Peggy Shannon

Personal Info

Birthday

January 10, 1907

Day of Death

1941-05-11

(34 years old)

Place of Birth

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

Winona Sammon

Peggy Shannon

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peggy Shannon (born Winona Sammon, January 10, 1907 – May 11, 1941) was an American actress. She appeared on the stage and screen of the 1920s and 1930s.

Shannon began her career as a Ziegfeld girl in 1923 before moving on to Broadway productions. She was signed to Paramount Pictures and groomed to replace Clara Bow as the newest "It girl", whom she replaced in the 1931 film, The Secret Call. Her growing dependency on alcohol eventually derailed her career.

Known For

The Women

The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Devil's Mate

Deluge

The House Across the Bay

Cafe Hostess

Blackwell's Island

Filmography

1940
Triple Justice
as Susan
All About Hash
as Edith Henry
The House Across the Bay
as Alice
Cafe Hostess
as Nellie
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Kitty (uncredited)
Dad for a Day
as Mary Baker, Mickey's mother
The Women
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
as Aggie Moreno
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Lola Martin
Blackwell's Island
as Pearl Murray
1938
Girls on Probation
as Inmate Ruth
1937
Youth on Parole
as Peggy
1936
Ellis Island
as Betty Parker
1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Thelma Bell
Night Life of the Gods
as Daphne Lambert
1933
Back Page
as Jerry Hampton
Fury of the Jungle
as Joan Leesom
Turn Back the Clock
as Elvina Evans Wright / Elvina Evans Gimlet
The Devil's Mate
as Nancy Weaver
Deluge
as Claire Arlington
Girl Missing
as Daisy Bradford
1932
False Faces
as Elsie Fryer
The Painted Woman
as Kiddo
Society Girl
as Judy Gelett
Hotel Continental
as Ruth Carleton
This Reckless Age
as Mary Burke
1931
Touchdown!
as Mary Gehring
The Road to Reno
as Lee Millet
Silence
as Norma Davis / Norma Powers
The Secret Call
as Wanda Kelly