# Peggy Webber

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American actress (born 1925)

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**Peggy Webber** (born September 15, 1925)[1] is an American actress and writer who has worked in film, stage, television, and [radio](/source/Old-time_radio).

## Early years

The daughter of a [wildcat oil driller](/source/Wildcatter),[2] Webber was born in [Laredo, Texas](/source/Laredo%2C_Texas).[1] Before she was three years old, she was entertaining audiences at intermission times in theaters.[3] In 1942, she graduated from [Tucson High School](/source/Tucson_High_Magnet_School), where she was active in dramatics.[4]

## Film

Webber's screen debut came in the 1946 film *[Her Adventurous Night](/source/Her_Adventurous_Night)*. In 1948, she played [Lady Macduff](/source/Lady_Macduff) in [Orson Welles](/source/Orson_Welles)' adaptation of *[Macbeth](/source/Macbeth_(1948_film))*. Her other notable roles include Mrs. Alice Rice in the 1952 film *[Submarine Command](/source/Submarine_Command)* and Miss Dennerly in *[The Wrong Man](/source/The_Wrong_Man)*, directed by [Alfred Hitchcock](/source/Alfred_Hitchcock).[5]

## Radio

Webber debuted on radio at age 12 on [WOAI (AM)](/source/WOAI_(AM)) in San Antonio, Texas.[6] Her vocal talents for radio were highlighted in *Time* magazine's August 5, 1946, issue. The Radio: Vocal Varieties article noted, "In three years, her latex voice has supplied radio with 150 different characters on some 2,500 broadcasts."[7]

Programs on which she was heard included *[The Dreft Star Playhouse](/source/The_Dreft_Star_Playhouse)*,[6] *[Dragnet](/source/Dragnet_(1951_TV_series))*,[8] *The Woman in My House*,[9]: 358 *[Pete Kelly's Blues](/source/Pete_Kelly's_Blues_(radio_series))*,[9]: 269 *Dr. Paul*,[9]: 101 *The Damon Runyon Theater*,[9] and *[The Man Called X](/source/The_Man_Called_X)*.[4] In 1979, she played many characters on *[Sears Radio Theater](/source/Sears_Radio_Theater)*. She is the founder of [California Artists Radio Theatre](/source/California_Artists_Radio_Theatre).[8] The September 8, 2019, episode of *The Big Broadcast* highlighted her career and included a recent interview in which she mentioned her current projects.[10]

## Television

Webber appeared on a number of television programs including *[Dragnet](/source/Dragnet_(1951_TV_series)),* and the followup series, *[Dragnet 1967](/source/Dragnet_(1967_TV_series))*. She portrayed Elise Sandor in *[Kings Row](/source/King's_Row_(TV_series))* on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) in 1955–56.[11] She played the part of Ella McIntyre in the 1956 Quicksand episode of “[Cheyenne](/source/Cheyenne)”. She also played abused sister Flora Stancil in the 1957 Gunsmoke episode "Cheap Labor".

## Writing, directing, and producing

Webber wrote and directed "some 250 stage plays, radio and television programs."[3] She was writer and producer for *Treasures of Literature*, an early television program. In her later years, she was responsible for writing, directing, and producing "hundreds of new audio programs."[3]

## Recognition

Webber received the 2014 [Norman Corwin](/source/Norman_Corwin) Award for Excellence in Audio Theatre, "which celebrates a lifetime of achievement in this sonic art."[3] She was the first woman so honored.[3] Her program *Treasure of Literature* was named "Most Popular Television Program – 1949" by the Television Academy.[12]

## Filmography

Films Year Title Role Note 1946 Her Adventurous Night Miss Howard Uncredited 1946 Little Miss Big Ellen 1948 Macbeth Lady Macduff / The Three 1951 Fighting Coast Guard Head Hostess 1951 Journey into Light Jane Burrows 1951 Submarine Command Alice Rice 1956 The Wrong Man Alice Dennerly 1958 The Screaming Skull Jenni Whitlock 1958 The Space Children Anne Brewster 1959 It Takes a Man Mother 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told Woman praying at temple Uncredited 1987 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy Elise Voice

