Shirl Conway

Shirl Conway (born Shirley Elizabeth Crosman, June 13, 1916 – May 7, 2007) was an American television and Broadway actress.[1]

Shirl Conway
Shirl Conway in The Nurses (1963)
Born
Shirley Elizabeth Crosman

(1916-06-13)June 13, 1916
Franklinville, New York
DiedMay 7, 2007(2007-05-07) (aged 90)
Shelton, Washington
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Gordon Larson
Bill Johnson

Early years

A great-niece of actress Henrietta Crosman, Conway graduated from the University of Michigan in 1938 with a bachelor's degree in speech therapy.[2] She was a John Robert Powers model.

Career

Banjo Eyes (1940) was Conway's theatrical debut.[3] She played Ruth Winters in the 1955 musical comedy Plain and Fancy on Broadway, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She also appeared on Broadway in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [4] and toured in Auntie Mame,[1] including performances in the capital cities of Australia.[5]

She played the role of Liz Thorpe in the CBS drama The Nurses[6]:776 (which ran from 1962 to 1965) for which she was nominated for an Emmy award in 1963 for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series.[1] Other TV credits include Route 66, The Defenders, and Caesar's Hour.[6]

She moved to Washington in 1972, where she was the founding member of the Harstine Island Theatre Club, and starred in productions there into her 80s.[1]

Personal life

Conway was married to engineer Gordon Larson[2] and Bill Johnson, an actor.[7]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Variety Staff (May 29, 2007), "Shirl Conway, 90, actress", Variety
  2. Lowry, Cynthia (May 26, 1963). "Reactions of Viewers Impress, Sometimes Depress Shirly Conway". Asbury Park-Press. New Jersey, Asbury Park. Associated Press. p. 32. Retrieved 10 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Polier, Rex (August 11, 1963). "A Farm Girl at Heart". The Palm Beach Post. Florida, West Palm Beach. p. 95. Retrieved 10 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Shirl Conway Broadway ibdb.com, accessed August 14, 2015
  5. "Shirl Conway Variety Show on ATN 7". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. March 21, 1960. p. 25. Retrieved 10 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  7. Simonson, Robert. "Shirl Conway, Broadway and Television Actress, Dies at 90" playbill, June 4, 2007
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