Peggy Ryan

Dancer

Birthday August 28, 1924

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace California

DEATH DATE Oct 30, 2004 (80)

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About

Dancer and performer who starred in many of Universal's musical films of the 1940s.

Before Fame

She apparently began performing with her parents on the Vaudeville circuit; however, she later claimed that this story was untrue and was manufactured by the studios for publicity purposes.

Trivia

She teamed up with Ray McDonald in the 1949 picture, "Shamrock Hill." The two eventually married and subsequently toured the U.S. as a nightclub act.

Family Life

She was married three times and had two children.

Associated With

She was a frequent on-screen dance partner of Donald O'Connor. The two were nicknamed the "Mickey and Judy of B Pictures."