Biography
The daughter of a stuntman and sometime actor, Peggy Montgomery proved to be a natural. By the age of three, she was headlining numerous shorts and had her own production unit devoted to churning out her films, becoming the top child star of the decade. At the height of career, there were Baby Peggy dolls and other memorabilia, much like that devoted to another moppet star, Shirley Temple, in the 1930s. Many of Baby Peggy's films were takeoffs …
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Career Milestones
1921 | Film debut in "Her Circus Man" |
1921 | Made star of her own unit at Century Film Corporation |
1924 | Starred in "Captain January" |
1929 | Last silent films, "Bad Men's Money" and "Fighters of the Saddle" |
1934 | Returned to films in "Eight Girls in a Boat"; billed as Peggy Montgomery |
1938 | Last film, "Having a Wonderful Time" |
1975 | Now known as Diana Serra Carey, returned to the spotlight as author of "The Hollywood Posse" |