Zyllah Inez Shannon was an American actress who performed on stage[1] and screen. In one of her theatrical roles she portrayed an intellectually advanced child.[2]
Biography
editZyllah Inez Shannon was born in Missouri, to a family with six generations of history in theater. Her mother, Inez Shannon, was an actress and musician prominent in the 1910s.[3]
Zyllah began appearing onstage at age two. Her best-known role was that of the young orphan Mary Margaret in Channing Pollock's play The Fool.[4][5]
Theater
editFilmography
edit- The Beloved Adventuress (1917), as Mrs. Nicholson
- The Heart of a Girl (1918), as Mrs. Murphy
- The Road to France (1918), as Mrs. O'Leary
- The World to Live In (1919),[11] as Ida
- The Plunger (1920), as Mrs. Mullin
- Cousin Kate (1921), as Mrs. Spencer
- Two Shall Be Born (1924)[12]
References
edit- ^ "The Index". March 20, 1907 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Life". Life Magazine, Incorporated. March 20, 1908 – via page 301.
- ^ "Are We Really Like That?". Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. March 17, 1929. p. 29. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Zyllah Shannon of 'Fool' Company Here". The Gazette. April 15, 1924. p. 20. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dean, James W. (September 2, 1923). "New York Stage". Tulsa Tribune. New York. p. 18. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Drama". Democrat and Chronicle. January 13, 1907. p. 12. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Bookman". Dodd, Mead and Company. March 20, 1908 – via page 184.
- ^ Marshall, Edward (March 20, 1911). "The Family: A Story of Forgiveness". G.W. Dillingham Company – via page 8.
- ^ "Zyllah Inez Shannon". Playbill.
- ^ Harrison, R. M. (April 11, 1929). "The Theatre and Its People". Windsor Star. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 20, 1988). Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997103 – via page 438.
- ^ "Big Feature Act Coming to Union Square Theatre". The Berkshire Eagle. January 15, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.