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The actress Anne Shirley was born as Dawn Evelyn Paris in New York
City. She already began her career at the theater at the age of 14 months.
She made her film debut in "The Hidden Woman" (22) at the age of five
and appeared with her pseudonym Dawn O'Day. She went by the this name till
1934.
Anne Shirley was engaged for many other movies as a child actor in the
20's, among them "The Spanish Dancer" (23), "Riders of the Purple Sage"
(25), "Night Life" (27) and "Four Devils" (28).
In the 30's her parts became bigger and more demanding. To her early
talkies belong "Liliom" (30), "Young America" (32), "School for Girls"
(34) and "The Key" (34).
When she impersonated the title part of Anne Shirley in the movie "Anne
of Green Gables" (34) she was so fascinated of the figure that she adopted
a new pseudonym as Anne Shirley.
Grew up into a young woman she became prominent engaged in movies like
"Steamboat 'Round the Bend" (35), "Make Way for a Lady" (36), "Stella Dallas"
(37) - for which she was nominated for an Oscar - and "Condemned Women"
(38).
She signed a contract with RKO in 1938 and acted successful in the movies
"A Man to Remember" (38), "Vigil in the Night" (40), "Anne of Windy Poplars"
(40), "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (41), "The Mayor fo 44th Street" (42)
and "Murder, My Sweet" (44).
After that she got married with RKO producer Adrian Scott and retired
from the film business.
Anne Shirley was married three times altogehter, first with actor John
Payne, than with producer Adrian Scott and finally with writer Charles
Lederer.
Her daughter Julie Payne became also an actress.
Other movies with Anne Shirley:
Moonshine Valley (22) The Rustle of Silk (23) The Man
Who Fights Alone (24) The Fast Set (24) Alice's Egg Plant (25) The Callahans
and the Murphys (27) Mother Knows Best (28) Sins of the Fathers (28) City
Girl (30) Gun Smoke (31) Rich Man's Folly (31) Emma (32) So Big! (32) The
Purchase Price (32) Three on a Match (32) Rasputin and the Empress (32)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (33) Picture Palace (33) This Side of Heaven (34)
Finishing School (34) Private Lessons (34) Bachelor Bait (34) Chasing Yesterday
(35) M'Liss (36) Chatterbox (36) Too Many Wives (37) Meet the Missus (37)
Mother Carey's Chickens (38) Girls' School (38) Law of the Underworld (38)
Career (39) Sorority Slaves (39) Boy Slaves (39) Saturday's Children (40)
West Point Widow (41) Unexpected Uncle (41) Four Jacks and a Jill (42)
The Powers Girl (42) Lady Bodyguard (43) Bombardier (43) Government Girl
(43) Man from Frisco (44) Music in Manhattan (44) |
