Effie Shannon
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Effie Shannon was a stage and silent screen actress. She had a 60 year career as starring performer and later character actress. Her partner or husband was Herbert Kelcey who died in 1917. One of her last roles was in a revival of Arsenic and Old Lace.
Selected Filmography
- Mama's AffairMama's AffairMama's Affair is a 1921 silent film by Victor Fleming, based on the play of the same title by Rachel Barton Butler.A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Constance Talmadge - Eve Orrin* Effie Shannon - Mrs. Orrin...
(1921) - The Side Show of LifeThe Side Show of LifeThe Side Show of Life is a 1924 silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, directed by Herbert Brenon and distributed by Paramount. It is based on the novel "The Mountebank" by William J. Locke which had been turned into a play by Ernest Denny...
(1924) - Sinners In HeavenSinners In Heaven (1924 film)Sinners in Heaven is a 1924 silent film island romance drama directed by Alan Crosland and released through Paramount Pictures. It stars Richard Dix and Bebe Daniels in the principal roles. It is now considered a lost film.-Cast:...
(1924) - Soul-FireSoul-FireSoul-Fire is a 1925 silent drama starring Richard Barthelmess and Bessie Love. The film is directed by John S. Robertson and is based on a 1924 Broadway play called Great Music by Martin Brown. The film was funded by Barthelmess through his Inspiration Pictures and released by the First National...
(1925) - Sally of the SawdustSally of the SawdustSally of the Sawdust is an American silent comedy film, directed by D. W. Griffith, starring W. C. Fields, and based on the 1923 stage musical Poppy.-Plot:...
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External links
- Effie Shannon portrait gallery at the NY Public Library, Billy Rose Collection
- stage actress Effie Shannon University of Washington, Sayre Collection
- portraits of Effie Shannon, University of Louisville, Macauley Theatre Collection, #1, #2