Baby Peggy

Born: 1918-10-29

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery, October 29, 1918 – February 24, 2020), known as Baby Peggy, was an American child film actress, vaudevillian, author and silent film historian. At the time of her death, she was the last living film star of the Silent Era of Hollywood. Montgomery, as she then was, was one of the three major American child stars of the Hollywood silent film era along with Jackie Coogan and Baby Marie. Between 1921 and 1923 she made over 150 short films for the Century Film Corporation. In 1922 she received over 1.2 million fan letters, and by 1924 she had been dubbed The Million Dollar Baby for her $1.5 million annual salary ($22 million in 2018). Despite her childhood fame and wealth, she found herself poor and working as an extra by the 1930s. Having an interest in both writing and history since her youth, Montgomery found a second career as an author and silent film historian in her later years under the name Diana Serra Cary. She was the author of several books including her historical novel, The Drowning of the Moon, and was an advocate for child actors' rights. Cary died at her home in Gustine, California at the age of 101.


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Showbiz Kids

as Self (as Diana Serra Cary)
Released: 2020-07-14

A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the...

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Souls at Sea

as Bit Role (uncredited)
Released: 1937-09-03

Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave...

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The Return of Chandu

as Judy Allen
Released: 1934-10-01

Chandu consults his crystal ball and sees that Nadji, Princess of Egypt, is in danger. She is...

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Hollywood’s Children

as Self
Released: 1982-02-24

A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy...

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Having Wonderful Time

as (uncredited)
Released: 1938-07-01

Teddy Shaw, a bored New York office girl, goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and...

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Captain January

as Captain January
Released: 1924-07-06

During a tempestuous storm, a lighthouse keeper finds an infant girl who washes ashore tied to...

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Eight Girls in a Boat

as Hortense
Released: 1934-01-05

In an exclusive Swiss school for young girls, Christa Storm discovers she is going to have a...

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True Confession

as Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
Released: 1937-12-24

A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough...

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The Darling of New York

as Santussa
Released: 1923-12-03

Santussa, an orphan who becomes separated from her nurse en route to America to live with her...

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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as Herself
Released: 2011-04-03

Among the pieces featured in Fragments are the final reel of John Ford's The Village Blacksmith...

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Hollywood

as Baby Peggy Montgomery
Released: 1923-08-19

Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa....

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Ah, Wilderness!

as Girl at Graduation (uncredited)
Released: 1935-12-25

At the turn of the century, a young man graduates high school and realizes the joys and sorrows...

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Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room

as Herself
Released: 2012-09-05

Documentary about an extraordinary lady, Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery). In the...

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Helen's Babies

as Toddie
Released: 1924-10-11

A young man, who has vowed never to marry and doesn't particularly like children, is left in...

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The Family Secret

as Peggy Holmes
Released: 1924-09-28

The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station— one whom her father...

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Sea Shore Shapes

as uncredited
Released: 1921-01-02

The story of a bad organ grinder, a life saver, a pretty girl and her baby sister. A dog takes...

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Girl 27

as Self
Released: 2007-07-27

The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the...

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Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

as Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies'
Released: 1999-06-14

Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews...

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The Kid Reporter

as Peggy
Released: 1923-05-30

The 'secretary' of a busy newspaperman is revealed to be a cherubic small child, Baby Peggy....

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Hollywood on Parade

as Self
Released: 1932-06-05

A short featuring many stars

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The Law Forbids

as uncredited
Released: 1924-04-07

Paul and Rhoda Remsen, having marital difficulties, separate; and each is awarded custody of...

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Sweetie

as The Little Newspaper Vendor
Released: 1923-04-04

A Baby Peggy two-reeler

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Life in Hollywood No. 3

as Self
Released: 1927-08-25

Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.

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April Fool

as Irma Goodman - a Child
Released: 1926-11-15

An out-of-work pants presser starts an umbrella business and makes a fortune. His daughter is...

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Circus Clowns

as uncredited
Released: 1922-01-25

Baby Peggy is joined by her star-making partner, Brownie the Wonder Dog and is in a circus as a...

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Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

as Herself
Released: 2012-12-30

A documentary looking at the life, films, and troubled times of America's first sex symbol,...

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Peg o' the Mounted

as Peg
Released: 1924-02-27

A pint-sized Mountie pursues a gang of moonshiners.

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Hansel and Gretel

as Gretel
Released: 1923-12-26

This is the story of the heartless mother whose burdens are such that she would be rid of her...

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Playmates

as Baby Peggy
Released: 1921-05-18

Baby Peggy and Brownie the Dog star in this adorable short.

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Fools First

as Little girl
Released: 1922-05-27

Tommy Frazer is one of a gang of crooks lead by "Tony the Wop". Frazer gets caught and is sent...

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Miles of Smiles

as The Twins (dual role)
Released: 1923-11-28

In a dual role, Baby Peggy plays the Morgan twins—one who lives with her wealthy parents, and...

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