Zyllah Inez Shannon

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

Zyllah 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

The White Cat (1905)
Confessions of a Wife (1907)^[6]
The Fool Has Said in His Heart - There is No God (1908)^[7]
The Family (1910)^[8]
Youth (1920)^[9]
The Fool (1923)
The Front Page (1929)^[10]

Filmography

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

^ "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.

External links

Zyllah Inez Shannon at the Internet Broadway Database
Zyllah Inez Shannon at IMDb

[1] "The Index". March 20, 1907 – via Google Books.

[2] "Life". Life Magazine, Incorporated. March 20, 1908 – via page 301.

[3] "Are We Really Like That?". Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. March 17, 1929. p. 29. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.

[4] "Zyllah Shannon of 'Fool' Company Here". The Gazette. April 15, 1924. p. 20. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Dean, James W. (September 2, 1923). "New York Stage". Tulsa Tribune. New York. p. 18. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "The Drama". Democrat and Chronicle. January 13, 1907. p. 12. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "The Bookman". Dodd, Mead and Company. March 20, 1908 – via page 184.

[8] Marshall, Edward (March 20, 1911). "The Family: A Story of Forgiveness". G.W. Dillingham Company – via page 8.

[9] "Zyllah Inez Shannon". Playbill.

[10] Harrison, R. M. (April 11, 1929). "The Theatre and Its People". Windsor Star. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 20, 1988). Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997103 – via page 438.

[12] "Big Feature Act Coming to Union Square Theatre". The Berkshire Eagle. January 15, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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