Cynthia Pepper (born Cynthia Anne Culpepper; September 4, 1940) is a retired American actress whose principal work was during the early 1960s. She was the star of the 1961–1962 television series Margie. She played Midge (a WAC PFC) in Elvis Presley's Kissin' Cousins (1964).
Cynthia Pepper | |
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Pepper as Margie, 1962 | |
| Born | Cynthia Anne Culpepper September 4, 1940 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–2005 |
| Spouses | Mervyn L. Edwards
(m. 1960; div. 1968)James Pazillo
(m. 1969; div. 1996) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Jack Pepper |
Early years
editCulpepper was born in Los Angeles on September 4, 1940,[1] the daughter of entertainer Jack Pepper (Edward Jackson Culpepper), and Pepper's second wife, Dawn Stanton.[2] Her father was Ginger Rogers's dance partner prior to Fred Astaire. Her mother was also a dancer.[3]
After she graduated from Hollywood High School, Pepper worked as a model and typist and took night classes at Los Angeles City College.[3]
Career
editAt age 18, Pepper appeared on an episode of Divorce Court on television.[3] In 1960-1961, she was cast as next-door teenager Jean Pearson, the romantic interest of young Mike Douglas (Tim Considine) in My Three Sons.[2] The next year, Pepper starred in Margie, in the role of the Roaring Twenties teenager Margie Clayton.[2] Pepper was 21 when Margie began.
In 1964, Pepper appeared in an episode of Perry Mason, titled "The Case of the Drifting Dropout".
In 1965, Pepper was named as the co-star of Sally and Sam, a series "tentatively scheduled" to be broadcast from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Mondays on CBS.[4]
She also guest-starred as Amanda Peterson in an episode of The Addams Family, titled "New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family".
Personal life
editOn April 17, 1960, Pepper married Mervyn Edwards.[5]
References
edit- ^ Lisanti, Tom (7 May 2015). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties. McFarland. pp. 151–160. ISBN 978-0-7864-9342-5. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c Cozad, W. Lee (2006). More Magnificent Mountain Movies: The Silver Screen Years 1940-2004 (1st ed.). Lake Arrowhead, California, USA: Rim of the World Historical Society Publication. p. 238. ISBN 0972337229.
- ^ a b c Langley, Frank (April 21, 1962). "Cynthia Pepper: Perfect Teenager?". Press and Sun-Bulletin. New York, Binghamton. p. 29}. Retrieved July 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Adams, Val (February 10, 1965). "Romantic Series on C.B.S. Schedule". The New York Times. p. 83. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Tucker, David C. (2010). Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen. McFarland. pp. 107–112. ISBN 978-0-7864-5582-9. Retrieved November 22, 2021.