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Dawn Evelyn Lederer (Paris)

Also Known As: "Dawn O'Day", "Anne Shirley", "Anne Lederer"
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Birthplace: New York, NY, United States
Death: July 04, 1993 (75)
Los Angeles, CA, United States (lung cancer)
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Wife of Charles Davies Lederer
Ex-wife of John Howard Payne and Adrian Scott
Mother of Julie Anne Payne and Private

Occupation: Actress, actress, American film actress and former child actress
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About Anne Shirley

They didn't come packaged any sweeter and lovelier than Anne Shirley, a gentle and gracious 1930s teen film actress who didn't quite reach the zenith of front-rank stardom and retired all too soon at age 26. On film as a toddler, she went through a small revolving door of marquee names before legally settling (at age 16) on the name Anne Shirley... See full bio » Born: Dawn Evelyeen Paris April 17, 1918 in New York City, New York, USA Died: July 4, 1993 (age 75) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Shirley_(actress)

Dawn Evelyeen Paris (April 17, 1918 – July 4, 1993), known as Anne Shirley, was an American film actress.

Beginning her career as a child actress under the name Dawn O'Day, Shirley adopted the name of the character she played in Anne of Green Gables in 1934, and achieved a successful career in supporting roles. Among her films is Stella Dallas (1937), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She retired from acting in 1944, at the age of 26. She remained in Los Angeles, where she died in 1993.

Filmography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Shirley_(actress)#Filmography

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Anne Shirley's Timeline

1918
April 17, 1918
New York, NY, United States
1940
July 10, 1940
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
1993
July 4, 1993
Age 75
Los Angeles, CA, United States