Shannon Day (born Sylvia Day; August 5, 1896 – February 24, 1977) was an American
silent film
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actress
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who appeared in supporting parts in numerous productions.
Day was born on August 5, 1896, in the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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. Her education was in New York City's public schools and in the Art Students League there.
Day began performing on stage when she was a child. Billed as Sylvia Day, she appeared on Broadway in ''Ziegfeld Nine O'Clock Review'' (1919). Her film debut came in 1921 in
Cecil B. DeMille
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's ''
Forbidden Fruit
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As a ...
''.
When Day left acting in films, she began teaching drama in Manhattan. She died on February 24, 1977, in New York, aged 80.
Partial filmography
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Forbidden Fruit
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As a ...
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Man, Woman & Marriage
''Man, Woman & Marriage'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips. It was released through Associated First National Pictures. It is also known under the title ''Man-Woman-Marriag ...
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The Affairs of Anatol
''The Affairs of Anatol'' is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson. The film is based on the 1893 play '' Anatol'' by Arthur Schnitzler.
Plot
Socialite Anatol Spencer ...
The Woman He Married
''The Woman He Married'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. The film is considered to be lost film, lost.
Plot
As reviewed in a film magazine, a rich man's son marries an artist's model, and is then disinh ...
Captain Fly-by-Night
''Captain Fly-by-Night'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by William K. Howard and starring Johnnie Walker, Francis McDonald, and Shannon Day.Munden p. 110. Set in historic Spanish California, it was inspired by the success of ...
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North of the Rio Grande
''North of the Rio Grande'' is a lost 1922 American silent Western film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Bebe Daniels and Jack Holt.The Ordeal'' (1922)
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Fools First
''Fools First'' is a 1922 American crime film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Marion Fairfax and Hugh Wiley. The film stars Richard Dix, Claire Windsor, Claude Gillingwater, Raymond Griffith, George Siegmann, and Helen Lynch. The fil ...
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His Back Against the Wall
''His Back Against the Wall'' is a 1922 American comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee and written by Julien Josephson. The film stars Raymond Hatton, Virginia Valli, Will Walling, J. Gordon Russell, W.H. Bainbridge and Virginia Madison. The f ...
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Marriage Morals
''Marriage Morals'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Tom Moore, Ann Forrest and Harry T. Morey.Munden p.494
Cast
* Tom Moore as Young Harry Ryan
* Ann Forrest as Mary Gardner
* Russell Gri ...
'' (1923)
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Manslaughter
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'' (1922)
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The Marriage Market
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The Star Dust Trail
''The Star Dust Trail'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Shirley Mason, Bryant Washburn and Thomas R. Mills. It was produced on a budget of $40,000, but its worldwide box office was disappointing ...
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So This Is Marriage
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Silent Pal
''Silent Pal'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Thunder the Dog, Eddie Phillips and Shannon Day.Connelly p.410 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Thunder ...
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The Vanishing American
''The Vanishing American'' is a 1925 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by George B. Seitz and starred Richard Dix and Lois Wilson, recently paire ...
'' (1925)
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Breed of the Sea
''Breed of the Sea'' is a 1926 American silent film directed by and starring Ralph Ince and starring Ince, Margaret Livingston and Dorothy Dunbar.Quinlan p.152
Cast
* Ralph Ince as Tod Pembroke, Captain Blaze Devine / Tom Pembroke
* Margaret ...
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*''The Gypsy Romance'' (1926)
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The Barrier
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Harry Edwards (director), Harry Edwards and starring Harry Langdon and Joan Crawford.
Premise
The film tells of Harry (Langdon) a ne'er-do-well who falls in ...