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Florence Shirley (born Florence Isabell Splaine;[1] June 5, 1892 – May 12, 1967) was an American stage and film actress.

Florence Shirley
Shirley in His Majesty Bunker Bean, 1916
Born	Florence Isabell Splaine (1892-06-05)June 5, 1892 New York City, U.S.
Died	May 12, 1967(1967-05-12) (aged 74) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1906–1952
Spouse(s)	A. J. Koehler ​ ​ (m. 1917)​

Early years

Born in New York City, Shirley was the daughter of Mrs. Francis Splaine.[1]

Career

Shirley began her stage career in Boston at age 14, when she said two lines in a Christmas play put on by John Craig's Castle Square Stock Company. Craig's interest led to her having children's parts in other plays, including boys' parts in productions of Shakespeare's plays. By 1914, she had become the ingenue of that company.[2]

She enjoyed moderate success on Broadway.[3] After the sinking of Titanic in April 1912, she participated in a benefit concert for survivors held at the George M. Cohan Theatre.[4] Her last Broadway appearance was in Alice in Arms (originally called Star in the Window[5]) alongside Kirk Douglas.[6]

She appeared in more than 50 films throughout her film career.[3]

Personal life and death

On February 14, 1917, Shirley married efficiency engineer A. J. Koehler in New York City.[1]

Shirley died in Hollywood, California.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Selected filmography

Shirley's film credits include the following:^{[citation needed]}

• Stars and Stripes Forever (Navy nurse), 1952 (uncredited)
• Deadline - U.S.A. (Miss Barndollar), 1952 (uncredited)
• The Dancing Masters (Matron), 1943 (uncredited)
• Let's Face It (Woman in Sun Shell Cafe), 1943 (uncredited)
• A Yank at Eton (Mrs. Sampson), 1942 (uncredited)
• Her Cardboard Lover (Casino patron watching chemin de fer game), 1942 (uncredited)
• We Were Dancing (Mrs. Charteris), 1942
• It Started with Eve (Bit Role), 1941 (uncredited)
• When Ladies Meet (Janet Hopper), 1941
• Three Sons o' Guns (Mrs. Tyler), 1941
• Nice Girl? (Woman Gossip), 1941 (uncredited)
• Lady with Red Hair (Daisy Dawn), 1940 (uncredited)
• Third Finger, Left Hand (Agnes, dinner guest), 1940 (uncredited)
• Pier 13 (Mrs. Forrest), 1940
• New Moon (Guest), 1940 (uncredited)
• Private Affairs (Mrs. Gilkin), 1940
• Opened by Mistake (Elizabeth Stiles), 1940
• I Take This Woman (Mrs. Leila Bettincourt), 1940 (uncredited)
• Balalaika (Lily Allison (Paris tourist)), 1939 (uncredited)
• Ninotchka (Marianne, Swana's Phone Friend), 1939 (uncredited)
• The Women (Miss Archer), 1939 (uncredited)

Broadway

Shirley's Broadway credits include the following productions:[7]

• Alice in Arms (Daisy), 1945
• Take My Tip (Mrs. Dolly Browning), 1932
• Fast Service (Doris Borden), 1931
• Doctor X (Eleanor Stevens), 1931
• Embers (Germaine Bie), 1926
• The Poor Nut (Julia Winters), 1925
• The Locked Door (Muriel Walling), 1924
• My Aunt From Ypsilanti (Peggy), 1923
• Why Men Leave Home (Fifi), 1923
• Apple Blossoms (Mrs. Anna Merton), 1920
• Oh, Lady! Lady!! (Fanny Welch), 1918
• Anthony in Wonderland, 1917
• His Majesty Bunker Bean, 1916
• The Wall Street Girl (Pearl Williams), 1912

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florence Shirley.

• Florence Shirley at IMDb
• Florence Shirley at the Internet Broadway Database

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