The world film encyclopedia (1933)

i6o (SEE-SHE) Biographies of the Players After a few months' experience of the 5tago made her first screen appearance in Sackcloth and Scarlet (Lasky, 1924). Also Played in : Wings of Chance (F.N.), Bluebeard's Seven Wives (F.N.). The Show (M.G.M.), The Demi-Bride (M.G.M.). Love (M.G.M.). The Gallant Grini^o (M.G.IM.), Our Dancing Daughters CSl.G.M.), Spite Marriage (M.G.M.) , Morgan's Last Raid (M.G.M.), The Single Standard (M.G.M.), Montana Moon (M.G.M. ), Our Blushing Brides (M.G.M. ), His First Command (Pathe), Officer O'Brien (Pathe), The Deceiver (Col), Blood Brothers (Col), The Lightning Flyer (Col), Free and Easy (M.G.M.), Unwanted (Col), The Big Gamble (Radio), They Never Come Back (TecArt). SEEGAR, Miriam. B. Greentown, Indiana, Sept. i, igog. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. Was sent by Al Woods, theatrical producer, to London, to play the leading fcminme role in Crime. Three years in England followed this, during which time she appeared in a number of British films, one of which was When Knights were Bold (Ideal), opposite Nelson Keys. Later returned to America and took part in Adolphe Menjou's first all-talking picture. Fashions in Love (Para, 1929), in which she co-starred with Fay Compton. A Paramount contract followed. Also Played in : The Love Doctor (Para), Movietone Follies of 1930 (Fo.x), Seven Keys to Baldpate (Radio), What a Man (W.W.), Big Money (Pathe), The Lion and the Lamb (Col), Dawn Trail (Col), Madame Julie (Radio), Famous Ferguson Case (Warner), Strangers of the Evening (Tiffany), Out of Singapore (Goldsmith), Valley of Ghosts (AI.G.M.). SEGAL, ViviENNE. B. Philadelphia., Blonde hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 2 in. Ed. Academy of the Sisters of Mercy in Philadelphia. M. Robert Ames ; dissolved. Created a sensation by taking the part of Carmen in the Opera at the age of sixteen. Was heard by a representative of the Schuberts and promptly given the leading part in Dltie Paradise. Screen debut, Golden Dawn (Warner, 1930). Also Played in : Song of the West (Warner), Bride of the Regiment (F.N.), The Lady of the Rose (F.N.), Viennese Nights (Warner) . SELTEN, Morton. Real name, Morton Richard Stubbs. B. Jan 6, i860. Ed. Marlborough. M. Kate Pattison. A very recent acquisition to the British film world. Achieved no little success in the West End plays. Cat and the Fiddle and Counsel's Opinion, and though he appears on the stage at nights, devotes his talents to motion pictures during the daytime. Played in : Service for Ladies (ParaBrit), The Shadoiv Between (B.I.P.), Wedding Rehearsal (London Film Pro). SHANNON, Peggy. Real name, Winona Shannon. B. Pine Bluff, Ark. Red hair, grey-blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 4 in. Ed. Sacred Heart Convent, Pine Bluff. M. Allan Davies, 1928. During a short stage career she was seen by a Paramount "scout" and given a screen test. This was succes.sful and she was finally signed by them as a substitute for Clara Bow. Later was given a contract by Fox. Played in : The Secret Call (Para), Silence (Para), The Road to Reno (Para), Hotel Contineyital (Tiffany), This Reckless Age (Para), Playing the Game (Para), Society Girl (Fox), After the Rain (Fo.x), False Faces (Tiffany). SHEARER, Norma. B. Montreal, Canada' Aug 10, 1904. Brown hair, blue-grev eyes. Ht. 5 ft. i in. Wt. 8 st. 6 lb. Ed. public school, Montreal. M. Irving Thalberg ; i son, b. 1930. Displayed almost unbelievable tenacity in the early days of films by endeavouring to achieve a motion picture career when she first arrived in America. Gradually she has won through and she is to-day one of the leading personalities in Hollywood. One of her earliest films was The Stealers (Robertson Cole, 1920). Also 1'layed in : The Snob (M.G.), He Who Gets Slapped (M.G.), Tower of Lies (M.G.), His Secretary (M.G.), Upstage (M.G.M.), The Student Prince (M.G.M.), Trelawney of the Wells (M.G.M.), The Actress (M.G.M.), The Hollywood Review (M.G.M.), A Lady of Chance (M.G.M.). The Last of Mrs. ' Cheyney (M.G.M.), Trial of Mary Dugan (M.G.M.), Their Ozvn Desire (I\LG.M.), The Divorcee (M.G.M.), Let Us be Gay (M.G.M.), Strangers May Kiss (M.G.M.), A Free Soul (M.G.M.), Private Lives (M.G.M.). Strange Interlude (M.G.M.), Smiling Through (M.G.M.). SHEFFIELD, Leo. B. Malton, Yorks., Nov. 15, 1S73. Made his stage debut with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in London 1906, and remained with them for