- Born
- Died
- Birth namePeggy Thomas Blair
- Nickname
- Peggie Call
- Height1.70 m
- Tall, sultry, green-eyed blonde Peggie Castle was spotted by a talent scout while she was lunching in a Beverly Hills restaurant. In her films she was usually somebody's woman rather than a girlfriend, and her career was confined to mostly "B"-grade action pictures, dramas or westerns: Harem Girl (1952), La Piste des démons (1952), Le voleur de Tanger (1951), Les femmes de Jesse James (1954), among others. She did, however, have good roles in such films as L'Ambitieuse (1951) with Bette Davis, L'affaire de la 99ème rue (1953) with John Payne, J'aurai ta peau (1953), The White Orchid (1954), Miracle in the Rain (1956) with Jane Wyman and in Les sept collines de Rome (1957) with Mario Lanza. After three seasons playing sexy femme lead Lily Merrill, the dance hall hostess and romantic interest for steely-eyed Marshal Dan Troop in the TV western series Lawman (1958), she left show business in 1962. She later developed an alcohol problem and died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1973 at age 45.- IMDb mini biography by: banse@netzero.net
- SpousesArthur Sylvan Morgenstern Sr.(October 17, 1970 - April 30, 1973) (his death)William McGarry(July 24, 1955 - January 1970) (divorced, 1 child)Robert Hilton Rains(January 4, 1951 - April 29, 1954) (divorced)Revis T. Call(August 19, 1945 - 1951) (divorced)
- ParentsDoyle BlairElizabeth Blair
- According to Hollywood lore, she was discovered by a talent agent while eating a shrimp cocktail in the seafood bar of the Farmer's Market in Los Angeles, California.
- Once named the Ideal Hollywood Secretary by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce after she played a secretary in Miracle in the Rain (1956).
- While promoted by Universal, she was dubbed "Miss Classy Chassis", "Miss Cheesecake" and "Miss Jet Job".
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6266 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
- Peggie used to return to her hometown of Appalachia, VA at least once a year to visit her favorite aunt to whom she was very close. A resident of Peggie's hometown has recently written a two-act play based on her life. Much of the dialogue in the play is taken from the letters Peggie wrote to her aunt back home.
- Let's face it. Nobody likes nice women on the screen. Nice women are dull.
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