Shirley Grey
Shirley Grey | |
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| Born | Agnes Zetterstrand April 11, 1902 |
| Died | August 12, 1981 (aged 79) |
| Other names | Agnes Zetterstrand |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1930–1935 |
| Spouse | 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. She was born in Naugatuck, Connecticut.
Grey began her acting career with the Poli Players.[2] She had her own acting troupe, the Shirley Grey Players, in the late 1920s.[3] 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".[4]
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.[5]
In 1936, Grey married 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.[6]
Partial filmography
- The Golf Specialist (short, 1930)
- The Public Defender (1931)
- Texas Cyclone (1932)
- Back Street (1932)
- Virtue (1932)
- The Hurricane Express (1932)
- Uptown New York (1932)
- Cornered (1932)
- The Riding Tornado (1932)
- Drifting Souls (1932)
- Treason (1933)
- From Hell to Heaven (1933)
- Out All Night (1933)
- The Little Giant (1933)
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
- Don't Bet on Love (1933)
- Too Much Harmony (1933)
- Hold the Press (1933)
- Murder on the Campus (1933)
- Twin Husbands (1933)
- Bombay Mail (1934)
- Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
- The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
- His Greatest Gamble (1934)
- Sisters Under the Skin (1934)
- Beyond the Law (1934)
- Girl in Danger (1934)
- Wednesday's Child (1934)
- The Defense Rests (1934)
- Green Eyes (1934)
- The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
- The Public Menace (1935)
- The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
References
- ^ a b Maxford, Howard (2018). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. p. 537. ISBN 9781476629148. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Cotter, Robert Michael “Bobb” (2014). The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography. McFarland. p. 93. ISBN 9781476602011. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Reade's Plainfield". The Courier-News. New Jersey, Bridgewater. October 29, 1928. p. 13. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fulton Bills Shirley Grey in 'Chicago'". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. March 11, 1931. p. 21. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shirley Grey Making Good In Pictures". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. Universal Srevice. August 23, 1931. p. 31. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Begg, Paul (2014). Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea. Routledge. ISBN 9781317865308. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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