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Biography of Peggie Castle - Actress
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Peggie Castle was a film actress. Born in the small town of Appalachia, Virginia. This tall, sultry, green-eyed blonde was actually spotted by a talent scout while she was lunching in a Beverly Hills restaurant. In her films she was usually somebody's "woman" more than a girl-friend and her career was confined to colorful co-features mostly B grade: Harem Girl, Wagons West, The Prince Who Was A Thief, Jesse James Women etc. She did have some good roles in in such films as Payment On Demand with Bette Davis, 99 River Street with John Payne (actor)|John Payne, I, the Jury and Seven Hills of Rome (film)|The Seven Hills Of Rome with Mario Lanza. After four seasons playing sexy femme lead Lily Merrill in the TV western series "Lawman" she left show business in 1962. She later developed an alcohol problem and died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1973 in film|1973 at age 45.

