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Corra Beach(1880-1963)

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  • Writer
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Corra Beach was born on 19 December 1880 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for What Becomes of the Children? (1918), Carnival (1935) and The Dance of Life (1929). She was married to Walter Shumway. She died on 5 October 1963 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
BornDecember 19, 1880
DiedOctober 5, 1963(82)
BornDecember 19, 1880
DiedOctober 5, 1963(82)
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Known for

What Becomes of the Children? (1918)
What Becomes of the Children?
  • Mrs. Trayne
  • 1918
Jimmy Durante, Sally Eilers, and Lee Tracy in Carnival (1935)
Carnival
6.4
  • Woman(as Cora Beach Shumway uncredited)
  • 1935
Nancy Carroll, Magda Blom, Theresa Allen, Gordona Bennet, Kay Deslys, Gladys DuBois, Marjorie Kane, Miss La Reno, Thelma McNeil, Charlotte Ogden, Cora Beach Shumway, and Hal Skelly in The Dance of Life (1929)
The Dance of Life
6.7
  • Amazon Chorus Girl(as Cora Beach Shumway)
  • 1929
Alison Skipworth in Madame Racketeer (1932)
Madame Racketeer
6.4
  • Matron(as Cora Shumway uncredited)
  • 1932

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Actress

  • Jimmy Durante, Sally Eilers, and Lee Tracy in Carnival (1935)
    Carnival
    6.4
    • Woman (as Cora Beach Shumway uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Alison Skipworth in Madame Racketeer (1932)
    Madame Racketeer
    6.4
    • Matron (as Cora Shumway uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Nancy Carroll, Magda Blom, Theresa Allen, Gordona Bennet, Kay Deslys, Gladys DuBois, Marjorie Kane, Miss La Reno, Thelma McNeil, Charlotte Ogden, Cora Beach Shumway, and Hal Skelly in The Dance of Life (1929)
    The Dance of Life
    6.7
    • Amazon Chorus Girl (as Cora Beach Shumway)
    • 1929
  • What Becomes of the Children? (1918)
    What Becomes of the Children?
    • Mrs. Trayne
    • 1918

Writer

  • Corra Beach, Glen Boles, Claudia Dell, Robert Frazer, Joan Marsh, Natalie Moorhead, Barbara Pepper, Walter Shumway, and Niles Welch in What Becomes of the Children? (1936)
    What Becomes of the Children?
    5.2
    • novel and adaptation
    • 1936
  • What Becomes of the Children? (1918)
    What Becomes of the Children?
    • Writer
    • 1918

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Cora Beach Shumway
  • Born
    • December 19, 1880
    • Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • October 5, 1963
    • North Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Walter Shumway
  • Other works
    Novel: "What Becomes of the Children?". NOTE: Filmed as What Becomes of the Children? (1936).

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