Peggy Lloyd, wife of Mercury's Norman Lloyd, dead at 98

[RayKelly]

Variety reported the death of Peggy Lloyd on Tuesday. She and her husband, Norman, both worked on stage with Welles:

Peggy Craven Lloyd, a prominent Broadway actress who was married to actor Norman Lloyd, died Aug 30 at age 98. The Lloyds, who appeared together in the theater starting in the 1930s, had been married for 75 years.

Lloyd had been a regular in Orson Welles' Mercury Theater and went on to have a distinguished career as an actor and as an associate of Alfred Hitchcock, directing many of the Hitchcock TV thrillers. During the Lloyds' early years as a couple they appeared in several shows staged by the acclaimed, WPA-funded Federal Theater, which gained wide respect for its innovative productions.

Peggy Lloyd is survived by her husband, who is still a working actor at 96, and two children.

Read more at http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118041995?refCatId=15

[RayKelly]

Her association with Welles appears to pre-date her husband's.
As Margaret Craven, she appeared in "Romeo and Juliet" on Broadway in late 1934 with Katherine Cornell. The show marked Welles' Broadway debut.

[Roger Ryan]

Sad to hear, but really, 98 and married 75 years - who among us expects to do better than that? I hope Mr. Lloyd finds solace in the time he and his wife spent together and rallies for a few more years at least.