Elizabeth Wragge (September 22, 1918 - October 2002) [1] [2] was an actress who appeared on more than 10,000 old-time radio programs [3] in addition to working in other media. She was sometimes billed as Elizabeth Wragge.
Elizabeth Wragge (September 22, 1918 - October 2002) [1] [2] was an actress who appeared on more than 10,000 old-time radio programs [3] in addition to working in other media. She was sometimes billed as Elizabeth Wragge.
Elizabeth Wragge was born in New York City. [2] Her mother was a star in opera in Holland. [4] Wragge graduated from the Professional Children's School, after which she attended the David Mannes School of Music. [5] She was a model before she began working in radio. [6]
In 1927, Wragge appeared in Gold Spot Pals, an NBC program that may have been the first commercial program that used child actors. [7] She also acted as a child on other programs, including Mary and Bob's True Stories, an anthology series on which she portrayed Mary. [8] Perhaps her best known role on radio was portraying Peggy Young Trent, sister of the title character in the soap opera Pepper Young's Family . [7] She also acted on other programs of that era, including Lux Radio Theatre , March of Time, Texaco Star Theatre, and We the People. [9]
Wragge's Broadway credits (billed as Elizabeth Wragge) included Up the Line (1926), The Silver Box (1927), and Dead End (1935). [10] She also toured in musical troupes [7] and acted in local and regional theaters, including the Allenberry Playhouse. [3]
When she was 3 years old, Wragge acted in the silent film Yolanda. [11] As an adult, she did dubbing for Italian films. [7]
On television, Wragge had running parts on The Brighter Day , Love of Life , and The Secret Storm . She also appeared on Armstrong Circle Theatre , [3] and in the "Flight Thirteen" episode of Fireside Theatre on January 2, 1951. [12]
In January 1951, Wragge married actor Walter Brooke, they had two children Thomas Brooke and Christina Brooke. [13]
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