Anne Shirley Overview:

Actress, Anne Shirley, was born Dawn Evelyeen Paris on Apr 17, 1918 in New York City, NY. Shirley died at the age of 75 on Jul 4, 1993 in Los Angeles, CA .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Shirley was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1937Best Supporting ActressStella Dallas (1937)Laurel DallasNominated
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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Wednesday's Child: (1)

By Beth Daniels on May 14, 2014 From Mildred's Fatburgers

Born Dawn Evelyeen Paris, a.k.a. "Dawn O'Day" April 17, 1918 AKA "Dawn O'Day" There is a very warm and thorough biographical sketch of on IMDb, which I recommend to you, in lieu of my having to gratuitously paraphrase it here. was one of those quiet, excellent child ... Read full article


Wednesday's Child: (2)

By Beth Daniels on May 14, 2014 From Mildred's Fatburgers

Born Dawn Evelyeen Paris, a.k.a. "Dawn O'Day" April 17, 1918 AKA "Dawn O'Day" There is a very warm and thorough biographical sketch of on IMDb, which I recommend to you, in lieu of my having to gratuitously paraphrase it here. was one of those quiet, excellent child ... Read full article


Summer Lovin' -

By monty on Jul 31, 2012 From All Good Things

Anne soaking in the rays by the pool... Read full article


By Art on Apr 17, 2012 From Classic Cinema Gold

Dawn Evelyeen Paris, known as , was an American film actress. She began her career as a child actress under the name Dawn O’Day. Shirley adopted the name of the character she played in Anne of “Green Gables” in 1934 as her screen name and went on to achieve a successful... Read full article


Happy Birthday William Holden and

By monty on Apr 17, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Happy Birthday to William Holden (1918 - 1981) and (1918 - 1993). Holden is one of my favorite actors and some of my favorite films of his include Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, Golden Boy, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Union Station and The Wild Bunch. Some of Shirley's films that are my... Read full article


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Anne Shirley Quotes:

Anne Shirley: Please, please forgive me.
Anne Shirley: If you refuse it will be a lifelong sorrow to me. You wouldn't want to inflict a lifelong sorrow on a poor little orphan, would you?


Louise: [to Liliom] Go away, you crazy man!


Vivian Revere Kirkwood: [Strung out] I've had the willies for a month. Everything depresses me - including this house.


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Former mother-in-law of writer-director Robert Towne.

Not to be confused with another Dawn O'Day, a brunette dancer, who appeared in a few Vitaphone musical shorts in the early 1930s.

Ex-aunt-in-law of Pippa Scott.

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