Phyllis Shannaw
A young white woman wearing a dark fur coat and a printed fabric hat, worn low over her brow.
Shannaw, from a 1921 publication
Born
Phyllis Maud Shannaw

(1901-05-03)3 May 1901
Richmond, Surrey, England
Died1988 (aged 86–87)
Surrey, England
OccupationActress
Years active1920s
Known forSilent films
Spouse
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(m. 1925; died 1948)​
ChildrenPeter Cellier

Phyllis Shannaw (3 May 1901 – 1988) was an English actress in silent films and the London stage. Her husband Frank Cellier was also an actor, as is her son, Peter Cellier.

Early life

Phyllis Maud Shannaw was born in Richmond, Surrey. She was educated at Wentworth Hall in Mill Hill.[1]

Career

Shannaw was in musical comedies and revues as a young woman.[2] She appeared in five silent films: The Call of the Road (1920), The River of Light (1921), The Right to Live (1921), The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's (1921), and The Sport of Kings (1921).[3] Her stage credits included London productions of The Limpet (1922), The Merry Wives of Windsor (1923-1924), The Mask and the Face (1924), and The Torch Bearers (1925).[4] Shannaw "showed that, in addition to being able to act, she has a voice that is beautiful, quiet, dignified, and expressive," according to a theatre reviewer in 1922.[5]

Personal life

In 1925, Phyllis Shannaw became the second wife of Frank Cellier, son of conductor François Cellier and father of actress Antoinette Cellier.[6] They had a son, Peter Cellier, who also became an actor.[6] Frank Cellier died in 1948.[7] She died in 1988, in Surrey, aged 86 years.

References

  1. ↑ Clarke, May Herschel (27 November 1920). "Phyllis Shannaw: The Nineteen-Year-Old British Actress Who Won Fame in Her First Picture". Picture Show. 4: 20 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "Front Cover Biographies IX: Phyllis Shannaw". Motion Picture Studio. 1: 12. 20 October 1921 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ Low, Rachael (13 September 2013). History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929. Routledge. pp. 344, 435, 457. ISBN 9781136206344.
  4. ↑ Wearing, J. P. (27 March 2014). The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 178, 262, 297, 358. ISBN 9780810893023.
  5. ↑ H. G. (13 August 1922). "The Limpet". The Observer. p. 7. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (1 January 2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719091391.
  7. ↑ "Frank Cellier, London Stage Actor". Daily News. 28 September 1948. p. 94. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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