Peg Entwistle: From Port Talbot to Hollywoodland
Peg Entwistle: From Port Talbot to Hollywoodland Peg Entwistle Welsh‑born stage and film actress, born Millicent Lilian Entwistle , whose brief life became one of Hollywood’s most enduring and tragic legends. Early life Peg Entwistle, born Millicent Lilian Entwistle , entered the world in Port Talbot, Wales , her birth date recorded variously as 1 July 1908 or 6 February 1908 , depending on the document. Known affectionately as “Peg” , she spent her earliest years in Wales before the family moved to London . Her mother, Emily Entwistle , died when Peg was very young, leaving her father, Robert Entwistle , to raise her. 1911 Census The wider Entwistle family remained firmly rooted in Port Talbot, as evidenced by the 1911 Census entry for Millicent Entwistle, aged 3, at 5 Broad Street, Port Talbot. In that household were her uncle Frank Seaton , 43 , an Organist and Accountant , his wife Laura , and their sons Alfred , 21 , serving in the Mercantile Marine , and John , 19 , a Clerk . ...
