Peggy Cummins
Active - 1940 - 1961 | Born - Dec 18, 1925 in Prestatyn, North Wales | Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Crime | Height:
Blonde, exotically beautiful British actress Peggy Cummins was a stage performer from the age of 12. She appeared in a handful of English films in the early 1940s, which brought her to the attention of 20th Century-Fox head man Darryl F. Zanuck. Amidst a shower of publicity, Peggy was brought to Hollywood to star in Fox's film adaptation of the notorious Kathleen Windsor novel Forever Amber.
In the early stages of shooting, however, Zanuck evinced disappointment in Peggy's performance, and rapidly replaced her with Linda Darnell; Ms. Cummins was "compensated" with antiseptic leading-lady roles in Fox's Green Grass of Wyoming (1947), Moss Rose (1947) and The Late George Apley (1947). Before returning to England in 1950, Peggy Cummins delivered an unforgettable performance as a psychopathic Bonnie Parker-type criminal in the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1949).
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Active - 1940 - 1961 | Born - Dec 18, 1925 in Prestatyn, North Wales | Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Crime | Height:
Blonde, exotically beautiful British actress Peggy Cummins was a stage performer from the age of 12. She appeared in a handful of English films in the early 1940s, which brought her to the attention of 20th Century-Fox head man Darryl F. Zanuck. Amidst a shower of publicity, Peggy was brought to Hollywood to star in Fox's film adaptation of the notorious Kathleen Windsor novel Forever Amber.
In the early stages of shooting, however, Zanuck evinced disappointment in Peggy's performance, and rapidly replaced her with Linda Darnell; Ms. Cummins was "compensated" with antiseptic leading-lady roles in Fox's Green Grass of Wyoming (1947), Moss Rose (1947) and The Late George Apley (1947). Before returning to England in 1950, Peggy Cummins delivered an unforgettable performance as a psychopathic Bonnie Parker-type criminal in the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1949).
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Blonde, exotically beautiful British actress Peggy Cummins was a stage performer from the age of 12. She appeared in a handful of English films in the early 1940s, which brought her to the attention of 20th Century-Fox head man Darryl F. Zanuck. Amidst a shower of publicity, Peggy was brought to Hollywood to star in Fox's film adaptation of the notorious Kathleen Windsor novel Forever Amber.
In the early stages of shooting, however, Zanuck evinced disappointment in Peggy's performance, and rapidly replaced her with Linda Darnell; Ms. Cummins was "compensated" with antiseptic leading-lady roles in Fox's Green Grass of Wyoming (1947), Moss Rose (1947) and The Late George Apley (1947). Before returning to England in 1950, Peggy Cummins delivered an unforgettable performance as a psychopathic Bonnie Parker-type criminal in the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1949).
"I came to America, it was 1945. I left in 1950, and haven’t been back since. It’s lovely to be here."
“It was all such a long time ago. Darryl Zanuck gave me a contract with Fox. I came to play in “Forever Amber.” But I didn’t. They didn’t think I was sexy enough."
“I have made films with Ronald Coleman, Edward G. Robinson, Victor Mature, Vincent Price, and yet this, “Gun Crazy” is the one that stood out."
“Fox made a big splash for me when I came over. I weighed 98 pounds and had an 18” waist."
“I went to Zanuck’s party [at his home.] All these people were there, Lubitsch, Tyrone Power, Joan Crawford. I said ‘Hello,’ as though I knew them. It was awesome. They were stars; I was an actress.”
“The tendency, if you were a bit short, blonde and rather pretty, was for a conventional role, but this was quite a meaty part. An actor wants to play against type.”
Blonde, exotically beautiful British actress Peggy Cummins was a stage performer from the age of 12. She appeared in a handful of English films in the early 1940s, which brought her to the attention of 20th Century-Fox head man Darryl F. Zanuck. Amidst a shower of publicity, Peggy was brought to Hollywood to star in Fox's film adaptation of the notorious Kathleen Windsor novel Forever Amber.
In the early stages of shooting, however, Zanuck evinced disappointment in Peggy's performance, and rapidly replaced her with Linda Darnell; Ms. Cummins was "compensated" with antiseptic leading-lady roles in Fox's Green Grass of Wyoming (1947), Moss Rose (1947) and The Late George Apley (1947). Before returning to England in 1950, Peggy Cummins delivered an unforgettable performance as a psychopathic Bonnie Parker-type criminal in the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1949).
"I came to America, it was 1945. I left in 1950, and haven’t been back since. It’s lovely to be here."
“It was all such a long time ago. Darryl Zanuck gave me a contract with Fox. I came to play in “Forever Amber.” But I didn’t. They didn’t think I was sexy enough."
“I have made films with Ronald Coleman, Edward G. Robinson, Victor Mature, Vincent Price, and yet this, “Gun Crazy” is the one that stood out."
“Fox made a big splash for me when I came over. I weighed 98 pounds and had an 18” waist."
“I went to Zanuck’s party [at his home.] All these people were there, Lubitsch, Tyrone Power, Joan Crawford. I said ‘Hello,’ as though I knew them. It was awesome. They were stars; I was an actress.”
“The tendency, if you were a bit short, blonde and rather pretty, was for a conventional role, but this was quite a meaty part. An actor wants to play against type.”
