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Schmon; August 1, 1933 – October 31, 2012) was an American actress, film producer, socialite, and model.
Life and career
Shields was born and raised in
Newark, New Jersey
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Francis Alexander Shields
Francis Alexander Shields Jr. (May 16, 1941 – April 25, 2003) was an American businessman and an executive at Revlon in New York City. He was the father of actress Brooke Shields.
Early life
Shields was born in New York City. He was the e ...
. Several months later, they filed for divorce. The couple's only child,
Brooke Brooke may refer to:
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* Brooke (surname)
* Brooke baronets, families of baronets with the surname Brooke
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* Brooke, Norfolk, England
* Brooke, Rutland, England
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(born 1965), became a well-known model and actress.
When Brooke was a child, they lived in a
townhouse
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on the
Upper East Side
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.
She acted alongside her daughter in ''
Wanda Nevada
''Wanda Nevada'' is a 1979 American Western film starring Peter Fonda and Brooke Shields as the title character. (archive) It was also directed by Peter Fonda.
Henry Fonda makes a cameo appearance as an Arizona prospector, making it the only fi ...
dementia
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Wanda Nevada
''Wanda Nevada'' is a 1979 American Western film starring Peter Fonda and Brooke Shields as the title character. (archive) It was also directed by Peter Fonda.
Henry Fonda makes a cameo appearance as an Arizona prospector, making it the only fi ...
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