16 Facts About Peg Entwistle

Millicent Lilian 'Peg' Entwistle was a British stage and screen actress.

Peg Entwistle began her stage career in 1925, appearing in several Broadway productions.

Peg Entwistle appeared in only one film, Thirteen Women, which was released posthumously.

Millicent Lilian Peg Entwistle is the daughter of my first wife whom I divorced and the custody of my said daughter was awarded to me.

In December 1922, Robert Peg Entwistle died, the victim of a hit-and-run motorist on Park Avenue and 72nd Street in New York City.

Peg Entwistle carried the King's train and brought in the poison-cup.

At age 17, Peg Entwistle played the role of Hedvig in a 1925 production of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck.

Peg Entwistle went on tour with the Theatre Guild between Broadway productions.

Peg Entwistle opened the purse and found a suicide note, after which she looked down the mountain and saw the body below.

Peg Entwistle remained unidentified until her uncle, with whom she had been living in the Beachwood Canyon area, identified her remains.

Peg Entwistle's body was cremated and the ashes were later sent to Glendale, Ohio, for burial next to her father in Oak Hill Cemetery, where they were interred on 5 January 1933.

Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story is a short film based on the last day of Peg Entwistle's life.

The song imagines Peg Entwistle standing atop "The big white letter H" as she wonders whether she will be remembered after her death.

We just wanted a dotted half note for that spot, and 'Peg Entwistle' was short enough to fit with the music.

The lyrics heavily feature alliteration on the letter "H" and contain several references to Peg Entwistle's death, including the height of the Hollywood sign and the discovery of her remains by a hiker.

Peg Entwistle was portrayed by actress Laura Liguori in the 2017 short film Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story.