Effie Shannon

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

Effie Shannon
Famous Actresses of the Day in America, Volume 1 by Lewis Clinton Strang, published 1899
Born	May 13, 1867 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died	July 24, 1954 (aged 87) Bay Shore, New York, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1886–1944
Spouse(s)	Henry Guy Carleton m.1890-1893; divorced,[1][2][3]
Partner(s)	Herbert Kelcey; not married, acting-partner (may have been her spouse; unclear)

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 sound films until 1932 while still appearing on Broadway. One of her later roles was in a revival of Arsenic and Old Lace.[4][5]

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	(final film role)

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. Effie Shannon at the IBDB.com database
5. Who Was Who in the Theatre 1912-1976, abridgement of original annual versions by John Parker; 1976 version published by Gale Research

External links

• Effie Shannon at IMDb
• Effie Shannon portrait gallery at the NY Public Library, Billy Rose Collection
• stage actress Effie Shannon University of Washington, Sayre Collection
• Portraits of Effie Shannon, University of Louisville, Macauley Theatre Collection, #1, #2