Girls' Dormitory Schoolgirl Bilang Peggy Montgomery
1937 Souls at Sea Bit Role Walang kredito
1937 True Confession Autograph Hunter Walang kredito
1938 Having Wonderful Time Extra Walang kredito
Alternative title: Having a Wonderful Time
  • What Ever Happened to Baby Peggy: The Autobiography of Hollywood's Pioneer Child Star, Diana Serra Cary, St. Martins Press, 1996, (ISBN 0-312-14760-0)
  • The Hollywood Posse: The Story of a Gallant Band of Horsemen Who Made Movie History, Diana Serra Cary, University of Oklahoma Press, 1996, (ISBN 0-8061-2835-6)
  • Hollywood's Children: An Inside Account of the Child Star Era, Diana Serra Cary, Southern Methodist University Press, 1997, (ISBN 0-87074-424-0)
  • Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King: A Biography of Hollywood's Legendary Child Star, Diana Serra Cary, Scarecrow Press, 2003, (ISBN 0-8108-4650-0)
  • The Shirley Temple Story, Lester David, Putnam Pub Group, 1983, (ISBN 0-399-12798-4)
  • "At 93, a Party Girl Is Silent No More", photographs, interview and article by Bruce Bennett, in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, September 5, 2012, page A19.
  • "The Last Silent Star Standing: An Oral History of 1920s Film With Diana Serra Cary," photographs, interview and article by Jeffrey Crouse, Film International, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2013, pages 6–24.

Mga sanggunian

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  1. Lamont, Tom (23 Mayo 2015). "'I spent most of my life as a nobody': the last of the silent movie stars". The Guardian. Nakuha noong 14 Hulyo 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  2. Goldrup, Tom; Goldrup, Jim (2002). Growing Up on the Set: Interviews With 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television. McFarland. p. 29. ISBN 0-786-41254-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)

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