Other names Peggy Courtwright Role Film actress Name Peggy Cartwright | Years active 1915–1932 Occupation Film actress | |
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Died June 12, 2001, Victoria, Canada Movies Our Gang, From Hand to Mouth, One Terrible Day, Fire Fighters, Young Sherlocks, A Quiet Street, Goodnight, Vienna Similar People William "Bill" Walker, H M Walker, Phil Baker, Hal Roach, Charley Chase | ||
Peggy Cartwright (November 14, 1912 – June 12, 2001) was a Canadian silent film actress perhaps best known for her short stint as the leading lady of the Our Gang comedies. She appeared in four shorts in 1922 and, possibly, the pilot for the series, Our Gang. Cartwright only appeared in the first four Our Gang shorts that premiered in 1922. One Terrible Day premiered on September 10, 1922, Fire Fighters premiered on October 8, 1922, Young Sherlocks premiered on November 26, 1922, and Saturday Morning premiered on December 3, 1922.
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Her first husband was comedian Phil Baker with whom she had four children. She married actor William "Bill" Walker in 1962.
Death
Cartwright made an appearance at the 12th International Sons of the Desert Convention in 2000. It was her first (and only) appearance at the convention, and she happily discussed her brief tenure in the Our Gang series. She was the last surviving member of the original Our Gang group of children.
Cartwright died shortly thereafter in 2001. She and Walker, a United States Army World War I veteran, are buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
