Peggy Stewart

Peggy Stewart

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Peggy Stewart (born Margaret O'Rourke; June 5, 1923) is an American actress known for her roles in Western B movies and television series.

Peggy Stewart Actress - Date of Birth 5 June 1923, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Birth Name Peggy O'Rourke

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Florida-born Peggy O'Rourke's parents divorced when she was very young. Peggy's mother eventually married a wealthy attorney named Stewart, and Peggy took his name. She grew up in Atlanta (where she developed the athletic skills she would later demonstrate in her many westerns for Republic Pictures). On a family vacation to Los Angeles to visit her grandmother, Peggy, as a lark, attended classes at a dramatic school, but the acting bug hit her hard and when it was time to return to Atlanta, Peggy talked her mother into letting her staying with her grandmother. As luck would have it, a resident of the apartment building they lived in was character actor Henry O'Neill, who took a liking to Peggy and got her cast in her first film, Wells Fargo (1937). She picked up a few more small roles, and acquitted herself so well the parts started getting bigger and she was working more often. She married actor Don 'Red' Barry in 1940, and was eventually signed by Republic Pictures, Barry's studio, to make westerns and serials. In three years, Peggy did almost 30 films at Republic, most of them westerns. She appeared in two of the studio's more successful serials, but when Republic assigned her to another one, she protested. She didn't particularly like working in serials, preferring the feature westerns, which didn't take as long to film. Eventually, the struggle with Republic got to the point where Peggy asked for her release, and she got it. Although she wanted to start doing films other than westerns, she had made so many at Republic that she found herself basically unable to find work in any other genre. She freelanced for Monogram, Allied Artists, PRC and other small studios until she was picked up by Columbia--which immediately put her into serials. She eventually decided to leave the film business, and did so in 1953. She did do some television work (mostly westerns!) while raising her family, and also performed in the Los Angeles theatrical community. She kept her hand in the film business, making occasional appearances in some lower-budget westerns, made-for-TV movies and inexpensive horror pictures.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: frankfob2@yahoo.com

Spouse (2)

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Buck Young (4 March 1953 - 9 February 2000) (his death) (2 children)

Don 'Red' Barry (1940 - 1944) (divorced)

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Sister-in-law of actor Wayne Morris.

Sister of Patricia O'Rourke.

She had two children by second husband Buck Young - a daughter, Abigail Young, and a son, Greg Young, who appeared with both his mother and father (as their son) in the 1972 movie Pickup on 101 (1972).

In the mid 70s Peggy was honored at the annual Western Film Festival.

In July 2002, she was a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina along with Donna Douglas, Edd Byrnes, Alex Cord, Jean Porter, Johnny Duncan and Kevin Greaves.

Williamsburg, VA, USA: Attended the Williamsburg (B-Westerns) Film Festival. [March 2012]

Peggy Stewart has been one of the featured Western stars at the annual Lone Pine Film Festival for a number of years. She participates in Festival "Celebrity Panels" and serves as one of the Directors of the Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Lone Pine Film History. [October 2010]

Was a guest star at the Williamsburg, VA Film (B-Westerns) Festival [March 2009]

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[about director Spencer Gordon Bennet] I adored Spence. He was so focused on what he was doing all the time, he knew exactly what he wanted . . . He was a sweetheart of a man; charming, loving man.

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Peggy Stewart was born on Tuesday, 5 June 1923 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Her full name at birth was Margaret O'Rourke. She was best known as an actress. Stewart's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. She died on Wednesday, 29 May 2019 in Atlanta, USA at the age of 95. Her zodiac star sign was Gemini.

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Atlanta, USA
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Partner: Buck Young (Married) 2 children
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  • Peggy Stewart has been one of the featured Western stars at the annual Lone Pine Film Festival for a number of years. She participates in Festival "Celebrity Panels" and serves as one of the Directors of the Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Lone Pine Film History. [October 2010]
  • Was a guest star at the Williamsburg, VA Film (B-Westerns) Festival [March 2009]
  • In July 2002, she was a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina along with Donna Douglas, Edd Byrnes, Alex Cord, Jean Porter, Johnny Duncan and Kevin Greaves.
  • In the mid 70s Peggy was honored at the annual Western Film Festival.
  • She had two children by second husband Buck Young - a daughter, Abigail Young, and a son, Greg Young, who appeared with both his mother and father (as their son) in the 1972 movie Echoes of the Road (1972).

Peggy Stewart is known for her role in the film Montana Incident (1952) as Clara Martin.

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