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Shirley Palmer(1908-2000)

  • Actress
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Shirley Palmer was born on 25 December 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Forgotten Sweeties (1927), Eagle of the Night (1928) and Exclusive Rights (1926). She was married to John Collier. She died on 29 March 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1908
DiedMarch 29, 2000(91)
BornDecember 25, 1908
DiedMarch 29, 2000(91)
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Known for

Charley Chase in Forgotten Sweeties (1927)
Forgotten Sweeties
7.2
Short
  • Ira's wife
  • 1927
Eagle of the Night (1928)
Eagle of the Night
4.9
  • Actress
  • 1928
Lillian Rich and Gayne Whitman in Exclusive Rights (1926)
Exclusive Rights
  • Sadie Towner
  • 1926
Jack Holt, Evalyn Knapp, and J. Farrell MacDonald in This Sporting Age (1932)
This Sporting Age
  • Ann Erskine
  • 1932

Credits

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Actress

  • Astrid Allwyn, John Boles, Noel Francis, Muriel Kirkland, Dorothy Wilson, Loretta Young, and Polly Ann Young in The White Parade (1934)
    The White Parade
    6.4
    • Telephone Operator (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Heather Angel and Norman Foster in Pilgrimage (1933)
    Pilgrimage
    7.2
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • John Wayne and Shirley Palmer in Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
    Somewhere in Sonora
    5.4
    • Mary Burton
    • 1933
  • Jack Holt, Evalyn Knapp, and J. Farrell MacDonald in This Sporting Age (1932)
    This Sporting Age
    • Ann Erskine
    • 1932
  • The Silent Partner
    Short
    • Bill's Wife
    • 1931
  • Partners
    Short
    • 1931
  • Partners
    Short
    • 1931
  • Neil Hamilton and Dorothy Sebastian in Ladies Must Play (1930)
    Ladies Must Play
    • Marie
    • 1930
  • Campus Knights (1929)
    Campus Knights
    5.4
    • Audrey Scott
    • 1929
  • Patsy Ruth Miller in Marriage by Contract (1928)
    Marriage by Contract
    • Molly
    • 1928
  • Eagle of the Night (1928)
    Eagle of the Night
    4.9
    • 1928
  • Patsy Ruth Miller, Shirley Palmer, Eileen Sedgwick, and George E. Stone in Beautiful But Dumb (1928)
    Beautiful But Dumb
    • Beth
    • 1928
  • Ricardo Cortez and Carmel Myers in Prowlers of the Sea (1928)
    Prowlers of the Sea
    5.5
    • Cuban Maid
    • 1928
  • Eve Southern in Stormy Waters (1928)
    Stormy Waters
    • Mary
    • 1928
  • The Scarlet Dove (1928)
    The Scarlet Dove
    • Eve
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • December 25, 1908
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • March 29, 2000
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(after a fall)
  • Spouse
    • John Collier
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Blonde American supporting actress and occasional leading lady who enjoyed greater success in silent screen melodramas than in talking pictures. Already by the late 1920's, she was reduced to appearing in second features for Tiffany-Stahl and Columbia. She left films in 1934. Palmer was formerly married to the author and screenwriter John Collier.

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