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| Background information | ||
| Born | Apr 27, 1923 Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota | |
| Died | Jul 11, 1980 - at age 56 Encino, Los Angeles County, California Cancer | |
| Buried: | San Fernando Mission Cemetery Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA | |
| Spouse(s): | Adrian P. Samish (1942–1946; divorced) Jim Jordan (1949–1960; divorced) Francis S. Kellstrom (1962–1962; divorced) | |
| Children: | 3 | |
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Margaret Ann Knudsen in Duluth, Minnesota. After making her movie debut with "A Stolen Life" (1946), she landed the small but pivotal role of Mona Mars in the classic film noir "The Big Sleep" (1946). A curvaceous but icy blonde, Knudsen confidently held her own in her one scene with stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Critics took notice, and this success should have led to better things, but Warner Bros. wasted her promise by casting her as a homewrecker in mostly minor films. By the 1950s, she was playing "tough broads" in such programmers as the women's prison picture "Betrayed Women" (1955) and "The Bottom of the Bottle" (1956). Her other credits include "Humoresque" (1946), "Never Say Goodbye" (1946), "Stallion Road" (1947), "My Wild Irish Rose" (1947), "Trouble Preferred" (1948), "Unchained" (1955), and "Istanbul" (1957). In 1962, she made one last bid for celebrity as the co-star of the proposed TV sitcom "Howie", but CBS refused to buy the pilot episode. For the last 15 years of her life, Knudsen was increasingly debilitated by arthritis and was eventually cared for by her longtime friend, actress Jennifer Jones.
Personal life and death
Knudsen's first marriage was to Adrian Samish, a radio executive. The two eloped after Knudsen's June 1942 performance in My Sister Eileen and went to Media, Pennsylvania, to marry. They divorced in 1946. On June 15, 1949, Knudsen married Jim Jordan Jr. in Los Angeles. They had three daughters together. Jordan was the son of Jim and Marian Jordan, better known as 'Fibber McGee and Molly". The couple divorced in 1960. On February 12, 1962, Knudsen married Francis S. Kellstrom, an electrical contractor. They separated in July and were divorced on October 22, 1962.
She suffered from crippling arthritis for most of her later years and was cared for by her close friend, actress Jennifer Jones. Her grandson is the Hollywood screenwriter John Orloff. On July 11, 1980, Knudsen died of cancer in Encino, California, aged 57.
Recognition
For her contribution to the television industry, Knudsen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard.
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More information
- More career, filmography, discography, and bibliography information may be available at [ Wikipedia:Peggy_Knudsen ]
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