Peggy Lloyd
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Peggy Lloyd was an American
stage actress and television director
known for her work in the Broadway Theater.
Lloyd was born Peggy Craven. She met her future husband, actor Norman Lloyd
, while they were co-starring in the play Crime, which was directed by Elia Kazan
. The couple married on June 29, 1936, and remained together for seventy-five years. They became known for their joint appearances in the Federal Theatre Project
, which was run by the Works Progress Administration
, early in their marriage during the 1930s.
In 1937, Lloyd starred in the Broadway production of Having Wonderful Time
with John Garfield
. She also appeared in a Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet
, directed by Katharine Cornell
. Lloyd then joined Orson Welles
theater company, Mercury Theatre
.
Lloyd became a close associate of director Alfred Hitchcock
and directed many of Hitchock's television specials and series episodes.
Who Is Norman Lloyd? She died on August 30, 2011, at the age of 98. She is survived by her 96-year-old husband of 75 years, and their two children.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
stage actress and television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
known for her work in the Broadway Theater.
Lloyd was born Peggy Craven. She met her future husband, actor Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd is an American actor, producer, and director with a career in entertainment spanning more than seven decades. Lloyd, who currently resides in Los Angeles, has appeared in over sixty films and television shows....
, while they were co-starring in the play Crime, which was directed by Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan was an American director and actor, described by the New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". Born in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, to Greek parents originally from Kayseri in Anatolia, the family emigrated...
. The couple married on June 29, 1936, and remained together for seventy-five years. They became known for their joint appearances in the Federal Theatre Project
Federal Theatre Project
The Federal Theatre Project was a New Deal project to fund theatre and other live artistic performances in the United States during the Great Depression. It was one of five Federal One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration...
, which was run by the Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
, early in their marriage during the 1930s.
In 1937, Lloyd starred in the Broadway production of Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time is a 1938 romantic comedy film released by RKO Radio Pictures.-Plot summary :A bored New York office girl , goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains called Camp Kare Free, for rest and to get away from the noise, busy, city life and finds a handsome waiter , and they fall in...
with John Garfield
John Garfield
John Garfield was an American actor adept at playing brooding, rebellious, working-class character roles. He grew up in poverty in Depression-era New York City and in the early 1930s became an important member of the Group Theater. In 1937 he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner...
. She also appeared in a Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
, directed by Katharine Cornell
Katharine Cornell
Katharine Cornell was an American stage actress, writer, theater owner and producer. She was born to American parents and raised in Buffalo, New York.Cornell is known as the greatest American stage actress of the 20th century...
. Lloyd then joined Orson Welles
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
theater company, Mercury Theatre
Mercury Theatre
The Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City in 1937 by Orson Welles and John Houseman. After a string of live theatrical productions, in 1938 the Mercury Theatre progressed into their best-known period as The Mercury Theatre on the Air, a radio series that included one of the...
.
Lloyd became a close associate of director Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
and directed many of Hitchock's television specials and series episodes.
Personal life
In 2007, Peggy and Norman Lloyd were featured in the documentaryDocumentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
Who Is Norman Lloyd? She died on August 30, 2011, at the age of 98. She is survived by her 96-year-old husband of 75 years, and their two children.