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Two poses of the famous mother of the three famous Talmadge
sisters; the one above alone, and the second, below, in company
with the most celebrated of all. Norma
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PEG
Rough-Hewn, But CleanGrained and Sturdy, Is the Woman Who Is More Than the
Talmadge Sisters' Mother
By GLADYS HALL
HERE are a few people connected with the picture business who are more than people. They' are institutions. Combines. Corporate bodies. Trusts. They are usually left, unwritten and more or less unsung, until they become candidates for legend and tradition.
D. W. Griffith is such a one. Mary and Doug are another. Charlie Chaplin. The late Charlotte Pickford was one. Peg Talmadge is another. , Just Peg. A letter addressed to "Peg, Holly
/ wood," would undoubtedly reach her. Her daughters call her Peg or, in moments of uncontrollable affection just Wench. Her friends and acquaintances and business associates — she is Peg to all of them.
The wit of Hollywood Boulevard, the rib-tickler of all social occasions, the most quoted individual at any beach or canyon soiree — that's Peg.
It is fair meat to say that if there had been no Peg there would have been no Norma, Natalie or Constance.
Which remark makes — I know, I know — for wisecracks all along the Potomac. I don't mean it that way, if you can strain your imagination that much. I mean that if Peg were not Peg-as-she-is, Norma, Natalie and Constance might very well have married little Brooklyn gents after mediocre careers of stenoging or what-not. And if you don't agree, bone up on your psychologies and discover to what extent the buck is being passed to the mothers of the land.
The salt and savor that is Peg, the ^rim courage and the broad, sly humor, the apperception and foresight have come down to the Talmadge sisters, {Continued on page 74)
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