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Peggy Shannon was an American actress who replaced Clara Bow as the "It girl" in the 1930s. She died of a heart attack in 1941, and her husband committed suicide three weeks later.
Actress: Deluge. Peggy Shannon was born Winona Sammon on January 10, 1907, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She attended Catholic school where she became friends with child actress Madge Evans. While visiting her aunt in New York sixteen year old Peggy was discovered by producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..
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- Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
- January 1, 1
- North Hollywood, California, USA
Peggy Shannon. Actress: Deluge. Peggy Shannon was born Winona Sammon on January 10, 1907, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She attended Catholic school where she became friends with child actress Madge Evans. While visiting her aunt in New York sixteen year old Peggy was discovered by producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..
- January 10, 1907
- May 11, 1941
Peggy Shannon was an American actress who replaced Clara Bow as the "It girl" in 1931. She died of a heart attack in 1941 at age 34, after a career of stage and screen roles and alcoholism.
Peggy Shannon was a hairstylist and makeup artist who worked on many films and TV shows, including The Tracey Ullman Show, Burnt Offerings, and Strait-Jacket. She was also close to actress Joan Crawford and did her hair and makeup for various occasions.
- Make-Up Department
- September 7, 1921
- Peggy Shannon
- February 26, 2003
Aug 9, 2021 · Peggy Shannon, born Winona Sammon in Pine Bluff, is shown at some point between 1923 — the beginning of her career — and 1928. Groomed to replace Clara Bow, Shannon started as a chorus...
Peggy Shannon was an American actress who acted on stage and in movies in the 1920s and 1930s. She died in 1941 from a heart attack in Los Angeles.
