Peggy Hyland
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| Born |
Gladys Hutchinson June 11, 1884 Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | see notes |
| Spouse(s) | Fred LeRoy Granville |
Peggy Hyland (neé Gladys Hutchinson) (11 June 1884 – ?) was an English silent film actress who was born in Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire.
She was educated in Britain and at convents in Europe. The first convent she attended was Seroule in Verviers, on the frontier of Belgium. It was the first town entered by the German Army in World War I.
Hyland began acting after consulting a who foretold great success for the diminutive English girl. Once she played in support of Cyril Maude who is known for his Grumpy and The Basker.
Her first film is John Halifax, Gentleman (1915), in which she played Ursula March. The same year she appeared in Infelice, directed by L.C. MacBean and Fred Paul. In 1916 she was Olette in The Sixteenth Wife and co-starred with E.H. Sothern in The Chattle. In 1917, she appeared in drama Her Right to Live as the head of a brood of orphans destined for the poohouse.
In The Merry-Go-Round (1919) Hyland plays Gypsy/Susie Alice Pomeroy. Newspapers of the era described the romance as one of the actress' best performances. In the Debt of Honour (1918) she sacrifices her good name to shield the reputation of a U.S. Senator who has taken her in his home as an orphan.
Hyland's film credits number forty. She remained active in films until 1925. Among her many appearances are roles in The Honeypot (1920), Faith (1920), Love Maggy (1921), Shifting Sands (1923) and Forbidden Cargoes (1925). Black Shadows was a 1920 Fox Film feature in which Peggy portrayed Marjorie Langdon. The production starred Allan Roscoe and was directed by Howard M. Mitchell.
Saints and Sinners (1916)
Peg of the Pirates (1918)
Miss Adventure (1919)
Cowardice Court (1919)
The date of death for Hyland has not been definitively determined. The last whereabouts of her was her marriage to Universal film producer Fred LeRoy Granville in September 1921. They later divorced and her last film was released in 1925.
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