Golden Age television singer and actress Peggy King dies at 96

Singer and television actress Peggy King died on Sunday at the age of 96, Hollywood Reporter TV and Variety TV both report. King died following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease at the Saunders House assisted living facility in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, according to her publicist Alan Eicher. [1][2][4][5]

Hollywood Reporter TV and Variety TV both report that King was a regular performer on The George Gobel Show from 1954 to 1957. Star George Gobel gave her the nickname Pretty Perky Peggy King, which Variety TV notes stayed with her for the remainder of her career. The George Gobel Show originally aired as a weekly comedy variety series on NBC, Wikipedia notes. [1][2][8]

Discrepancies exist regarding King's Emmy recognition for her television work. Hollywood Reporter TV reports that she won an Emmy Award in 1955 for best female singer, whereas Variety TV and ScreenRant report that she was nominated for an Emmy for best female singer. Hollywood Reporter TV adds that she co-hosted the Emmy Awards broadcast in 1958. [1][2][7]

King performed in big bands led by Charlie Spivak, Ralph Flanagan, and Ray Anthony, Wikipedia notes. Hollywood Reporter TV reports that she recorded multiple albums for Columbia Records, appeared in the film The Bad and the Beautiful, and made guest appearances on variety programs such as The Bob Hope Show and American Bandstand. [1][10]