- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMargaret Coghlan Prior
- Peggy Prior was born on March 22, 1903 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was a writer, known for Square Shoulders (1929) and Geraldine (1929). She was married to Joseph Moncure March and Theodore von Eltz. She died on November 27, 1979 in Southbury, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesJoseph Moncure March(February 4, 1932 - February 14, 1977) (his death)Theodore von Eltz(September 10, 1921 - November 9, 1928) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsLeonard PriorMary Rosa Beatrix Coghlan
- Children: Lori (c. 1924) and Teddy (c. 1925).
- A Pathé screenwriter back in the late 1920s.
- Once wed to character actor Theodore von Eltz, they had two children and divorced. She later married the poet/screenwriter Joseph Moncure March.
- Peggy's first husband, the character actor Theodore von Eltz, fought for custody of their two children, eight-year-old Lori and six-year-old Ted. Peggy had quickly married writer Joseph Moncure March. In the well-publicized court battle, March's poem "The Wild Party," with its immoral depiction of drunkenness, sexual hijinks, and murder, was introduced as evidence that Joe would be an unfit guardian. After a long battle that included temporary foster homes, Peggy and Joe won and Joe adopted the children.
- Mother of actress Lori March.
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