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Peggy O'Shea(1922-2014)

  • Writer
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Peggy O'Shea was born on 3 October 1922 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for One Life to Live (1968), Capitol (1982) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). She was married to Lou Shaw. She died on 1 May 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 3, 1922
DiedMay 1, 2014(91)
BornOctober 3, 1922
DiedMay 1, 2014(91)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

One Life to Live (1968)
One Life to Live
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Capitol (1982)
Capitol
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer(as Peggy Shaw)
Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)
Mod Squad
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • One Life to Live (1968)
    One Life to Live
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story by
    • written by
    • head writer ...
    • 1977–1993
  • Capitol (1982)
    Capitol
    7.0
    TV Series
    • head writer
    • 1983–1984
  • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
    Search for Tomorrow
    7.1
    TV Series
    • head writer
    • 1975–1976
  • The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972)
    The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Love of Life (1951)
    Love of Life
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)
    Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Peyton Place (1964)
    Peyton Place
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by (as Peggy Shaw)
    • 1965
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer (as Peggy Shaw)
    • 1962–1963
  • Nick Adams in Saints and Sinners (1962)
    Saints and Sinners
    5.6
    TV Series
    • story (as Peggy Shaw)
    • 1963
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story by (as Peggy Shaw)
    • 1962
  • Kraft Mystery Theater (1961)
    Kraft Mystery Theater
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer (as Peggy Shaw)
    • 1962
  • Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer (as Peggy Shaw, as Peggy Shaw)
    • 1961–1962
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer (as Peggy Shaw)
    • 1962
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay & story
    • teleplay (as Peggy Shaw, as Peggy Shaw, as Peggy Shaw)
    • 1958–1961

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Peggy Shaw
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • October 3, 1922
    • Niagara Falls, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 1, 2014
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouses
      Lou Shaw? - May 1, 2014 (her death)

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