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Grey began her acting career with the Poli Players.<ref name="whh">{{cite book |last1=Cotter |first1=Robert Michael “Bobb” |title=The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476602011 |page=93 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IiZnbykWAsIC&pg=PA93&dq=%22Agnes+Zetterstrand%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix6pSHre7gAhVIOKwKHSXmDF0Q6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=%22Agnes%20Zetterstrand%22&f=false |accessdate=6 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She went on to act with companies in New Orleans, Louisiana; Jacksonville, Florida; San Francisco, California, and Nova Scotia.<ref name="cn" /> She had her own acting troupe, the Shirley Grey Players, in the late 1920s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reade's Plainfield |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29208252/shirley_grey_players/ |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=The Courier-News |date=October 29, 1928 |location=New Jersey, Bridgewater |page=13|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In 1931, she starred in the comedy-drama ''[[Chicago (play)|Chicago]]'' at the Fulton Theater in Oakland, California. It was the third play of Grey's "limited season".<ref>{{cite news |title=Fulton Bills Shirley Grey in 'Chicago' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29203944/shirley_grey/ |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=Oakland Tribune |date=March 11, 1931 |location=California, Oakland |page=21|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Grey began her acting career with the Poli Players.<ref name="whh">{{cite book |last1=Cotter |first1=Robert Michael “Bobb” |title=The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476602011 |page=93 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IiZnbykWAsIC&pg=PA93&dq=%22Agnes+Zetterstrand%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix6pSHre7gAhVIOKwKHSXmDF0Q6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=%22Agnes%20Zetterstrand%22&f=false |accessdate=6 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She went on to act with companies in New Orleans, Louisiana; Jacksonville, Florida; San Francisco, California, and Nova Scotia.<ref name="cn" /> She had her own acting troupe, the Shirley Grey Players, in the late 1920s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reade's Plainfield |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29208252/shirley_grey_players/ |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=The Courier-News |date=October 29, 1928 |location=New Jersey, Bridgewater |page=13|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In 1931, she starred in the comedy-drama ''[[Chicago (play)|Chicago]]'' at the Fulton Theater in Oakland, California. It was the third play of Grey's "limited season".<ref>{{cite news |title=Fulton Bills Shirley Grey in 'Chicago' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29203944/shirley_grey/ |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=Oakland Tribune |date=March 11, 1931 |location=California, Oakland |page=21|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


Grey's work in [[Repertory theatre|stock theater]] led to her career in films. A talent scout who worked for film producer [[Samuel Goldwyn]] saw Grey performing in a stock production in Oakland and arranged for her to take a screen test, which led to her signing a contract with Goldwyn.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shirley Grey Making Good In Pictures |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29208757/shirley_grey/ |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=The San Francisco Examiner |agency=Universal Srevice |date=August 23, 1931 |location=California, San Francisco |page=31|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Grey's work in [[Repertory theatre|stock theater]] led to her career in films. A talent scout who worked for film producer [[Samuel Goldwyn]] saw Grey performing in a stock production in Oakland and arranged for her to take a screen test, which led to her signing a contract with Goldwyn.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shirley Grey Making Good In Pictures |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29208757/shirley_grey/ |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=The San Francisco Examiner |agency=Universal Service |date=August 23, 1931 |location=California, San Francisco |page=31|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


