Anne Shirley
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She began acting at the age of five, and had a highly successful child star career in Pre-Code movies, appearing in such films as the 1930 version of Liliom, Tom Mix`s Riders of the Purple Sage, So Big, Three on a Match and Rasputin and the Empress.

She took the name of her character, Anne Shirley in 1934 when she starred in the film version of Anne of Green Gables. After that point she starred in Steamboat `Round the Bend, Make Way for a Lady and Stella Dallas, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Later roles were in such movies as Vigil in the Night, Anne of Windy Poplars, The Devil and Daniel Webster and Murder, My Sweet. The latter was her last film, for she retired in 1944 after completing it.


Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Evelyn_Paris
 

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    Name Anne Shirley
    (Dawn Evelyn Paris)
    Height 5' 2"  (157 cm)
    Build Slim
    Eye Color Brown - Dark
    Hair Color Brown - Dark
    Date of Birth April 17, 1918
    Birthplace New York, New York, USA
    Star Sign Aries
    Died July 4, 1993 (Aged 75)
    Location of Death Los Angeles, California, USA
    Cause of Death Lung Cancer
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Actress
    Celebrity Index An
    Claim to Fame Anne of Green Gable (1934)

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  • "By the time I was 18, I had discovered that I didn`t want to be an actress forever. I`ve always been basically a shy person and it was hard being `on` all the time. So, finally, I just walked away. I`ve never regretted that decision."
  • "My acting was only average. I wasn`t dedicated. Starting as a tot and working for twenty years was long enough, so I quit. The fan mail still arrives...why, I don`t know." - AS, 1992 interview
  • "I realized how much she dedicated her life to making me a somebody...Because of this, I`m very proud I did what I did. What I eventually became justified my mother`s hard work, dedication and sacrifices. So, although I was propelled and pushed toward a life on camera, because of the pride and happiness my mother felt, I was happy too...for a while."
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  • She and third husband Charles Lederer had their 1949 wedding at the New York home of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf. The couple maintained homes in Bel Air and Malibu for quite a long time. They maintained homes in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. After Charles` death, Anne had a home in West Hollywood. Their home in Beverly HIlls was across the street from Lana Turner`s home, where Johnny Stampanato was murdered.
  • Changed her stage name from Dawn O`Day to Anne Shirley after playing the lead character of the same name in the film Anne of Green Gables (1934)
  • Not to be confused with another "Dawn O`Day," a brunette dancer, who appeared in a few Vitaphone musical shorts in the early 1930s.
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