Peggy Cass

She died of heart failure in New York City in 1999. Bebe Daniels died of a stroke in London. She was also a regular panelist on the television game show "To Tell the Truth". The pair starred in the radio sitcom "Life With The Lyons" (1951 to 1961), which later made the transition to television. Her son, Rob, has gone on to become a noted economist. Most notably, they starred in the series "Hi Gang" which continued for decades, enjoying considerable popularity during World War II. She was best known for her performance as Agnes Gooch in Auntie Mame on both Broadway and in the film version (1958), a role for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The couple did radio shows for the BBC.

Mary Margaret (Peggy) Cass (May 21, 1924 - March 8, 1999) was an actress and comedienne. With her husband Ben Lyon she moved to London in 1936. She retired from Hollywood in 1935. Her later notable Hollywood films included "42nd Street". Paramont dropped her contract with the advent of talking pictures, but Daniels made a hit in the 1929 soundie "Rio Rita", in which she sang as well.

In the 1920s she was under contract with Paramount Pictures. She appeared in a number of comedies opposite Harold Lloyd. Her early roles varied from stapstick comedy to "bathing beauty" appearances. She was hired by Hal Roach studio in 1915.

For a time she went by the name Virginia Daniels. Daniels first appeared on film at the age of 8. The family moved to Los Angeles, California in her childhood. Her father was a theater manager and her mother a stage actress.

She was born as Phylis Daniels in Dallas, Texas. She started out in Hollywood in the silent movie era, and later starred on radio and television in England. Bebe Daniels (14 January 1901 - 15 March 1971) was a United States actress.
Bebe Daniels in the 1920s.