This page will contain discussion groups about Peggy Ryan, as they become available.Peggy RyanPeggy Ryan (born Margaret O'Rene Ryan on 28 August 1924 in Long Beach, California - 30 October 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American dancer who starred in a series of movie musicals at Universal Studios tapping with Donald O'Connor. Her parents were the Vaudeville team "The Merry Dancing Ryans," and Peggy joined them onstage before she was two years old. Her singing, acting, and dancing skills were noticed by George Murphy, who helped her get a role in 1937's Top of the Town. Her first pairing with O'Connor was 1942's What's Cookin'?, and they appeared in films together throughout World War II. She married James Cross in 1945; they were divorced in 1952. She left Universal and was paired up with dancer Ray McDonald for 1949's Shamrock Hill and 1953's All Ashore, and married him in 1953. They toured together in a nightclub act before being divorced in 1957. Her third wedding, in 1958, was to Hawaiian columnist Eddie Sherman, following which she left movies for choreography and semi-retirement. She was brought back to the small screen to play a minor role, as a secretary, in Hawaii Five-0. She was continuing to teach tap-dance up to two days before her death from the effects of a stroke. Credits
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She was continuing to teach tap-dance up to two days before her death from the effects of a stroke. Her last film was with Hugh Grant in the thriller Night Train to Venice in 1994. She was brought back to the small screen to play a minor role, as a secretary, in Hawaii Five-0. In 1983 she wrote an autobiography Nicht bleibt immer so. Her third wedding, in 1958, was to Hawaiian columnist Eddie Sherman, following which she left movies for choreography and semi-retirement. After the war Söderbaum became a noted fashion photographer. They toured together in a nightclub act before being divorced in 1957. From 1935, she starred in a number of pre-World war II and war films with her husband director Veit Harlan. She left Universal and was paired up with dancer Ray McDonald for 1949's Shamrock Hill and 1953's All Ashore, and married him in 1953. Kristina Söderbaum (October 5, 1912 - February 12, 2001)was a Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer. She married James Cross in 1945; they were divorced in 1952. Her first pairing with O'Connor was 1942's What's Cookin'?, and they appeared in films together throughout World War II. Her singing, acting, and dancing skills were noticed by George Murphy, who helped her get a role in 1937's Top of the Town. Her parents were the Vaudeville team "The Merry Dancing Ryans," and Peggy joined them onstage before she was two years old. Peggy Ryan (born Margaret O'Rene Ryan on 28 August 1924 in Long Beach, California - 30 October 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American dancer who starred in a series of movie musicals at Universal Studios tapping with Donald O'Connor. Hawaii Five-O - 1968 (television series). All Ashore - 1953. Shamrock Hill - 1949. There's a Girl in My Heart - 1949. Men in Her Diary - 1945. On Stage Everybody - 1945. That's the Spirit - 1945. Patrick the Great - 1945. Here Come the Co-eds - 1945. Bowery to Broadway - 1944. Babes on Swing Street - 1944. The Merry Monahans - 1944. This Is the Life - 1944. Chip Off the Old Block - 1944. Top Man - 1943. Mister Big - 1943. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - 1942. Get Hep to Love - 1942. Give Out, Sisters - 1942. Private Buckaroo - 1942. Miss Annie Rooney - 1942. Girls' Town - 1942. What's Cookin'? - 1942. Sailor's Lady - 1940. The Grapes of Wrath - 1940. She Married a Cop - 1939. The Flying Irishman - 1939. Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue - 1938. Women Men Marry - 1937. Top of the Town - 1937. The Wedding of Jack and Jill - 1930. |