Shirl Conway

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Shirl Conway
The Nurses (1963)
Born
Shirley Elizabeth Crosman

(1916-06-13)June 13, 1916
DiedMay 7, 2007(2007-05-07) (aged 90)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationActress
Spouses
  • Gordon Larson
  • Bill Johnson

Shirl Conway (born Shirley Elizabeth Crosman, June 13, 1916 – May 7, 2007) was an American television and Broadway actress.[1]

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.[citation needed]

Career

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

Emmy award in 1963 for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series.[1] Other TV credits include Route 66, The Defenders,[citation needed] 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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Variety Staff (May 29, 2007), "Shirl Conway, 90, actress", Variety
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  4. ^ Shirl Conway Broadway ibdb.com, accessed August 14, 2015
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    ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7
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  7. Simonson, Robert. "Shirl Conway, Broadway and Television Actress, Dies at 90"
    playbill, June 4, 2007

External links
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