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Anne Shirley is a Actor American born on 17 april 1918 at New York City (USA)

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley
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Birth name Dawn Evelyeen Paris
Nationality USA
Birth 17 april 1918 at New York City (USA)
Death 4 july 1993 (at 75 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Anne Shirley (April 17, 1918 — July 4, 1993), was an American film actress.

Beginning her career as a child actress under the name Dawn O'Day, Shirley adopted the name of the character she played in Anne of Green Gables in 1934, and 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.

She retired from acting in 1944, at the age of 26. She remained in Los Angeles, where she died at the age of 75.

Biography

Her first husband was the actor John Payne, and their daughter is former actress Julie Payne. Her second husband was film producer and screenwriter Adrian Scott. When he was blacklisted and decided to move the family to Europe, at the last minute she wrote him a "Dear John" letter saying she'd rather stay behind and divorce him. Her third husband was Charles Lederer, nephew of Marion Davies. They had a son named Daniel Lederer. Shirley had also a brief relationship with younger western star Rory Calhoun and another with French movie star Jean-Pierre Aumont.

Shirley died from lung cancer in Los Angeles, aged 75 on July 4, 1993 and was cremated. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7020 Hollywood Blvd.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Anne Shirley (64 films)

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Actress

Faces
Faces (1968)
, 2h10
Directed by John Cassavetes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel, Fred Draper, Val Avery
Rating73% 3.6974553.6974553.6974553.6974553.697455
The film, shot in cinéma vérité-style, depicts the final stages of the disintegrating marriage of a middle-aged couple. We are introduced to various groups and individuals the couple interacts with after the husband, Richard Forst's (John Marley), sudden statement of his desire for a divorce. Afterwards, Richard spends the night in the company of brash businessmen and prostitutes, the wife with her middle-aged female friends and an aging, free-associating playboy they've picked up at a bar. The night proceeds as a series of tense conversations and confrontations occur, illustrating where the modern American lifestyle has failed to nourish the interests, love lives, and emotional/spiritual fulfillment of these characters. Nearly everyone we meet expresses deep dissatisfaction with their lives and also a resigned attitude to this malaise. The film offers little hope, only a suggestion that in this world merely understanding that we're unhappy or dissatisfied is a revelation.
Make Mine Laughs
Make Mine Laughs (1949)
, 1h3
Directed by Richard Fleischer, Hal Yates
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Joan Davis, Gil Lamb, Dennis Day, Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley, Leon Errol
Roles (archive footage)
Rating51% 2.59072.59072.59072.59072.5907
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet (1945)
, 1h35
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, Mike Mazurki, Douglas Walton
Roles Ann Grayle
Rating74% 3.747273.747273.747273.747273.74727
Temporarily blinded with his eyes bandaged, private detective Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is being interrogated by police lieutenant Randall (Don Douglas) about two murders.
Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan (1944)
, 1h21
Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Anne Shirley, Dennis Day, Phillip Terry, Raymond Walburn, Jane Darwell, Byron Foulger
Roles Frankie Foster
Rating59% 2.954392.954392.954392.954392.95439
The story begins as Frankie Foster (Anne Shirley) leaves home for Manhattan after graduating high school. With little money and no prospects, Frankie is just about to move back home when she meets Stanley Benson (Dennis Day) at a diner where Frankie has been washing dishes. Stanley asks Frankie out for dinner and a movie and convinces her to stay in Manhattan and take some classes at the local community college. Frankie tells Stanley that she is broke, and he suggests a way she can earn some extra money. She doesn't like the tone of Stanley's voice, but she is broke and has little choice, so she follows Stanley to his friend Johnny Pearson's place (played by Phillip Terry). Johnny calls himself a manager, but Frankie immediately knows he is truly a pimp. He offers her an opportunity to earn some money and even gives her a room she can live in. Frankie wants to tell him where to go, but she is broke so she moves in to Johnny's apartment building and begins sleeping with men, for money, during the nights, and working with Johnny's mother, Mrs. Pearson (Jane Darwell) during the day in the family's bakery, which is nothing more than a cover business for tax purposes.
Government Girl
Government Girl (1943)
, 1h33
Directed by Dudley Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley, Jess Barker, Agnes Moorehead, James Dunn
Roles May Harness Blake
Rating56% 2.804242.804242.804242.804242.80424
Automobile engineer Ed Browne (Sonny Tufts) comes to Washington to appear in front of the War Construction Board. His mission is to supervise the building of bomber aircraft for the war. But when he arrives at the crowded hotel he is supposed to stay at, there are no rooms available. A friendly clerk at the hotel recognizes him from the paper and offers him room 2A.
Bombardier
Bombardier (1943)
, 1h39
Directed by Robert Aldrich, Lambert Hillyer, Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert, Walter Reed, Robert Ryan
Roles Burton Hughes
Rating59% 2.996832.996832.996832.996832.99683
In 1941, at a staff meeting in Washington, D.C., two officers of the U.S. Army Air Corps (and old friends) debate the importance of bombardiers. Major "Chick" Davis (Pat O'Brien) argues that a bombardier, using the top secret American bombsight will be the "spearhead of our striking force." After a year of observing the Royal Air Force fight the German Luftwaffe, Capt. "Buck" Oliver (Randolph Scott) is not convinced a bomber can get "so close that a bomb can't miss" and that new pilots are the priority. Davis challenges Oliver to a "bombing duel" to test their respective points of view. Oliver, using a dive bomber, misses the stationary target with all his bombs, while Davis, bombing from 20,000 feet in a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, succeeds in hitting his target with his first bomb.
Four Jacks and a Jill
Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)

Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley, Desi Arnaz, June Havoc, Eddie Foy, Jr., Fritz Feld
Roles Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
Rating53% 2.669192.669192.669192.669192.66919
West Point Widow
West Point Widow (1941)
, 1h3
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Anne Shirley, Richard Carlson, Richard Denning, Frances Gifford, Ethel Clayton, Maude Eburne
Roles Nancy Hull
Rating66% 3.303063.303063.303063.303063.30306
Nancy Hull, une infirmière repousse les demandes en mariage de deux médecins pour l'amour d'un champion de football.
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
, 1h47
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Historical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Demons in film
Actors Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, Gene Lockhart, John Qualen
Roles Mary Stone
Rating75% 3.794193.794193.794193.794193.79419
In 1840 New Hampshire, poor, downtrodden farmer Jabez Stone (James Craig) is broke, plagued by bad luck; with the local money-lender, Miser Stevens, about to foreclose on his farm, Jabez has reached the limit of his endurance. After a series of mishaps, he impulsively declares that he would sell his soul to the Devil for two cents, and moments later the Devil appears, calling himself "Mr. Scratch" (Walter Huston). He appears to offer Jabez a bargain - sell his soul, in return for seven years of good luck and prosperity. Scratch tempts Jabez by magically revealing a hoard of Hessian gold coins, which appears from under the barn floor and, unable to resist the lure of the gold, Jabez signs the contract. He begins his new life with hope, paying off his debts, buying new tools and supplies, and new clothes for his wife and mother. While the women are shopping, Jabez meets and becomes friends with famous New Hampshire Congressman and orator Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold), a friend of his wife's family, and a widely-loved figure who champions the cause of the poor farmers - although we learn that Webster himself is being tempted by Mr. Scratch to sell his soul, in return for fulfilling his ambition to become President.