Effie Shannon
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]

On 16 September 1932 Peg Entwhistle, wearing a dress borrowed from Shannon, jumped to her death from the top of the Hollywoodland sign.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1914After the BallLouise TateLost film
1916The SphinxThe SphinxLost film
1918Her BoyHelen MorrisonLost film
Ashes of LoveLouise MordykeIncomplete film
1919The Common CauseBelgium (prologue)Lost film
1921Mama's AffairMrs. Orrin
1922Sure Fire FlintMrs. De LanniLost film
The Man Who Played GodMildred Arden
The Secrets of ParisMadame FerrandLost film
1923The Tie That BindsMrs. MillsLost film
JacquelineHer MotherLost film
Bright Lights of BroadwayMrs. Grimm, Landlady
1924RouletteMrs. MarineauxLost film
Damaged HeartsHis WifeLost film
The Side Show of LifeLady Verity-Stewart
Sinners In HeavenMrs. StockleyLost film
Greater Than MarriageMother
1925Soul-FireMrs. Howard Fane - Eric's Mother
Sally of the SawdustMrs. Foster
Wandering FiresMrs. Satorius
The New CommandmentMarquise de la SalleLost film
Pearl of LoveMrs. KittridgeLost film
1926The HighbindersMrs. James CortrightLost film
1929HighlowbrowShort
1932The Wiser SexMrs. 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
  8. ↑ Lamparski, p. 48.

Sources

  • Lamparski, R. (1981) Lamparsaki's Hidden Hollywood, Simon & Schuster: New York. ISBN 0671418858.
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