By the age of five, Baby Peggy, one of the biggest stars of the silent film era, was making millions. She knew from a very young age that she was “the breadwinner in the family.” But being the breadwinner came at a cost. So long childhood, farewell anonymity, normalcy, and any chance of being a plain old kid.
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However, that wasn’t Peggy’s main problem. If she had loving parents who cared for her, then maybe the stardom would have been worth it. But Peggy’s parents wasted all the fortune she amassed on luxury cars and vacations. They wasted every little penny. They milked her to the very end. By the age of seven, she was already a washed-out has been.
This is her life.