Peg Entwistle

Peg Entwistle's story always stops me cold. She was a British-born stage actress with real Broadway credits, yet she's remembered for a single posthumous film and the tragic way she ended her life at just 24, jumping from the Hollywoodland sign in 1932. I find it unbearably poignant that her name became inseparable from that landmark rather than her craft. To me she's a symbol of early Hollywood's cruelty, the dream that chews people up and leaves a legend instead of a career. I wish more people knew her as the working actress she was, not only as the cautionary tale.

Millicent Lilian "Peg" Entwistle (5 February 1908 – 16 September 1932) was a British stage and screen actress. She began her stage career in 1925, appearing in several Broadway productions. She appeared in only one film, Thirteen Women (1932), which was released posthumously. Entwistle gained notoriety after she jumped to her death from atop the 'H' on the Hollywoodland sign in September 1932, at the age of 24.

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Name (English)

Peg Entwistle

Name (Japanese)

ペグ・エントウィスル

Reading

ぺぐ・えんとうぃする

Born

February 5, 1908 – September 16, 1932

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Port Talbot, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

film actor / stage actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AB

Tags

• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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