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  1. Apr 22, 2020 · Shirley Knight, the daring actress and darling of Tennessee Williams who received Oscar nominations for her work in 'The Dark at the Top of the Stairs' and 'Sweet Bird of Youth,' has died. She was 83.

  2. Apr 22, 2020 · Shirley Knight, a Tony and Emmy winner and two-time Academy Award nominee, passed away April 22 from natural causes at the home of her daughter, Kaitlin Hopkins, in San Marcos, Texas.She was 83 ...

  3. Apr 22, 2020 · Shirley Knight, a Tony- and Emmy Award-winning actress whose long and varied career included Oscar-nominated performances in 1960’s The Dark at the Top of the Stairs and 1962’s Sweet Bird of ...

  4. Shirley Frances Knight (12 March 1936 – 5 February 2009) was a Canadian stage, television and radio actress. Biography [ edit ] Shirley spent her younger days in wartime England and emigrating with her parents to St. Catharines in 1947.

  5. Apr 23, 2020 · She was born Shirley Enola Knight on July 5, 1936, in the Kansas countryside, 10 miles from the town of Lyons. Her family was musical and she learned to sing, tap dance and play instruments. She was the first in her family to enter college, winning a scholarship to a church college in Enid, Oklahoma, then moved to Wichita State University.

  6. Birthday: Jul 5, 1936. Birthplace: Goessel, Kansas, USA. Kansas-born Shirley Knight originally intended to be an opera singer until she saw a touring company of "The Lark" starring Julie Harris ...

  7. Apr 22, 2020 · She was born Shirley Enola Knight on July 5, 1936, in the Kansas countryside, 10 miles from the town of Lyons. Her family was musical and she learned to sing, tap dance and play various instruments.