Lillian Peacock (October 23, 1889 – August 19, 1918) was a

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actress from

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. Her real name was Lillian M. Webb. Peacock had more than one hundred film credits, beginning with an appearance in ''Wanted-A Piano Tuner'' in 1915. Her last film efforts were ''Cave Man Stuff'', ''Who's To Blame?'' and ''The Pie Eyed Piper'', all in 1918.

Life and work

Peacock began acting in the film studios at the age of nineteen. She worked for

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, Pathe Pictures and Bosworth Pictures, at various times.

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, ''Lillian Peacock Succumbs Two Years After Being Injured In Making Picture'', August 20, 1918, Page II1. Peacock was severely injured in 1916 during the filming of a comedy scene in which she was to leap from one running automobile to another. Despite her injuries, she continued her career until early 1918 when she became incapacitated by the effects of her injuries. She was 28 years old, and had lived in

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for eleven years, after moving with her parents from

. She died in August of that year at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Webb in Los Angeles, California. She is interred at Hollywood Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peacock, Lillian American silent film actresses People from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1889 births 1918 deaths 20th-century American actresses