Diana Serra Cary

Si Diana Serra Cary (pinanganak bilang si Peggy-Jean Montgomery noong Oktubre 26, 1918 – namatay noong Pebrero 24, 2020) ay isang Amerikanang dating batang aktres, mananalaysay at may-akda ng mga aklat tungkol sa kasaysayan ng Hollywood.

Buhay at karera
Una siyang nakilala sa pagganap sa ibat-ibang papel noong dekada 20 bilang si Baby Peggy, kung saan ay kumita siya ng 1.5 miliong dolyar noong 1924. Sa kabila nito ay tumamlay ang kanyang karera bilang aktres matapos ang alitan sa pagitan ng kanyang ama at si Sol Lesser ukol sa kanyang kinita, at namasukan siya bilang isang tagapagtanghal sa Bodabil. Nasadlak sa kahirapan ang kanyang pamilya at gumanap na ekstra sa ibat-ibang pelikula si Peggy noong dekada 30 hanggang sa magretiro siya sa pag-arte noong 1938.

Sa kagustuhang lumayo sa mundo ng pelikula, nagpakasal si Peggy kay Gordon Ayres noong 1938 at nagpalit siya ng pangalan bilang si Diana Ayres. Noong panahong siya ay may-akda para sa mga palabas sa radyo, madaming nakatuklas sa kanyang nakaraan kung saan ay mas interesado sila sa kanyang buhay bilang isang dating batang aktres kaysa sa kanyang mga akda. Muli siyang nagpalit ng pangalan bilang si Diana Serra Cary matapos siyang umanib sa Katolisismo at ang kanyang pagpapakasal kay Bob Cary noong 1954.

Kinalaunan ay nakilala siya sa pagiging manunulat at sa kanyang adbokasiya para sa mga kapwa batang aktor, kung saan ay sumulat siya ng libro tunkgol sa kanyang buhay at karera na pinamagatang What Ever Happened to Baby Peggy: The Autobiography of Hollywood's Pioneer Child Star, at Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King: A Biography of Hollywood's Legendary Child Star, isapang akda tungkol sa kapwa batang aktor na si Jackie Coogan.

Noong 2017, inilathala ni Cary ang kanyang nobela na pinamagatang The Drowning of the Moon, isang kuwento tungkol sa pamiliyang may hawak ng minahan ng pilak sa Mexico noong ika-18 na siglo.

Namatay siya sa kanyang tahanan sa Gustine noong Pebrero 24, 2020, sa taong 101.

Pelikula
+ Mga maikling pelikula Taon Pamagat Ginampanan Tandaan 1921 Her Circus Man   1921 On with the Show  1921 The Kid's Pal  1921 Playmates bilang Peggy Montgomery 1921 On Account 1921 Pals  1921 Third Class Male   1921 The Clean Up 1921 Golfing  1921 Brownie's Little Venus   1921 A Week Off  1921  Brownie's Baby Doll  1921Sea Shore Shapes  1921 A Muddy Bride  1921 Teddy's Goat  1921 Get-Rich-Quick Peggy  1921 Chums  1922 The Straphanger Di kumpirmado 1922 Circus Clowns  1922 The Little Rascal  1922 Fools First Little girl  1922 Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood  1923 Peg o' the Movies Peg  1923 Sweetie 1923 The Kid Reporter Peggy 1923 Taking Orders  1923 Nobody's Darling  1923 Tips  1923 Little Miss Hollywood Little Miss Hollywood  1923 Miles of Smiles The Twins (Dual role)  1924 Our Pet  1924 The Flower Girl  1924 Stepping Some  1924 Poor Kid  1923 Hansel and Gretel  1924 Such Is Life  1924 Peg o' the Mounted 

+ Features Year Title Role Notes 1921 Fool's Paradise Child Walang kredito 1922 Little Miss Mischief 1922 Penrod Baby Rennsdale  Bilang Peggy Jane 1922 Peggy, Behave! Peggy 1923 Hollywood Herself (cameo) Lost film 1923 Carmen, Jr. 1923 The Darling of New York Santussa  Bilang Baby Peggy Montgomery 1924 The Law Forbids Peggy 1924 Captain January Captain January 1924 Jack and the Beanstalk Maikling pelikula 1924 The Family Secret Peggy Holmes 1924 Helen's Babies Toodie 1926 April Fool Irma Goodman 1932 Off His Base Peggy Bilang Peggy Montgomery 1934 Eight Girls in a Boat Hortense  Bilang Peggy Montgomery 1934 The Return of Chandu Judy Allen, party guest Walang kredito 1935 Ah, Wilderness! Schoolgirl at graduation  Walang kredito 1936 Girls' Dormitory Schoolgirl Bilang Peggy Montgomery 1937 Souls at Sea Bit Role  Walang kredito 1937 True Confession Autograph Hunter  Walang kredito 1938 Having Wonderful Time Extra  Walang kreditoAlternative title: Having a Wonderful Time

Bibliography
 What Ever Happened to Baby Peggy: The Autobiography of Hollywood's Pioneer Child Star, Diana Serra Cary, St. Martins Press, 1996, (ISBN 0-312-14760-0)
 The Hollywood Posse: The Story of a Gallant Band of Horsemen Who Made Movie History, Diana Serra Cary, University of Oklahoma Press, 1996, (ISBN 0-8061-2835-6)
 Hollywood's Children: An Inside Account of the Child Star Era, Diana Serra Cary, Southern Methodist University Press, 1997, (ISBN 0-87074-424-0)
 Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King: A Biography of Hollywood's Legendary Child Star, Diana Serra Cary, Scarecrow Press, 2003, (ISBN 0-8108-4650-0)
 The Shirley Temple Story, Lester David, Putnam Pub Group, 1983, (ISBN 0-399-12798-4)
 "At 93, a Party Girl Is Silent No More", photographs, interview and article by Bruce Bennett, in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, September 5, 2012, page A19.
 "The Last Silent Star Standing: An Oral History of 1920s Film With Diana Serra Cary," photographs, interview and article by Jeffrey Crouse, Film International, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2013, pages 6–24.

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