Television Year Title Role Note 1952–1955 Dragnet Peg Ruskin / Virginia Sterling / Leona Perry / Police dispatcher / Roberta Salazar 1955 The Public Defender Mrs. Gayley 1955 Medic Stell Ramsey 1955 The Whistler Denise Clark 1955 Big Town Carla Jackson 1955 NBC Matinee Theater Cathy 1956 Frontier Meg Horn 1956 Damon Runyon Theater Claire Simpson 1956 Front Row Center Kathy Mullin 1956 Cheyenne Ella McIntyre 1956 Climax! Inez Harley 1956 Chevron Hall of Stars Martha 1956 The Millionaire Mildred Kester 1957 Fireside Theatre Mrs. Helding 1957 Ford Theatre Mrs. Wane 1957 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Norah 1957 Gunsmoke Flora Stancil 1957 The Walter Winchell File Mary 1957–1960 M Squad Mary Nichols / Amy Pryor 1958 Panic! Fran Pulaski 1959 Wagon Train Millie Collins . S2 E22 1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive Minnie Lee Blake 1959 Man Without a Gun Kate Hutchins 1959 Trackdown Nora 1960 Law of the Plainsman Hattie Mullen 1960 The Rebel Juanita Flynn 1962 Laramie Martha Grundy 1967 I Spy Sister Agatha 1967–1970 Dragnet 1967 Jean Sawyer / Mrs. Atkins / Alice Philbin / Mrs. Mary Tucker/ Mrs Eunice Rustin / Marian Stanley / Mrs. Peggy Lassin / Janet Ohrmund 1968 The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Old Lady / Maiden Voice 1969 Harold Robbins' The Survivors Wife on TV 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. Mrs. Ross 1971–1972 Night Gallery Old Crone / First Phone Operator 1971–1973 Adam-12 Mrs. Rule / Mary Grant 1976 The Waltons Eva Hadley 1977 Emergency! Helen Phillips 1978 Project U.F.O. Emma Smith / Helen Carson 1981 Bosom Buddies Dr. Fritzly 1982 Quincy, M.E. Woman 1983–1984 The Smurfs Elderberry Voice 2005 The Inside Mama Bunch Episode: "Everything Nice"

## See also

- [List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)](/source/List_of_centenarians_(actors%2C_filmmakers_and_entertainers))

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ww_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ww_1-1) [*Who's Who in the West?*](https://books.google.com/books?id=AYdmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Webber,%20Peggy%22). Vol. 3. [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan). 2000. p. 662. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780837909301](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780837909301).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-scifi_2-0)** Weaver, Tom (2010). [*A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde: Interviews with 62 Filmmakers*](https://books.google.com/books?id=50AbUfJS6OkC&q=%22Treasures+of+Literature%22+Webber&pg=PA191). McFarland. p. 191. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780786458318](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786458318). Retrieved 2 August 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rw_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rw_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-rw_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-rw_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-rw_3-4) Zizza, Sue (October 2014). ["Hear now festival honors radio actress: Webber receives Norman Corwin Award for excellence in audio theatre"](http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A386436089/GPS?sid=wikipedia). *Radio World*. **38** (25). Retrieved 2 August 2016. – via General OneFile (subscription required)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tdc_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tdc_4-1) ["Peggy Webber to Be on Air"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6090310/tucson_daily_citizen/). *Tucson Daily Citizen*. Arizona, Tucson. June 13, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved August 2, 2016 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PW_5-0)** ["Radio theater's Peggy Webber is 90 – and cooler than you"](http://www.laweekly.com/arts/radio-theaters-peggy-webber-is-90-and-cooler-than-you-5534031). Los Angeles Weekly. 6 May 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rs_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rs_6-1) DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). *Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960*. McFarland & Company, Inc. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7864-2834-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-2834-2). P. 278.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Radio: Vocal Varieties"](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,777047,00.html). *Time*. August 5, 1946. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Webber_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Webber_8-1) ["Peggy Webber"](http://www.cartradio.com/peggy-webber.html). Cartradio.com. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rp_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rp_9-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-rp_9-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-rp_9-3) Terrace, Vincent (1999). *Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows*. McFarland & Company, Inc. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7864-4513-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-4513-4). Pp. 89-90.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Interview with Peggy Webber @7:45 pm [https://wamu.org/story/19/09/01/the-big-broadcast-september-8-2019/](https://wamu.org/story/19/09/01/the-big-broadcast-september-8-2019/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-etvs_11-0)** Terrace, Vincent (2011). *Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010*. McFarland & Company, Inc. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7864-6477-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-6477-7). P. 567.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Awards Search"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160817140449/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations/award-search?search_api_views_fulltext=Treasures+of+Literature&submit=Search&field_celebrity_details_field_display_name=&field_show_details_field_nominee_show_nr_title=&field_show_details_field_network=All&field_show_details_field_production_company=All&field_nominations_year=1949-01-01+00%3A00%3A00&field_nominations_year_1=2016-01-01+00%3A00%3A00&field_award_category=All). *Television Academy*. Archived from [the original](http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations/award-search?search_api_views_fulltext=Treasures+of+Literature&submit=Search&field_celebrity_details_field_display_name=&field_show_details_field_nominee_show_nr_title=&field_show_details_field_network=All&field_show_details_field_production_company=All&field_nominations_year=1949-01-01+00%3A00%3A00&field_nominations_year_1=2016-01-01+00%3A00%3A00&field_award_category=All) on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

## External links

- [Peggy Webber](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916423/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Peggy Webber at the RadioGOLDINdex](https://radiogoldin.library.umkc.edu/Home/RadioGoldin_Records?searchString=Webber,%20Peggy&type=Artists)

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