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Peg Entwistle was born Lillian Millicent Entwistle July 1, 1908 in Port Talbot, Wales. Growing up, she was interested in the stage and when she became older she worked primarily as a stage actress. Peg wanted to have a shot at Hollywood. She was enthralled with the lifestyle and wanted, so much, to make her mark on the silver screen. Peg tended to party with some of the Hollywood elite hoping to score a part, but nothing seemed to come of it. Although she had the stage to fall back on, she didn`t want it. The films were her goal because it would help her to gain fame. In 1932 she achieved her dream at last. She played the role of Hazel in Thirteen Women (1932). Unfortunately, it was her last. On September 18, 1932, after a night of drinking and feeling depressed, she climbed the 50 foot "H" on the Hollywood sign (then named Hollywoodland, a real estate development) and dived head first onto the ground killing herself instantly. Peg was only 24 years old and today is best known for her suicide rather than for her acting skills.
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BiographyDistinctive FeaturesGardenia-scented perfume.Trivia and QuotesQuotes (suicide note) I am afraid I am a coward. I am sorry for everything. If I had done this a long time ago, it would have saved a lot of pain. P.E.Trivia Her mother died when Peg was a child. She and her father moved to New York, and her father remarried and had two sons. Tragedy struck again when Peg's father was run over by a car on Park Avenue. Her brothers went to live with an uncle, and Peg stayed behind to pursue acting. The LA Times dubbed her "The Hollywood Sign Girl," and published Peg's suicide note in hopes that she would be identified. Her uncle recognized the initials and identified her body in the morgue. Born in Port Talbot, Wales, UK Stage actress. Peg was cremated and her ashes interred in her father`s grave. Oak Hill Cemetery, Glendale, Ohio - Section 12, Lot 27, Grave 10. Peg and her brothers were adopted by their Uncle Charles and Aunt Jane. Jane gave up her career as an actress in order to provide a "mother" for the children. Charles Entwistle soon retired from managing actors and theaters around the world in order to remain close to home so Peg, Milton and Robert could have a "father" figure. Charles and his friend Walter Hampden had Peg enrolled in the Jewett Repertory after she developed an interest in the stage. In January, 1925, While at Jewett, Peg Entwistle was performing under the direction of Blanch Yurka in Ibsen`s "The Wild Duck." Peg played Hedvig. In Hedvig`s suicide scene, there was a young girl in the audience with her mother, Ruthie. When this girl, who was the same age as Peg, saw Peg`s remarkable performance, she determined to pursue acting with all her heart. She told her mother as they left the theater, "I want to be exactly like Peg Entwistle!" This young girl would for many years mention in interviews and her biography that this play and Peg Entwistle as the driving force to her becoming an actress. Two years later, while Peg was headed for stardom on Broadway, this girl was hired by Blanch Yurka to play Hedvig. Her name was Bette Davis. The LA Times dubbed her In a cruel twist of irony, a letter to Peg arrived the day after her death from the Beverly Hills Playhouse. She was offered the lead role in a play about a woman driven to suicide. | ||
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