Autographs of Peggy Wood
Mary Margaret Wood (February 9, 1892 – March 18, 1978) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best remembered for her performance as the title character in the CBS television series Mama (1949–1957), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; her starring role as Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law, in The Story of Ruth (1960); and her final screen appearance as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music (1965), for which she received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award. More about Peggy Wood
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Mary Margaret Wood was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Eugene Wood, a journalist, and Mary Gardner, a telegraph operator. She studied voice in France with soprano Emma Calvé. Wood was an early member of the Actors' Equity Association, spending nearly 50 years onstage, beginning in the chorus and becoming known as a Broadway singer and star. Wood made her stage debut in 1910, as part of the chorus for Naughty Marietta. In 1917, she starred in Maytime, in which she introduced the song "Will You Remember". She starred in several other musicals before playing the role of Portia in a 1928 production of The Merchant of Venice. From the late 1920s until the late 1930s, Wood had lead roles in musicals staged in London and New York. She was selected by Noël Coward to star in the original London production of his wildly successful operetta Bitter Sweet.
According to a 1920 profile, Wood also wrote plays "in collaboration with her father and with Samuel Merwin." She was a member of the Algonquin Round Table. Read even more about Peggy Wood at Wikipedia
According to a 1920 profile, Wood also wrote plays "in collaboration with her father and with Samuel Merwin." She was a member of the Algonquin Round Table. Read even more about Peggy Wood at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Peggy Wood
The most expensive item with a signature of Peggy Wood (Peggy Wood 'Mama' Oscar nominated actress. Vintage signed 9x7 photo) was sold in July 2023 for £51.00 while the cheapest item (late PEGGY WOOD ( SOUND OF MUSIC ) SIGNED CLIPPING) found a new owner for £1.20 in June 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was July 2015 with an average selling price of £6.49 for an autographed item of Peggy Wood. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2023 with £51.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.20 was June 2013. In average, an autographed item from Peggy Wood is worth £7.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Peggy Wood were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Original 1950's Pre Printed Signed Photo of Peggy Wood THE SOUND OF MUSIC | £3.53 | |
| Peggy Wood 'Mama' Oscar nominated actress. Vintage signed 9x7 photo | £51.00 | |
| PEGGY WOOD 'MOTHER SUPERIOR SOUND OF MUSIC' HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 6x4 PHOTO | £7.99 | |
| PEGGY WOOD (1892-1978) The Story Of Ruth, The Sound Of Music etc Signed pic | £11.50 | |
| Peggy Wood - The Sound of Music - Mama - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £9.95 | |
| PEGGY WOOD -Mother Abbess In -The Sound Of Music-1965 - letter signed in 1931 | £9.50 | |
| Peggy Wood Actress Signed Vintage Postcard The Sound of Music | £11.99 | |
| PEGGY WOOD HAND SIGNED ORIGINAL 6X5 PHOTO AMERICAN FILM ACTRESS SOUND OF MUSIC | £5.00 | |
| PEGGY WOOD MOTHER SUPERIOR THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO | £26.00 | |
| PEGGY WOOD SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED POSTCARD “SOUND OF MUSIC “as Mother Superior | £5.99 | |
| PEGGY WOOD VINTAGE HAND SIGNED POSTCARD | £9.99 | |
| PEGGY WOOD- Fine Actress In -"The Sound Of Music + The Story Of Ruth"-Signed pic | £11.50 | |
| PEGGY WOOD-1892-1978-(Reverend Mother in Sound of Music) signed | £12.25 | |
| PEGGY WOOD-1892-1978-(Reverend Mother in Sound of Music) signed | £16.00 | |
| VINTAGE POSTCARD.ACTRESS PEGGY WOOD HAND SIGNED INK KESSLERE NEW YORK RP | £4.99 | |