Peggy Webber

Peggy Webber (September 15, 1925 – August 15, 2026) was an American actress and writer who worked in film, stage, television, and radio. Webber debuted on radio at age 12 on WOAI (AM) in San Antonio, Texas. Her vocal talents for radio were highlighted in Time magazine's August 5, 1946, issue. The Radio: Vocal Varieties article noted, "In three years, her latex voice has supplied radio with 150 different characters on some 2,500 broadcasts." Webber's screen debut came in the 1946 film Her Adventurous Night. In 1948, she played Lady Macduff in Orson Welles' adaptation of Macbeth. Her other notable roles include Submarine Command (1952), The Wrong Man (1956), and The Screaming Skull (1958). Radio pograms on which she was heard included The Dreft Star Playhouse, Dragnet, The Woman in My House,  Pete Kelly's Blues, Dr. Paul, The Damon Runyon Theater, and The Man Called X. In 1979, she played many characters on Sears Radio Theater. She is the founder of California Artists Radio Theatre. The September 8, 2019, episode of The Big Broadcast highlighted her career and included an interview in which she mentioned her projects at the time.