Peggy Conklin
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Conklin (fifth left, seated) in The Petrified Forest, 1935
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Born | Margaret Eleanor Conklin[1] November 2, 1906 Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S. |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Naples, Florida, U.S. |
Occupation | Film, television and theatre actress |
Years active | 1928–1960 |
Spouse(s) | James D. Thompson (m. 1935; died. 1998)[1][2] |
Children | 2[1][2] |
Margaret Eleanor Conklin (November 2, 1906[2] – March 18, 2003)[3] was an American film, television and theatre actress.[1][2]
Conklin was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York.[2][4] When she was twelve her mother died, and she was raised by her two aunts.[1][2] After she graduated from high school she moved to New York City to become an actress, initially studying dancing.[1][2]
Conklin began her acting career in 1928, appeared in the Broadway production Treasure Girl as part of the chorus line.[1][5] She soon started playing leading roles, with her theater credits including Yes, My Darling Daughter, The Petrified Forest, Co-respondent Unknown, The Pursuit of Happiness, Miss Swan Expects, Mr. and Mrs. North, The Wisteria Tress, Old Man Murphy and The Ghost Writer.[1][2][5] Her final theatre credit was from the Broadway play, titled, Howie, where she played the role of "Edith Simms".[5] Conklin starred in the 1936 film Her Master's Voice alongside actor, Edward Everett Horton,[6] and also in The President Vanishes and Having Wonderful Time, but only made five films in total. She also appeared on radio and television.[1][7]
Conklin died in March 2003 at her home in Naples, Florida, at the age of 96.[1][2]
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External links
- Peggy Conklin at the Internet Movie Database
- Peggy Conklin at the TCM Movie DatabaseLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:If preview/configuration' not found.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Peggy Conklin at AllMovie
- Rotten Tomatoes profile
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- 1906 births
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- People from Dobbs Ferry, New York
- Actresses from New York (state)
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- 20th-century American actresses