- Born
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- Birth nameLeonie Flugrath
- Height4′ 11″ (1.50 m)
- Shirley Mason was born Leonie Flugrath on June 6, 1900, in Brooklyn, NY. The youngest of three acting sisters (the others were Edna Flugrath and Viola Dana), Shirley made her debut in At the Threshold of Life (1911) at age 11. As a child actress she wasn't in much demand until she grew older, then she began to take on more roles. Her second film was Vanity Fair (1915). It wasn't until 1917 that film executives began to take the young actress more seriously, as they cast her in 13 films that year alone, which also saw her gain the title role in The Awakening of Ruth (1917). By the time the 1920s rolled around she was making fewer films, but taking on more substantial parts in films such as Love's Harvest (1920), The Lamplighter (1921) and Very Truly Yours (1922). Her final film was The Flying Marine (1929), after which she retired.
She died on July 27, 1979.
- IMDb mini biography by: Denny Jackson (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
- SpousesSidney Lanfield(February 8, 1927 - June 20, 1972) (his death)Bernard J. Durning(June 19, 1917 - August 29, 1923) (his death)
- RelativesEdna Flugrath(Sibling)Viola Dana(Sibling)
- Her signing with Fox Films was announced in Motion Picture News on November 9, 1919.
- Sister of actresses Viola Dana and Edna Flugrath.
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