Background
Castle was born Peggy Blair in Appalachia in Wise County in far southwestern Virginia. Her father, Doyle H. Blair, was at one point "an industrial relations director for a large corporation" and later business manager for Donald O"Connor.
Castle was born Peggy Blair in Appalachia in Wise County in far southwestern Virginia. Her father, Doyle H. Blair, was at one point "an industrial relations director for a large corporation" and later business manager for Donald O"Connor.
She attended Mills College for two years.
She was also billed under the names Peggy Castle and Peggie Call. She changed her last name from Blair "because there was another actress named Blair at the first studio in which she worked." She took lessons in drama when she was 8 years old. Castle"s first work as an actress came in the soap opera Today"s Children.
Then a spot on Theatre in 1947 brought her a screen test offer from 20th Century Fox.
In 1960, Castle and Peter Brown (who also was a regular in Lawman) traveled to rodeos, performing as a song-and-dance team Castle stressed, "We"re very careful not to sing any romantic songs," treating the act more like a brother-sister team
The duo"s stops included Saint Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Albuquerque. Foreign her contribution to the television industry, Peggie Castle has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6230 Hollywood Boulevard.
lieutenant was dedicated February 8, 1960.
(This source lists the address as 6266 Hollywood Boulevard) In her later years, Castle developed alcoholism. Her death was later determined to be caused by cirrhosis.
Quotations: "Foreign the first time in my life I"m a singer — that"s the producer"s opinion, not mine.".
