Peggy Shannon
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-01-10 (34 years old)
Deathday
1941-05-11
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. She appeared in her final film, Triple Justice, in 1940. In May 1941, Shannon died at the age of 34 from a heart attack, brought on by alcoholism. H...
Acting
1940
as Alice
1939
as Pearl Murray
1933
as Elvina Evans Wright / Elvina Evans Gimlet
1935
as Thelma Bell
1932
as Ruth Carleton
1939
as Aggie Moreno
1935
as Daphne Lambert
1933
as Daisy Bradford
1933
as Jerry Hampton
1936
as Betty Parker
1939
as Mary Baker, Mickey's mother
1937
as Peggy
1932
as Judy Gelett
1932
as Kiddo
1933
as Joan Leesom
1932
as Elsie Fryer
1933
as Claire Arlington
1931
as Lee Millet
1939
as Kitty (uncredited)
1932
as Mary Burke
1938
as Inmate Ruth
1940
as Susan
1939
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
1931
as Norma Davis / Norma Powers
1939
as Lola Martin
1933
as Nancy Weaver
1940
as Nellie
1931
as Wanda Kelly
1931
as Mary Gehring
1940
as Edith Henry
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