Anabel Shaw (born Marjorie Henshaw; June 24, 1921 – April 16, 2010) was an American

film actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. Active during the 1940s and 1950s in a mixture of

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and

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s, she then made a few appearances on television.

Biography

Shaw was born Marjorie Henshaw on June 24, 1921, and was billed by that name when she made ''

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'' for Warner Bros. She graduated from the University of California. Shaw married Joseph Ford, a professor of sociology. They had three children,

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, daughter CeCe, and son Steve. They later divorced in 1986. She later married George Scopececk. Shaw died of breast cancer on April 16, 2010, aged 88. Her body was given to the UCLA Donated Body Program.

Filmography

References

Bibliography

* Keaney, Michael F. ''Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959''. McFarland, 2003.

External links

* American film actresses Actors from Oakland, California 20th-century American actresses 1921 births 2010 deaths Actresses from California University of California alumni {{US-film-bio-stub