On August 28, 1921, Grey married actor Foster Williams,<ref name=hc100125/> known professionally as Frank McCarthy.<ref name="fga">{{cite journal |title=Shirley Grey |journal=Films of the Golden Age |date=Fall 2018 |issue=94 |pages=38, 45}}</ref> She filed for divorce from him on September 30, 1925.<ref name=hc100125>{{cite news |title=Wife Sues Stock Actor for Divorce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29214478/shirley_grey/ |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=Hartford Courant |date=October 1, 1925 |location=Connecticut, Hartford |page=5|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In 1936, Grey married English actor [[Arthur Margetson]].<ref name="hc">{{cite book |last1=Maxford |first1=Howard |title=Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company |date=2018 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476629148 |page=537 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lfp1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA537&dq=%22Shirley+Grey%22+actress&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjM-rqBqO7gAhVRiqwKHXOoAF4Q6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=%22Shirley%20Grey%22%20actress&f=false |accessdate=6 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
On August 28, 1921, Grey married actor Foster Williams,<ref name=hc100125/> known professionally as Frank McCarthy.<ref name="fga">{{cite journal |title=Shirley Grey |journal=Films of the Golden Age |date=Fall 2018 |issue=94 |pages=38, 45}}</ref> She filed for divorce from him on September 30, 1925.<ref name=hc100125>{{cite news |title=Wife Sues Stock Actor for Divorce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29214478/shirley_grey/ |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=Hartford Courant |date=October 1, 1925 |location=Connecticut, Hartford |page=5|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In 1936, Grey married English actor [[Arthur Margetson]].<ref name="hc">{{cite book |last1=Maxford |first1=Howard |title=Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company |date=2018 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476629148 |page=537 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lfp1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA537&dq=%22Shirley+Grey%22+actress&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjM-rqBqO7gAhVRiqwKHXOoAF4Q6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=%22Shirley%20Grey%22%20actress&f=false |accessdate=6 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

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Shirley Grey
Born
Agnes Zetterstrand

(1902-04-11)April 11, 1902
Naugatuck, Connecticut
DiedAugust 12, 1981(1981-08-12) (aged 79)
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Other namesAgnes Zetterstrand
OccupationActress
Years active1930–1935
Spouse(s)Foster Williams (1921 - 1925, divorce)
Arthur Margetson (1936 - ?)

Shirley Grey (born Agnes Zetterstrand;[1] April 11, 1902 – August 12, 1981) was an American actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1930 and 1935.

Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Grey was the daughter of E. A Zetterstrand, a minister,[2] who died when she was eight years old. Thereafter, her mother raised Grey and her six siblings.[3] She graduated from Waterbury High School, where she was active in the Dramatic Club.[2]

Grey began her acting career with the Poli Players.[4] She went on to act with companies in New Orleans, Louisiana; Jacksonville, Florida; San Francisco, California, and Nova Scotia.[2] She had her own acting troupe, the Shirley Grey Players, in the late 1920s.[5] In 1931, she starred in the comedy-drama Chicago at the Fulton Theater in Oakland, California. It was the third play of Grey's "limited season".[6]

Grey's work in stock theater led to her career in films. A talent scout who worked for film producer Samuel Goldwyn saw Grey performing in a stock production in Oakland and arranged for her to take a screen test, which led to her signing a contract with Goldwyn.[7]

On August 28, 1921, Grey married actor Foster Williams,[8] known professionally as Frank McCarthy.[9] She filed for divorce from him on September 30, 1925.[8] In 1936, Grey married English actor Arthur Margetson.[1]

In her later years, Grey was a semi-recluse, living with her sisters before moving to a Jacksonville Beach, Florida, convalescent home where she died.[10]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Maxford, Howard (2018). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. p. 537. ISBN 9781476629148. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Shirley Grey, Leading Lady Here, Began Dramatic Work While Yet in High School". The Courier-News. New Jersey, Bridgewater. October 17, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Coons, Robbin (October 5, 1931). "Long Shots and Close-Ups". Star-Gazette. New York, Elmira. p. 17. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Cotter, Robert Michael “Bobb” (2014). The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography. McFarland. p. 93. ISBN 9781476602011. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Reade's Plainfield". The Courier-News. New Jersey, Bridgewater. October 29, 1928. p. 13. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fulton Bills Shirley Grey in 'Chicago'". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. March 11, 1931. p. 21. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Shirley Grey Making Good In Pictures". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. Universal Service. August 23, 1931. p. 31. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b "Wife Sues Stock Actor for Divorce". Hartford Courant. Connecticut, Hartford. October 1, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Shirley Grey". Films of the Golden Age (94): 38, 45. Fall 2018.
  10. ^ Begg, Paul (2014). Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea. Routledge. ISBN 9781317865308. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

External links

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