Effie Shannon

Effie Shannon

Famous Actresses of the Day in America, Volume 1 by Lewis Clinton Strang pub. 1899
Born (1867-05-13)May 13, 1867
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died July 24, 1954(1954-07-24) (aged 87)
Bay Shore, New York, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 1886–1944
Spouse(s) Henry Guy Carleton m.1891–1893; divorced,[1][2][3]
Partner(s) Herbert Kelcey;?not married, acting-partner (may have been her spouse; unclear)

Effie Shannon (May 13, 1867 – July 24, 1954) was an American stage and silent screen actress.[4]

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. 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. In 1914 she 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 talkies up to 1932 all while still juggling her Broadway appearances. One of her last roles was in a revival of Arsenic and Old Lace.[5][6]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ 1894 Theater Stage Actors "Original Stage 2" October 21, 2016
  2. ↑ marriage of Effie Shannon and Henry Guy Carleton Retrieved October 21, 2016
  3. ↑ findagrave; Henry Guy Carleton Retrieved July 20, 2016
  4. ↑ Effie Shannon; findagrave.com Retrieved May 14, 2015
  5. ↑ Effie Shannon at the IBDB.com database
  6. ↑ 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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