- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 10, 1907
- Place of Birth
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
- Died
- May 11, 1941
Peggy Shannon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peggy Shannon (born Winona Sammon, January 10, 1907 – May 11, 1941) was an American actress. She appeared on the stage and screen of the 1920s and 1930s. Shannon began her career as a Ziegfeld girl in 1923 before moving on to Broadway productions. She was signed to Paramount Pictures and groomed to replace Clara Bow as the newest "It girl", whom she replaced in the 1931 film, The Secret Call. Her growing dependency on alcohol eventually derailed her career. She appeared in her final film, Triple Justice, in 1940. In May 1941, Shannon died at the age of 34 from a heart attack, brought on by alcoholism. Her husband, Albert G. Roberts, shot himself three weeks after her death. Shannon was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1907[ (some sources erroneously cite 1909 or 1910) to Edward and Nannie Sammon. She had a younger sister, Carol. She attended Annunc…
Filmography
movieTriple Justice
1940 · Susan
movieAll About Hash
1940 · Edith Henry
movieThe House Across the Bay
1940 · Alice
movieCafe Hostess
1940 · Nellie
movieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Kitty (uncredited)
movieDad for a Day
1939 · Mary Baker, Mickey's mother
movieThe Women
1939 · Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
movieFixer Dugan
1939 · Aggie Moreno
movieThe Adventures of Jane Arden
1939 · Lola Martin
movieBlackwell's Island
1939 · Pearl Murray
movieGirls on Probation
1938 · Inmate Ruth
movieYouth on Parole
1937 · Peggy
Ellis Island
movieEllis Island
1936 · Betty Parker
movieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 · Thelma Bell
Night Life of the Gods
movieNight Life of the Gods
1935 · Daphne Lambert
movieBack Page
1933 · Jerry Hampton
movieFury of the Jungle
1933 · Joan Leesom
movieTurn Back the Clock
1933 · Elvina Evans Wright / Elvina Evans Gimlet
movieThe Devil's Mate
1933 · Nancy Weaver
movieDeluge
1933 · Claire Arlington
movieGirl Missing
1933 · Daisy Bradford
movieFalse Faces
1932 · Elsie Fryer
movieThe Painted Woman
1932 · Kiddo
movieSociety Girl
1932 · Judy Gelett
movieHotel Continental
1932 · Ruth Carleton
movieThis Reckless Age
1932 · Mary Burke
movieTouchdown!
1931 · Mary Gehring
movieThe Road to Reno
1931 · Lee Millet
movieSilence
1931 · Norma Davis / Norma Powers
movieThe Secret Call
1931 · Wanda Kelly