Peggy Hyland

Peggy Hyland (born Gladys Lucy Craven; 11 June 1884 – 19 September 1973) was an English silent film actress who after a brief period on the stage had a successful career as a silent film actress, appearing in at least 40 films in Great Britain and the United States between 1914 and 1925. In 1925 she returned to Britain after making her last film following which she lived a life of obscurity.

Peggy Hyland
c. 1920
Born
Gladys Hutchinson

11 June 1884
Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died19 September 1973 (aged 89)
Spouse(s)Owen Grant Evan-Thomas
Fred LeRoy Granville

Education

She was born in South Africa in 1884, the daughter of Johanna Maria née Philpott (1845–1917) and William Henry Craven (1839–1897). By 1901 she and her mother were living in England.[1] She was educated in Britain and at convents in Europe. The first convent she attended was Seroule in Verviers, on the frontier of Belgium. It was the first town entered by the German Army in World War I.

Film career

Hyland began acting after consulting a seer who foretold great success for the diminutive English girl. Once she played in support of Cyril Maude who is known for his Grumpy and The Basker. In 1914 she married Owen Grant Evan-Thomas (1861–1942),[2] and on sailing to the United States in 1916 he was named as her next-of-kin.[3] The marriage was later dissolved.

According to an interview in the magazine The Red Letter, the first film she appeared in was The Love of an Actress (dir. Wilfred Noy) in 1914, in which she is thrown into the Thames. This was followed by John Halifax, Gentleman (1915), in which she played Ursula March.[4] The same year, she appeared in Infelice, directed by L.C. MacBean and Fred Paul. In 1916, she was Olette in The Sixteenth Wife and co-starred with E.H. Sothern in The Chattle.[5] In 1917, she appeared in the drama Her Right to Live as the head of a brood of orphans destined for the poorhouse.

In The Merry-Go-Round (1919), Hyland plays Gypsy/Susie Alice Pomeroy. Newspapers of the era described the romance as one of the actress' best performances. In the Debt of Honour (1918) she sacrifices her good name to shield the reputation of a U.S. Senator who has taken her into his home as an orphan.

Hyland's film credits number forty. She remained active in films until 1925. Among her many appearances are roles in The Honeypot (1920), Faith (1920), Love Maggy (1921), Shifting Sands (1923) and Forbidden Cargoes (1925). Black Shadows was a 1920 Fox Film feature in which Peggy portrayed Marjorie Langdon. The production starred Allan Roscoe and was directed by Howard M. Mitchell.

Later life

Hyland married Universal film producer Fred LeRoy Granville in Marylebone in London in March 1923.[6][7] They later divorced. Her last film was released in 1925,[8] when she also sailed to Liverpool, having previously resided in the United States.[9] In 1948, she was living at 32 Paddington Street in London.[10]

Gladys Lucy Granville died on 19 September 1973 in Tunbridge Wells in Kent[11] and was cremated there on 26 September 1973.[12]

  • Peggy Hyland (1916)
  • Saints and Sinners (1916)
  • Peg of the Pirates (1918)
  • Miss Adventure (1919)
  • Cowardice Court (1919)

Select filmography

References
  1. 1901 England Census for Gladys Craven: Wiltshire, Fisherton Anger = Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837–1915 for Owen G Evan-Thomas: 1914, Q2-Apr–May–Jun – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  3. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820–1957 for Peggy Hyland: 1916, Feb 23, New York – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  4. The Red Letter March 6, 1920, p.203
  5. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c. 1953
  6. Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana c. 2001
  7. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005 for Gladys L Hutchinson: 1923, Q1-Jan–Feb–Mar – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  8. "Peggy Hyland" IMDb.com database
  9. UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878–1960 for Peggy Hyland: Liverpool, England, 1925 – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  10. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832–1965 for Gladys L Granville: Westminster, St Marylebone, 1948 – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  11. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995 for Gladys Lucy Granville: 1973 – Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  12. Cremation record for Gladys Lucy Granville – Deceased Online
  13. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  • "Black Shadows Is Fascinating Picture". La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press. 23 May 1920. p. 12.
  • "At Local Playhouses". Lima Daily News. 29 January 1918. p. 8.
  • "Olympic Theatre Program". Monessen Daily Independent. 17 November 1919. p. 4.
  • "Theatres". Warren Evening Mirror. 22 May 1918. p. 4.
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