Peggy Allenby was born on February 1, 1896 and died on March 23, 1966. She was an American stage, film, television, and radio actress. Born Eleanor Byrne Fox in New York City, she married actors Robert Armstrong (married from 1920 to 1925) and John McGovern (married in 1932).
Allenby was born Eleanor Byrne Fox in New York City and attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart. She entered theatrical work in Nashville.
Allenby may be best known for her role as "Mattie Lane Grimsley" on the CBS-TV soap opera Edge of Night. Peggy Allenby was in the show's cast from 1956-66. She also appeared on Cosmopolitan Theater (1951), The Philco Television Playhouse (1951), First Love (1954), Studio One (1954) and The United States Steel Hour.
Between 1930 and 1950, her voice was featured in numerous broadcasts, including the radio dramas Second Husband, Young Doctor Malone, David Harum, and Road of Life. She had the lead role in Phyl Coe Radio Mysteries.
She performed on Broadway, most notably as Willy Loman's wife, Linda, in the 1949 production of Death of a Salesman, where she replaced Mildred Dunnock. She also appeared in Thornton Wilder's play The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden.
Allenby was married to actors John McGovern and Robert Armstrong. Her marriage with John McGovern produced two children, John Jr. and Eleanor. She died in 1966 in Park West Hospital after a short illness, aged 70.
