Diana Serra Cary — born on Oct. 29, 1918, and best known by her stage name Baby Peggy — was one of the most well-to-do child stars of the silent film era thanks to a seven-figure contract signed at age 4.
Cary recently marked her 99th birthday by self-publishing her first novel, The Drowning of the Moon, a tome that follows her memoir and a biography of fellow child star Jackie Coogan. Cary says the “epic tale,” set in “the fascinating Mexican-American colonial Empire of New Spain,” is about a woman named Sirena facing the horrors of civil war.
Cary, who says she writes in four- to five-hour spurts, is enjoying her age but has no plans of a full-on retirement. “[Life] is still productive, filled with today’s crazy politics and wonderful scientific discoveries about nutritious food and good health. I’m thriving on the good life of the latter!”
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