Effie Shannon

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Effie Shannon
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Famous Actresses of the Day in America, Volume 1 by Lewis Clinton Strang, published 1899
Born(1867-05-13)May 13, 1867
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
DiedJuly 24, 1954(1954-07-24) (aged 87)
Bay Shore, New York, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1886–1944
Spouse(s)Henry Guy Carleton m.1890-1893; divorced,[1][2][3]
Partner(s)Herbert Kelcey; not married, acting-partner

Effie Shannon (May 13, 1867 – July 24, 1954) was an American stage and silent screen actress.

Biography[]

Shannon had a 60-year career as starring performer and later character actress. She began as a child actor appearing with John McCullough and later in 1886 with Robert B. Mantell. She was one of the founding members of the Twelfth Night Club for female actresses in 1891 (along with Alice Fisher, Lelena Fisher and Maida Craigen).[4]

Her partner and/or husband was Herbert Kelcey who died in 1917. They appeared in numerous plays as a team predating by a generation the famous Lunt and Fontanne as a great Broadway romantic team. Effie's sister, Winona Shannon (1874-1950) was also an actress and regularly performed in the Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon Company.[5] In 1914, Effie appeared in her first silent film along with Kelcey. They made one more film together in 1916 before his 1917 death. Shannon continued to appear in silent films and early sound films until 1932 while still appearing on Broadway. One of her later roles was in a revival of Arsenic and Old Lace.[6][7]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1914 After the Ball Louise Tate
1916 The Sphinx The Sphinx
1918 Her Boy Helen Morrison
1918 Ashes of Love Louise Mordyke
1919 The Common Cause Belgium (prologue)
1921 Mama's Affair Mrs. Orrin
1922 Sure Fire Flint Mrs. De Lanni
1922 The Man Who Played God Mildred Arden
1922 The Secrets of Paris Madame Ferrand
1923 The Tie That Binds Mrs. Mills
1923 Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers Her Mother
1923 Bright Lights of Broadway Mrs. Grimm, Landlady
1924 Roulette Mrs. Marineaux
1924 Damaged Hearts His Wife
1924 The Side Show of Life Lady Verity-Stewart
1924 Sinners In Heaven Mrs. Stockley
1924 Greater Than Marriage Mother
1925 Soul-Fire Mrs. Howard Fane - Eric's Mother
1925 Sally of the Sawdust Mrs. Foster
1925 Wandering Fires Mrs. Satorius
1925 The New Commandment Marquise de la Salle
1925 Pearl of Love Mrs. Kittridge
1926 The Highbinders Mrs. James Cortright
1929 Highlowbrow Short
1932 The Wiser Sex Mrs. Hughes

References[]

  1. ^ Browne, Walter & E. De Roy Koch, eds. Who's who on the Stage, 1908, p. 74 (1908)
  2. ^ 1894 Theater Stage Actors "Original Stage 2" October 21, 2016
  3. ^ marriage of Effie Shannon and Henry Guy Carleton Retrieved October 21, 2016
  4. ^ McArthur, Benjamin (2000). Actors and American Culture 1880-1920. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0877457107.
  5. ^ "Mrs. A. G. Andrews, Former Actress; Winona Shannon of the Stage Dies --Seen on 'Butterfly on the Wheel' and 'The Bat.'". The New York Times. October 18, 1950. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Effie Shannon at the IBDB.com database
  7. ^ Who Was Who in the Theatre 1912-1976, abridgement of original annual versions by John Parker; 1976 version published by Gale Research

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