Peggy Dow
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Peggy Dow | |
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Born | Peggy Josephine Varnadow March 18, 1928 Columbia, Mississippi, U.S. |
Other names | Peggy V. Helmerich |
Education | University of Southern Mississippi Northwestern University |
Occupation | Film actress |
Years active | 1949–1952 |
Spouse |
Walter Helmerich III
(m. 1951; died 2012) |
Children | 5 |
Peggy Dow (born Peggy Josephine Varnadow; March 18, 1928)
Early life
Born in
Career
After brief modeling and radio experience, Dow was spotted by a talent agent and cast in a television show in February 1949. Shortly after that exposure, Universal offered her a seven-year contract. Dow made nine films, most notably as Nurse Kelly in
Dow retired after three years in the business to marry Walter Helmerich III, an oil driller[6] from Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1951. He became president of his family's business, Helmerich & Payne. They were married for 60 years, until his death in 2012. The couple had five sons.[7] She became an active supporter of libraries and other charities.[8]
The
Filmography
- Your Show Time (TV anthology series) (1949)
- Undertow (1949)
- Woman in Hiding (1950)
- Shakedown (1950)
- The Sleeping City (1950)
- Harvey (1950)
- Bright Victory (1951)
- You Never Can Tell (1951)
- Reunion in Reno (1951)
- I Want You (1951)
- The Cases of Eddie Drake (TV series) (1952)
References
- ^ Interview, voicesofoklahoma.com, October 2013; accessed August 11, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ lived in Athens, Tn and married in Athens, Tn "Peggy V. Helmerich: Hollywood Starlet & Gracious Philanthropist"[permanent dead link], Voices of Oklahoma, October 9, 2009 (interview transcript).
- ^ "Annie May Swift Hall", Northwestern University (accessed June 11, 2014).[dead link]
- Toledo Blade. March 25, 1951. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ Cathy Logan, "Tulsa's Peggy Dow Knew Him When", Tulsa World, July 3, 1997.[dead link]
- Milwaukee Sentinel. November 24, 1951. Retrieved February 28, 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "Tulsa Businessman Walter Helmerich III Dead At 88", newson6.com, January 10, 2012.
- Oklahoma State Universitylibrary website (retrieved May 23, 2009).
- ^ "Helmerich Family Leaves Fascinating Legacy", GTR Newspapers, July 6, 2007 (retrieved May 23, 2009).[dead link]
- ^ "OU School of Drama Named to Honor Peggy Dow Helmerich", University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts, December 6, 2012.
- ^ "Annie May Swift Renovation to Begin", Northwestern University, June 6, 2006.
External links
- Peggy Dow at IMDb
- Voices of Oklahoma interview with Peggy Dow Helmerich. First person interview conducted with Peggy Dow Helmerich. Original audio and transcript archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.