Shirl Conway
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Early years
A great-niece of actress Henrietta Crosman, Conway graduated from the University of Michigan in 1938 with a bachelor's degree in speech therapy.[2] She was a John Robert Powers model.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career
Banjo Eyes (1940) was Conway's theatrical debut.[3] She played Ruth Winters in the 1955 musical comedy Plain and Fancy on Broadway, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She also appeared on Broadway in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [4] and toured in Auntie Mame,[1] including performances in the capital cities of Australia.[5]
She played the role of Liz Thorpe in the CBS drama The Nurses[6]Template:R/superscript (which ran from 1962 to 1965) for which she was nominated for an Emmy award in 1963 for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series.[1] Other TV credits include Route 66, The Defenders,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and Caesar's Hour.[6]
She moved to Washington in 1972, where she was the founding member of the Harstine Island Theatre Club, and starred in productions there into her 80s.[1]
Personal life
Conway was married to engineer Gordon Larson[2] and Bill Johnson, an actor.[7]
Selected filmography
- The Strangers Came (1949)
References
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- ↑ Shirl Conway Broadway ibdb.com, accessed August 14, 2015
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- ↑ Simonson, Robert. "Shirl Conway, Broadway and Television Actress, Dies at 90" playbill, June 4, 2007
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External links
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