Wini Shaw

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Wini Shaw in Smart Blonde (1937)

Winifred Shaw (born February 25, 1910 in San Francisco , California , † May 2, 1982 in New York City ) was an American actress and singer .

Life

Winifred Shaw, whose year of birth is also given as 1899 or 1907, came from a theater family. Her paternal grandparents came from Hawaii or Ireland , and on her mother's side from Hawaii and England . After starting out as a dancer and singer in vaudeville , she performed in the Ziegfeld Follies , and came to Hollywood film in the 1930s.

Shaw is best known for her appearance as the Broadway baby in the 1935 film Gold Diggers of 1935 (Warner Bros., 1935) directed by Busby Berkeley . For the film song Lullaby of Broadway , sung by Shaw, only her white face is initially shown in the film against the background of a black stage curtain, while the camera slowly approaches. This is followed by a day in the life of Broadway Baby, who sleeps during the day and has fun at night. The song The Lady in Red was originally sung by Shaw; in the film In Caliente (1935) she played the singer Lois. During her time at Warner, Shaw was friends with and worked with actress Ruby Keeler , for example in Ready, Willing and Able (1937). Her film career ended in 1939.

During the Second World War she toured with the entertainer Jack Benny for troop entertainment. In the 1950s she withdrew from the entertainment business. Wini Shaw was married to William O'Malley for the second time. Shaw died in Roosevelt Hospital, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery , Queens .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1934: Cross Country Cruise
  • 1935: Page Miss Glory
  • 1935: Gold Diggers of 1935
  • 1935: In Caliente
  • 1935: The Case of the Curious Bride
  • 1935: The woman on page 1 (Front Page Woman)
  • 1936: Satan and the Lady (Satan Met a Lady)
  • 1937: Ready, Willing and Able
  • 1937: Smart Blonde
  • 1939: Rhumba Land (short film)

literature

  • Daniel Bubbeo: The women of Warner Brothers: the lives and careers of 15 leading ladies . McFarland, Jefferson NC 2002, ISBN 0786411376 .
  • Bernard Rosenberg, Harry Silverstein: The Real Tinsel . Macmillan, London 1970.

Web links

Commons : Wini Shaw  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bernard Rosenberg, Harry Silverstein: The Real Tinsel . London 1970, p. 265.
  2. ↑ a b Obituary: Wini Shaw . In: New York Times, May 7, 1982.
  3. ↑ Daniel Bubbeo: The women of Warner Brothers . Jefferson NC 2002, p. 110.
  4. ↑ Wini Shaw at Find-a-Grave. (Retrieved November 10, 2010.)
personal data
SURNAME Shaw, Wini
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shaw, Winifred (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1899 or 1907 or 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1982
Place of death New York City , New York , United States