Peggy King was an American singer and actress, best known as “Pretty Perky Peggy King” on The George Gobel Show from 1954 to 1957. She recorded for Columbia Records, sang “Count Your Blessings” at the 1955 Academy Awards and co-hosted the Emmys in 1958. She died in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, on 25 October 2026, aged 96.
Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on 16 February 1930, she began on radio in Cleveland and sang with big bands before moving into television.
