Published Oct 25, 2026, 5:17 PM ET · Updated 19 days ago · 2 sources

Peggy King, ‘George Gobel Show’ Actress and Singer of the ’50s, Dies at 96

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Peggy King, ‘George Gobel Show’ Actress and Singer of the ’50s, Dies at 96

Peggy King, a 1950s television and recording star, died Sunday following a battle with Alzheimer’s at the Saunders House Assisted Living facility in Wynnewood, Pa. She was 96. King’s publicist, Alan Eicher, confirmed her death. King was a regular on the “George Gobel Show” from 1954-57. Gobel dubbed her “Pretty Perky Peggy King,” a nickname […]