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Peg Entwistle

British actress (1908–1932)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 19, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

Millicent Lilian "Peg" Entwistle 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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The public source identifies “Peg Entwistle” as british actress (1908–1932). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Entwistle, British and actress.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1925, 1932—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Entwistle, British and actress providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Peg Entwistle”, the useful work is to connect “british actress (1908–1932)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1925 and 1932.

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This entry incorporates text from “Peg Entwistle” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.