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Peggie Castle

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The Resume

    (December 22, 1927-August 11, 1973)
    Born in Appalachia, Virginia
    Birth name was Peggy Blair
    Portrayed Lily Merrill in ‘Lawman’ (1959-62)
    Appeared in the movies ‘When a Girl’s Beautiful’ (1947), ‘Mr. Belvedere Goes to College’ (1949), ‘Payment on Demand’ (1951), ‘Invasion, U.S.A.’ (1952), ‘I, the Jury’ (1953), ’99 River Street’ (1953), ‘The Long Wait’ (1954), ‘Overland Pacific’ (1954), ‘Jesse James’ Women’ (1954), ‘Target Zero’ (1955), ‘Quincannon, Frontier Scout’ (1956), ‘Back from the Dead’ (1957), ‘Beginning of the End’ (1957), and ‘Arrivederci Roma’ (1958)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was briefly Peggie Call before settling on Castle as a last name.
    She said she spent much of her career ‘playing the roles Yvonne De Carlo turned down.’
    She was married four times, divorced three times.
    She attempted suicide by overdosing on barbiturates and slashing her wrists (1969).
    She was a heavy drinker and died of cirrhosis of the liver.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was an usher at the Hollywood Bowl.
    She was signed to a seven year contract by Universal-International after a talent scout spotted her in a restaurant.
    She was named ‘Miss Cheesecake’ by the Southern California Restaurant Association (1949).
    She quipped about Hollywood gossip, ‘It goes in one ear and out the mouth.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 119 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying