Winifred Shotter
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Winifred Florence Shotter (5 November 1904 – 4 April 1996) was a British film actress. She was the sister of the actress Constance Shotter
and the wife of Gilbert Davis.
Winifred Shotter was born in London, England, the daughter of Frederick Ernest and Harriet Payne Shotter. Frederick worked as a tie cutter and had married Harriet on the 21st of June, 1903 at the Parish Church St. Mary Haggerston in Middlesex County.
Winifred Shotter got her big break in the early 1920s when she was pulled from a chorus line to play Rhoda Marley in the farce comedy Rookery Nook by Ben Travers. She would go on to appear in a number of what became known as the Aldwych farces popular at London’s Aldwych Theatre
throughout the remainder of the 1920s and into the 1930s. These plays, written by Travers, usually revolved around a misunderstanding, borrowed clothes, dropped trousers and a surprised Winifred running across the stage dressed in a pink crêpe de Chine teddy.
Over the remainder of her career Winifred Shotter would continue to perform on stage and in film. In 1931 she married Michael Green, a union that did not last. After her marriage to Hollywood actor Gilbert Davis in 1951 she retired from the stage and moved to Switzerland. After his death she returned to England where she would pass away on April 4, 1996 at Redhill in Surry.
Constance Shotter
Constance Ada Shotter was a British actress who appeared in several films in the 1930s.Shotter was born in London, the daughter of Frederick Ernest and Harriet Payne Shotter. She was the sister of actress Winifred Shotter. By 1926 she was a chorus dancer, appearing in The Midnight Follies a...
and the wife of Gilbert Davis.
Winifred Shotter was born in London, England, the daughter of Frederick Ernest and Harriet Payne Shotter. Frederick worked as a tie cutter and had married Harriet on the 21st of June, 1903 at the Parish Church St. Mary Haggerston in Middlesex County.
Winifred Shotter got her big break in the early 1920s when she was pulled from a chorus line to play Rhoda Marley in the farce comedy Rookery Nook by Ben Travers. She would go on to appear in a number of what became known as the Aldwych farces popular at London’s Aldwych Theatre
Aldwych Theatre
The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Aldwych in the City of Westminster. The theatre was listed Grade II on 20 July 1971. Its seating capacity is 1,200.-Origins:...
throughout the remainder of the 1920s and into the 1930s. These plays, written by Travers, usually revolved around a misunderstanding, borrowed clothes, dropped trousers and a surprised Winifred running across the stage dressed in a pink crêpe de Chine teddy.
Over the remainder of her career Winifred Shotter would continue to perform on stage and in film. In 1931 she married Michael Green, a union that did not last. After her marriage to Hollywood actor Gilbert Davis in 1951 she retired from the stage and moved to Switzerland. After his death she returned to England where she would pass away on April 4, 1996 at Redhill in Surry.
Selected filmography
- Peace and Quiet (1929) short film made in PhonofilmPhonofilmIn 1919, Lee De Forest, inventor of the audion tube, filed his first patent on a sound-on-film process, DeForest Phonofilm, which recorded sound directly onto film as parallel lines. These parallel lines photographically recorded electrical waveforms from a microphone, which were translated back...
, with Ralph LynnRalph LynnRalph Lynn was a British stage and screen actor.Lynn was born in Manchester and began his acting career in Wigan in 1900 in King of Terrors. After years spent touring regional theatres and a spell in America he made his West End debut in 1915 at the Empire theatre in By Jingo...
, excerpt of Ronald Jeans revue - Rookery Nook (1930)
- On ApprovalOn Approval (1930 film)On Approval is a 1930 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls and also featuring Yvonne Arnaud, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare...
(1930) - PlunderPlunder (1931 film)Plunder is a British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare...
(1931) - A Night Like This (1932)
- Jack's the BoyJack's the BoyJack's the Boy is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Francis Lister and Peter Gawthorne. A policeman attempts to track down a gang responsible for a smash and grab raid, thereby proving his worth to his disaproving father...
(1932) - Just My LuckJust My Luck (1933 film)Just My Luck is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Davy Burnaby and Robertson Hare. The screenplay was written by Ben Travers based on a play by H.F. Maltby...
(1933) - Sorrell and SonSorrell and SonSorrell and Son is a silent film released on December 2, 1927 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in the 1st Academy Awards the following year...
(1933) - Lilies of the FieldLilies of the Field (1934 film)Lilies of the Field is a 1934 British romantic-comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Winifred Shotter, Ellis Jeffreys, Anthony Bushell and Claude Hulbert.-Cast:* Winifred Shotter - Betty Beverley* Ellis Jeffreys - Mrs Carmichael...
(1934) - The Rocks of ValpreThe Rocks of ValpreThe Rocks of Valpre is a 1935 British crime film directed by Henry Edwards and starring John Garrick, Winifred Shotter and Leslie Perrins. It was based on the novel The Rocks of Valpré by Ethel M...
(1935) - Petticoat Fever (1936)
- His Lordship RegretsHis Lordship RegretsHis Lordship Regrets is a 1938 British comedy film durected by Maclean Rogers and starring Claude Hulbert, Winifred Shotter, Gina Malo and Aubrey Mallalieu.-Cast:* Claude Hulbert - Lord Cavender* Winifred Shotter - Mary/Mabel...
(1938) - Candles at NineCandles at NineCandles at Nine is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Beatrix Lehmann, Joss Ambler and Jessie Matthews. A wealthy man jokes about being murdered for his inheritance, but is then found dead...
(1944) - John and JulieJohn and JulieJohn and Julie was a 1955 British comedy film. It featured Peter Sellers and Sid James in early screen roles-Plot:John and Julie are two children who personally want to see The Queen's coronation in spite of the fact that their parents have no intention of going. The two decide to run off to...
(1955)