- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrancis Xavier Alexander Shields Sr.
- Height6′ 3¼″ (1.91 m)
- Frank Shields Sr. was born on November 18, 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Murder in the Fleet (1935), I Live My Life (1935) and The Goldwyn Follies (1938). He was married to 'Katharine Mortimer', Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi and Rebecca Tenney. He died on August 19, 1975 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Spouses'Katharine Mortimer'(April 29, 1949 - ?) (divorced, 3 children)Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi(July 13, 1940 - February 1949) (divorced, 2 children)Rebecca Tenney(February 6, 1932 - June 27, 1940) (divorced)
- Children
- RelativesRowan Francis Henchy(Great Grandchild)Brooke Shields(Grandchild)Grier Henchy(Great Grandchild)
- Grandfather of Brooke Shields
- Famously handsome, flamboyant amateur tennis player. Reached the 1931 Wimbledon finals, but was forced to default due to injury, the first time a player (in this case, Sidney Wood) won a singles major by default.
- Ex-father-in-law of Teri Shields.
- Pancho González paid tribute to Shields as being one of his biggest supporters and inspirations. In something of an irony, Pancho's last wife, Rita, is the sister of Shield's grand-daughter Brooke's ex-husband, Andre Agassi.
- His second wife was the sister-in-law of Beatriz de Borbón y Battenberg.
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