Peggy Maley

Margaret June "Peggy" Maley (June 8, 1923 – October 1, 2007) was an American actress who appeared in film and television. In 1942, aged 18 or 19, she was crowned Miss Atlantic City.[4][5]

Peggy Maley
Peggy Maley in The Lady Says No (1952)
Born
Margaret June Maley

(1923-06-08)June 8, 1923[1]
Port Carbon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 1, 2007(2007-10-01) (aged 84)[2]
Hatfield, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1961
Spouse(s)Ricky Rayfield (1952-1952) (divorced)
Donald Schonbrun (1972-1994) (divorced)[3]

Film

Maley delivered the feeder line to Marlon Brando in the film The Wild One: "Hey, Johnny, what are you rebelling against?"[6]

Stage

Maley was in the Broadway productions of I Gotta Get Out (1947) and Joy to the World (1948).[7]

Television

Maley had a brief seven-year acting career on television from 1953-60. Her first appearance was as Diane Chandler in Ramar of the Jungle. She made three appearances in The Star and the Story, three on Dragnet, starring Jack Webb, three on Richard Diamond, Private Detective, and three on Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr.

In 1957 she played murderess Lola Florey in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Silent Partner", and played "The Blonde Woman" in the 1958 episode of The Walter Winchell File "The Reporter". She made her final television appearance in 1960 as Verna in Lock-Up starring MacDonald Carey.

She appeared in Private Secretary January 10, 1954.[8] She appeared in "Wanted Dead or Alive" the episode was "The Kovack Affair" with Steve McQueen (original air date March 28, 1959).

Personal life

The daughter of James and Grace (née Williams) Maley, she wed garment manufacturer Rickey Rafield in 1952, a union that reportedly lasted only 12 weeks before it was annulled. She married secondly, many years later, apparently to a policeman from New York; that union also was eventually dissolved.[9]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1943A Guy Named JoeWomanUncredited
1944Broadway RhythmAutograph SeekerUncredited
1944Two Girls and a SailorDream GirlUncredited
1944Meet the PeopleShow GirlUncredited
1944Bathing BeautyCo-EdUncredited
1944Since You Went AwayMarine's Second Girl FriendUncredited
1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoGirl in Officers' ClubUncredited
1945Between Two WomenShowgirlUncredited
1945Anchors AweighLana Turner ImpersonatorUncredited
1946The Harvey GirlsDance-Hall GirlUncredited
1946The Thrill of BrazilShow GirlUncredited
1947Down to EarthMuseUncredited
1951The Lady Says NoMidge
1951I Want YouGladys
1953The BigamistPhone Operator
1953The Wild OneMildred
1954Gypsy ColtPat
1954Drive a Crooked RoadMargeUncredited
1954Siege at Red RiverSally - ShowgirlUncredited
1954Human DesireJean
1955MoonfleetTavern MaidUncredited
1955I Died a Thousand TimesKranmer's GirlUncredited
1956Meet Me in Las VegasMinor RoleUncredited
1956Indestructible ManFrancine
1957The Guns of Fort PetticoatLucy Conover
1957The Midnight StoryVeda Pinelli
1957The Brothers RicoJeanUncredited
1957Escape from San QuentinGeorgie GilbertUncredited
1957Man on the ProwlAlma Doran
1958Live Fast, Die YoungSue Hawkins
1958The Gun RunnersBlonde BarflyUncredited
1958Tarawa BeachheadBlonde at BarUncredited
1958Tombstone Territory s1 ep33Belle Winters
1959OkefenokeeRicki Hart
1959The RookieAunt Myrtle - Radio CharacterUncredited

References
  1. "Margaret June Maley (1923–2007) - Find A Grave..." Findagrave.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. "Ancestry Library Edition". Search.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. "Peggy Maley - The Private Life and Times of Peggy Maley. Peggy Maley Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
  4. Richard Koper (2010). Fifties Blondes: Sexbombs, Sirens, Bad Girls and Teen Queens. BearManor Media. ISBN 1593935218.
  5. "Contestants for Miss America". California, Santa Ana. Santa Ana Register. September 8, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. McCann, Paul (October 6, 1999). "The great movie one-liners that got away". England, London. The Independent. p. 14 – via General OneFile (subscription required) . Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  7. "Peggy Maley". Playbill Vault. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  8. "(TV listing)". New York, Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 10, 1954. p. 29. Retrieved January 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Kilgallen, Dorothy (March 14, 1953). "Jottings in Pencil". Pennsylvania, Franklin. The News-Herald. p. 4. Retrieved January 25, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.


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