Peggy Wood
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Peggy Wood | |
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Died | March 18, 1978 , U.S. | (aged 86)
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1910–1969 |
Spouses | |
Children | 1 |
Mary Margaret Wood (February 9, 1892 – March 18, 1978) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best remembered for her performance as the title character in the
Career
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Mary Margaret Wood was born in
According to a 1920 profile, Wood also wrote plays "in collaboration with her father and with Samuel Merwin."[3] She was a member of the Algonquin Round Table.[4]
In 1941, she starred in the New York premiere of Blithe Spirit as Ruth Condomine, whose husband is tormented by the ghost of his deceased first wife. Wood did not star in many films. Her few film appearances include roles in Jalna, A Star Is Born, Call It a Day, The Housekeeper's Daughter, The Bride Wore Boots, Magnificent Doll, and Dream Girl. From 1949 to 1957, she played matriarch Marta Hansen on the popular series Mama, based on the 1943 Broadway play and 1948 film I Remember Mama. When General Foods cancelled the program, there was so much protest that CBS brought it back on Sunday afternoon, this time as a filmed series. As the network did not have all the affiliate station clearances that were needed, the show was put into syndication, where it was a huge success. Producers filmed 26 episodes.[citation needed]
Following "Mama", Wood was seen in episodes of
Wood returned to movies in the 1960
Other
Her first autobiography How Young You Look was published by Farrar and Rinehart in 1941. The updated version Arts and Flowers appeared in 1963. She wrote a biography of actor
Personal life
Wood was married and widowed twice. Her first husband (poet/writer
Death
Wood died on March 18, 1978, at age 86, in Stamford, Connecticut, following a stroke.[6][8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1919 | Almost a Husband | Eva McElwyn | Lost film |
1929 | Wonder of Women | Brigitte | Lost film |
1934 | Handy Andy | Ernestine Yates | |
1935 | The Right to Live | Nurse Wayland | |
Jalna | Meg Whiteoaks | ||
1937 | Call It a Day | Ethel Francis | |
A Star Is Born | Miss Phillips (clerk in Central Casting) | ||
1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Olga | |
1946 | The Bride Wore Boots | Grace Apley | |
Magnificent Doll | Mrs. Payne | ||
1948 | Dream Girl | Lucy Allerton | |
1960 | The Story of Ruth | Naomi | |
1965 | The Sound of Music | The Reverend Mother Abbess | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Mrs. Oliver Jordan | episode: Dinner at Eight |
1949 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Florence McDavid | episode: Dark Hammock |
1951 | Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Gladys | episode: The Skin of Our Teeth |
1949–1957 | Mama | Mama Marta Hansen |
10 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress (1953) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Series (1957) |
1957 | Zane Grey Theatre
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Sarah Jolland | episode: The Bitter Land |
1959 | The United States Steel Hour | Lillian Granet | episode: Seed of Guilt |
1962 | Dr. Kildare | Katie Harris | episode: An Ancient Office |
1963 | The Doctors and the Nurses
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Marcella Higgins | episode: The Saturday Evening of Time |
1965 | For the People | Mrs. Murray | episode: The Killing of One Human Being |
1969 | One Life to Live | Dr. Kate Nolan | Unknown episodes |
Stage (partial list of appearances)
- Love O' Mike (1917)
- Maytime (1917)
- Buddies(1919)
- Bitter Sweet (1929)
- Old Acquaintance (1940)
- Blithe Spirit (1941)
References
- ISBN 978-0-7864-7685-5. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-6848-0937-3. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "That Very Promising Young Author". Photoplay. Vol. XVII, no. 2. January 1920. p. 84. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Members of the Algonquin Round Table". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ "Ruth Gates, Actress, Dead at 79". San Francisco Examiner. May 25, 1966. p. 59. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Peggy Wood, 86, Star in 'Mama'". The New York Times. March 19, 1978. p. 38. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ Blum, Daniel (1954). Great Stars of the American Stage, A Pictorial Record (2nd ed.). Grosset & Dunlop. p. 105.
- ^ "Peggy Wood – Credits". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
External links
- Peggy Wood at IMDb
- Peggy Wood at the Internet Broadway Database
- Peggy Wood at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Peggy Wood portrait gallery at NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection
- 1916 portrait with her K9 pal(Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection)
- Peggy Wood, in 1935, with literary friends, ..bottom left to right, Blanche Oelrichs, Dorothy Parker, Woods ..top left to right: John Colton, Howard Greer, Dudley Murphy
- Wood and her son