Peggy Ann Garner
| Peggy Ann Garner | |
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Peggy Ann Garner in Jane Eyre (1943)
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| Born |
February 3, 1932 Canton, Ohio, US |
| Died | October 16, 1984 (aged 52) Woodland Hills, California, US |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Occupation | Actress, Real estate agent, Fleet car executive |
| Years active | 1938-1980 |
| Spouse(s) | Kenyon Foster Brown (1964–div.1968) Albert Salmi (1956–div.1963) Richard Hayes (1951–div.1953) |
| Children | Catherine Ann Salmi (1957-1995) |
Peggy Ann Garner (February 3, 1932 – October 16, 1984) was an American actress.
As a child actress, Garner had her first film role in 1938. She won the Academy Juvenile Award for her work in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945). (Whether the award was given specifically for her work in that film is debatable. The Official Academy Awards Database lists the award as "outstanding child actress of 1945," without mentioning a specific film. The Inside Oscar reference book about Academy Awards refers to "Peggy Ann Garner of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Junior Miss" in citing the award.)
Featured roles in such films as Black Widow (1954) did not help to establish her in mature film roles, although she progressed to theatrical work and she made quite a few acting appearances on television as an adult.
Born in Canton, Ohio, Peggy Ann Garner was the daughter of William H. Garner, an attorney, and Virginia Craig Garner. She was pushed by her mother into the limelight and entered in talent quests while still a child. Her parents divorced February 26, 1947.
Garner was a model for still photographers for two years before she began working in films.
In 1949, Garner starred in Peg O' My Heart at the Famous Artists Playhouse in Fayetteville, New York. In 1954, she toured with a troupe in several states, performing in The Moon Is Blue. Garner headlined the national tour of the William Inge hit Broadway play "Bus Stop" beginning in 1955. She starred opposite Albert Salmi, who later became her husband. Garner also appeared opposite Dick York in the touring production.
Garner's Broadway credits include Home Is the Hero, First Lady, The Royal Family, and The Man.
By 1938, Garner had made her first film appearance, and over the next few years she appeared in several more films, including Jane Eyre (1943) and The Keys of the Kingdom (1944). She reached the height of her success at the age of 13 in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), winning an Academy Juvenile Award largely for this performance. In the same year she showed she could handle comedy by giving a fine performance in Junior Miss (1945).
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