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Anne Shirley
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American actress (1918–1993)
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Anne Shirley was an American film actor, born in New York City on 17 April 1918. She began her acting career in 1922 and worked until 1944, receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Shirley was married to Charles Lederer, Adrian Scott and John Payne, and had a daughter, Julie Payne, with Payne. She died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on 4 July 1993.
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris; April 17, 1918 – July 4, 1993) was an American child, teen, and young adult screen actress. She retired at age 26. Initially appearing in films under the name Dawn O'Day, she changed her name to Anne Shirley (the name of the title character she portrayed) upon the success of the 1934 film Anne of Green Gables.
Known for
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind — Self (archive footage)1988
- Make Mine Laughs — (archive footage)1949
- Movieland Magic — (archive footage)1946
- Murder, My Sweet — Ann Grayle1944
- Man from Frisco — Diana Kennedy1944
- Music in Manhattan — Frankie Foster1944
- Bombardier — Burton Hughes1943
- Government Girl — May Harness Blake1943
- The Powers Girl — Ellen Evans1943
- Lady Bodyguard — A. C. Baker1943
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Key facts
- Born
- Dawn Evelyeen Paris , ( 1918-04-17 ) April 17, 1918, New York City, NY, U.S.
- Died
- July 4, 1993 (1993-07-04) (aged 75), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Other name
- Dawn O'Day
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1922 – 1944
- Known for
- Anne of Green Gables Steamboat Round the Bend Stella Dallas Murder, My Sweet Anne of Windy Poplars
- Spouses
- John Payne , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1943 ) Adrian Scott , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1948 ) Charles Lederer , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 ; died 1976 )
- Children
- 2, including Julie Payne
- Awards
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anne
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- John Payne
- Child
- Julie Payne
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Anne Shirley 1937.png
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- Commons category
- Anne Shirley
- date of birth
- 1918-04-17
- date of death
- 1993-07-04
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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- Anne Shirley
- name in native language
- Anne Shirley
- start of work period
- 1922-00-00
- end of work period
- 1944-00-00
- different from
- Anne Shirley
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris; April 17, 1918 – July 4, 1993) was an American actress.
Beginning her career as a child actress under the stage name Dawn O'Day, she adopted the stage name of Anne Shirley after playing the titular character in the film adaptation of Anne of Green Gables in 1934, after which she achieved a successful career in supporting roles. Among her films is Stella Dallas (1937), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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