Shelley Winters (Actress) - On This Day
Profession: Actress
Biography: American actress who appeared in dozens of films, as well as on stage and television; her career spanned over 50 years until her death in 2006.
Won Academy Awards for "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "A Patch of Blue", and is also remembered for her roles in "A Place in the Sun" (Oscar-nominated for Best Actress), "The Big Knife", "Lolita", "The Night of the Hunter", "Alfie", and "The Poseidon Adventure" (Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress).
Born: August 18, 1920
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Leo
Died: January 14, 2006 (aged 85)
Cause of Death: Heart failure
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Acting Career
- 1951-04-05 "A Place in the Sun", film adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy", directed by George Stevens, starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters premieres at the Cannes Film Festival in France
- 1951-08-14 "A Place in the Sun", film adptation of Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy", directed by George Stevens, starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters premieres in Los Angeles, California; wins 6 Academy Awards, including Best Director, 1952
- 1970-03-26 Musical "Minnie's Boys", starring Shelley Winters as the mother of the Marx Brothers, and Drama Desk Award winner Lewis J. Stadlen as Groucho, opens at the Imperial Theater, New York City; runs for 80 performances
- 1972-12-12 "The Poseidon Adventure", starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters and Jack Albertson premieres in NYC
Personal Life
- 2006-01-13 "The Diary of Anne Frank" actress Shelley Winters (85) weds Gerry DeFord a few hours before her death
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Update: 2024-08-28