Shannon Day (born Sylvia Day; August 5, 1896 – February 24, 1977) was an American

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who appeared in supporting parts in numerous productions. Day was born on August 5, 1896, in the

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. Her education was in New York City's public schools and in the Art Students League there. Day began performing on stage when she was a child. Billed as Sylvia Day, she appeared on Broadway in ''Ziegfeld Nine O'Clock Review'' (1919). Her film debut came in 1921 in

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's ''

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''. When Day left acting in films, she began teaching drama in Manhattan. She died on February 24, 1977, in New York, aged 80.

Partial filmography

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'' (1921) *'' Man, Woman & Marriage'' (1921) *''

The Affairs of Anatol ''The Affairs of Anatol'' is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson. The film is based on the 1893 play '' Anatol'' by Arthur Schnitzler. Plot Socialite Anatol Spencer ...

'' (1921) *'' After the Show'' (1921) *'' The Woman He Married'' (1922) *''

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'' (1922) *'' Captain Fly-by-Night'' (1922) *'' North of the Rio Grande'' (1922) *'' The Ordeal'' (1922) *'' Fools First'' (1922) *''

His Back Against the Wall ''His Back Against the Wall'' is a 1922 American comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee Rowland Vance Lee (September 6, 1891 – December 21, 1975) was an American film director, actor, writer, and producer. Biography Early life Born in F ...

'' (1922) *''

Marriage Morals ''Marriage Morals'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Tom Moore, Ann Forrest and Harry T. Morey.Munden p.494 Cast * Tom Moore as Young Harry Ryan * Ann Forrest as Mary Gardner * Russell Gr ...

'' (1923) *''

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'' (1922) *''

The Marriage Market ''The Marriage Market'' (Leányvásár) is an operetta by Hungarian composer Victor Jacobi. It was premiered on 14 November 1911 at the Király Színház (King Theater) in Budapest and was the composer's first significant success not only in ...

'' (1923) *'' All the Brothers Were Valiant'' (1923) *''

The Star Dust Trail ''The Star Dust Trail'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Shirley Mason, Bryant Washburn and Thomas R. Mills. It was produced on a budget of $40,000, but its worldwide box office was disappointing le ...

'' (1924) *''

So This Is Marriage ''So This Is Marriage'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The film was originally released with sequences filmed in the Technicolor 2-color process that depicted the story of David and Bathsheba from the Boo ...

'' (1924) *'' The Girl on the Stairs'' (1925) * '' Silent Pal'' (1925) *''

The Vanishing American ''The Vanishing American'' is a 1925 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by George B. Seitz and starred Richard Dix and Lois Wilson, recently paired ...

'' (1925) *''

Breed of the Sea ''Breed of the Sea'' is a 1926 American silent film directed by and starring Ralph Ince and starring Ince, Margaret Livingston and Dorothy Dunbar.Quinlan p.152 Cast * Ralph Ince as Tod Pembroke, Captain Blaze Devine / Tom Pembroke * Margaret ...

'' (1926) *''The Gypsy Romance'' (1926) *''

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'' (1926) *'' Stranded'' (1927) *'' Worldly Goods'' (1930) *''Hotel Variety'' (1933) * ''

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp ''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Edwards and starring Harry Langdon and Joan Crawford. Premise The film tells of Harry (Langdon) a ne'er-do-well who falls in love with Betty (Crawford), a girl o ...

'' (1942)

References

External links

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Shannon Day photo gallery – University of Washington, Sayre Collection
{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Shannon 1896 births 1977 deaths Actresses from New York City American film actresses American silent film actresses American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses Austro-Hungarian emigrants to the United States