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Peggy Cass

1924 - 1999

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Mary Margaret "Peggy" Cass (May 21, 1924 – March 8, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer. As an actress, Cass is best known for originating the role of Agnes Gooch in the 1956 stage and 1958 film versions of Auntie Mame, for which she won a Tony Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. As a television personality, Cass is best known as one of the resident panelists on To Tell the Truth from 1962 to 1968 when hosted by Bud Collyer, 1969 to 1978 when hosted by Garry Moore and his successors Bill Cullen and Joe Garagiola, and 1990 when hosted by Gordon Elliott. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Peggy Cass is the 10,605th most popular actor (down from 10,293rd in 2024), the 15,565th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,986th in 2019) and the 4,907th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Peggy Cass ranks 10,605 out of 13,578. Before her are Joi Lansing, John Benjamin Hickey, Tad Hilgenbrink, Monique Coleman, Lucie Arnaz, and Susan Walters. After her are Johnny Mack Brown, Edurne, Barbara Jo Allen, Aya Endō, Crissy Moran, and Elena Verdugo.

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Among people born in 1924, Peggy Cass ranks 507. Before her are Dolores Gray, Russell Johnson, Sarah Caldwell, Earl Palmer, Harry Schwarz, and Ella Mae Morse. After her are Jonathan Frid, Kamala Markandaya, Tony Britton, and Han Xu. Among people deceased in 1999, Peggy Cass ranks 334. Before her are Bobby Troup, Ella Mae Morse, Indrani Rahman, Diane Foster, Gonzalo Rodríguez, and John Chafee. After her are Jill Dando, Greg Moore, Menno Oosting, Vikram Batra, Ibragim Gasanbekov, and David Strickland.

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Among people born in United States, Peggy Cass ranks 15,572 out of 20,380. Before her are Vera C. Bushfield (1889), Tad Hilgenbrink (1981), Monique Coleman (1980), Lucie Arnaz (1951), Meghan Trainor (1993), and Susan Walters (1963). After her are Johnny Mack Brown (1904), Barbara Jo Allen (1906), Brian Duffy (1953), Bill Frist (1952), Crissy Moran (1975), and Elena Verdugo (1925).

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Among actors born in United States, Peggy Cass ranks 4,910. Before her are Joi Lansing (1929), John Benjamin Hickey (1963), Tad Hilgenbrink (1981), Monique Coleman (1980), Lucie Arnaz (1951), and Susan Walters (1963). After her are Johnny Mack Brown (1904), Barbara Jo Allen (1906), Crissy Moran (1975), Elena Verdugo (1925), Felicia Day (1979), and Leslie Stefanson (1971).

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