Trivia

No one knows the location of the Oscar that she received on March 7, 1946. This award was presented to her by Bob Hope.

Took her special Oscar to bed with her the night she received it.

Daughter Catherine Ann Salmi died in 1995 of premature heart disease at age 38. Peggy's strong-willed mother, Virginia Garner Swainston, had outlived both her only child and her only grandchild.

Ed Sullivan gave her away when she married Richard Hayes on February 22, 1951. Her parents were absent from the event.

In September 1952, Garner was in discussions with 20th Century Fox about returning to the screen in the Jean Negulesco film Titanic (1953) in the role of Annette Sturges. She lunched with the film's producer/screenwriter Charles Brackett at Fox to discuss the role but the part ultimately went to Audrey Dalton.

On November 5, 1949 Ed Sullivan reported that Garner was approached by the producers of the Broadway show "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" to replace Lenore Lonergan in the role of Melissa Tatum while the show was in out-of-town tryouts. Garner later declined and the role was assumed by Kate Murtagh. Instead, Garner took the advice of Elia Kazan and signed to do the straight dramatic play "The Man." Kazan felt Garner would benefit from working with director Martin Ritt.

In June 1944, the New York Times reported that Garner would star in an adaptation of the Nelia Gardner White short story "The Little Horse" for 20th Century-Fox with André Daven producing. When the movie finally went before the cameras Connie Marshall was cast in the role of Kitty, and the movie was retitled Sentimental Journey (1946).

Known to have dated Jackie Cooper, Arthur M. Loew Jr., Hugh O'Brian and Eddie Fisher.

In October 1952 Garner, along with Cloris Leachman and Elinor Randel, was reported to be in consideration for the role of Mary Craigin in the film Main Street to Broadway (1953). Mary Murphy played the role in the finished film.