Peggy Converse

Peggy Converse
Converse in the 1947 film noir Railroaded!
Born(1905-04-03)April 3, 1905
Oregon City, Oregon, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 2001(2001-03-02) (aged 95)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationStanford University
OccupationActress
Years active1921–1988
Spouse(s)
Edmund Converse
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(m. 1928, divorced)​

Don Porter
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(m. 1944; died 1997)​
Children2

Peggy Converse (April 3, 1905 – March 2, 2001), born Velma Randall, was an American stage, film, and television actress whose lengthy career spanned seven decades.

Early years

Born in Oregon City, Oregon, Converse was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Randall. She graduated from Stanford University in 1927. While there she participated in plays and vaudeville programs and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

Career

Converse began acting at the age of 16 in Los Angeles. She played ingénue parts in the 1920s and 1930s in Broadway productions of Infernal Machine and The Comedy of Good and Evil. She toured the country, playing 100 roles in productions in over 1000 theaters across the United States and Canada, often with her second husband, fellow actor Don Porter. Her film career started in 1942, with an uncredited part in My Sister Eileen, and concluded with 1988's The Accidental Tourist. She also made guest appearances on television shows from the 1950s to the 1980s, including the unaired pilot episode of Mister Ed.

Personal life and death

She married Edmund Converse, the founder of Bonanza Air Lines, in Paris in the fall of 1928. After they divorced, she married Porter. Their marriage lasted 53 years, until his death in 1997. They had two children. She died on March 2, 2001, in her Los Angeles home, aged 95.

Stage credits

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Family Tree
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lawrence Van Gelder (March 19, 2001). "Peggy Converse, 95, Versatile, Peripatetic Actress". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Peggy Converse". Variety. March 20, 2001.
  4. ↑ "Peggy Converse, an actress who appeared on Broadway and throughout North America in stock and touring productions, died March 2 in her Los Angeles home, The New York Times reported". Playbill. March 19, 2001.
  5. 1 2 "Stanford Graduates Are Married in Paris". The San Francisco Examiner. November 9, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved September 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Recent Graduates Of Stanford Wed In Paris, France". Daily Palo Alto Times. November 9, 1928. p. 7. Retrieved September 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 Peggy Converse at the Internet Broadway Database