Peggy Cummins

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birthplace = Prestatyn, North Wales
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occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1940-1961
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Peggy Cummins (born December 18 1925) is a British actress, best known for her role in Joseph H. Lewis' "Gun Crazy", playing a sharp shooter who robs banks with her lover (played by John Dall).

Cummins was born in Prestatyn, Wales. Her film debut was in "Dr. O'Dowd" (1940). She moved to Hollywood in the mid-forties, making six films there, including "Gun Crazy" (1949), before returning to Britain in 1950. In 1953 she appeared in "Meet Mr. Lucifer" an Ealing Studios comedy, and later starred alongside Dana Andrews in "Night of the Demon" (1957), directed by Jacques Tourneur. Another 1957 film she appeared in was "Hell Drivers", which also featured Stanley Baker, Patrick McGoohan, and Herbert Lom. She briefly dated Howard Hughes. She was married to Derek Dunnett from 1950 until his death in 2001 and had two children with him.

Her career ended long ago and she lives in retirement. During the 1970s Cummins was very active in a national charity, Stars Organisation for Spastics, raising money and chairing the management committee of a holiday centre for children with disabilities in Sussex.

On June 14 2006 she appeared as guest of honour at a special screening of "Night of the Demon" in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The elegant and youthful-looking Cummins answered some questions from the audience before viewing the film for the very first time. [ [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pardos/RevsNFTMRJ.html A Night With a Demon] ]

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