Shirley Kellogg (born 27 May 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American actress and singer who found greater success in Britain than in America, mostly in

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Early life

She was born on 27 May 1887 in

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Career

She appeared in theatre, particularly at the

London Hippodrome The Hippodrome is a building on the corner of Cranbourn Street and Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, London. The name was used for many different theatres and music halls, of which the London Hippodrome is one of only a few survi ...

and married theatrical and later film director

Albert de Courville Albert Pierre de Courville (26 March 1887 – 15 March 1960) (born in Croydon, England) was a writer and director of theatrical revues, many of which featured the actress and singer Shirley Kellogg, whom he married in June 1913. Career In abo ...

in June 1913. In 1917 she was filmed promoting the introduction of the

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to England. From 1921 to 1924 she owned

Little Grove Little Grove, originally Danegrove, was a house and estate that once existed in East Barnet on high ground north of London and to the south of Cat Hill. The original house on the site dated from at least the mid-sixteenth century. In 1719, it w ...

, a Georgian house in

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which she was said to have spent £10,000 restoring, a very large amount of money at that time. The house was known as Shirley Grove during her ownership. In 1924, Kellogg was granted a divorce from de Courville. In 1924, Kellogg travelled to Hollywood to attempt to break into moving pictures and featured in silent films.

Appearances

Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' were a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934, 1936, 1943, and 1957. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as '' The Ziegfeld Foll ...

of 1910. *'' Hullo Ragtime!'' London Hippodrome, 1912. *'' Are You There?''

The Prince of Wales's Theatre The Scala Theatre was a theatre in Charlotte Street, London, off Tottenham Court Road. The first theatre on the site opened in 1772; the last was demolished in 1969, after a catastrophic fire. From 1865 to 1882, the theatre was known as the ...

, London, 1913. *'' Hullo Tango!'' 1913. *'' Push and Go'', London Hippodrome, 1915. *''

Zig-Zag! ''Zig-Zag!'' was a revue staged at the London Hippodrome, London during World War I. It was devised by Albert de Courville, Wal Pink and George Arnold, with music by Dave Stamper (with arrangements and orchestrations by the musical director, Julian ...

, 1917. *'' Cheating Cheaters'', Strand Theatre, 1918 *''

Joy Bells ''Joy Bells'' was a revue staged at the London Hippodrome at the end of World War I. It was devised by Albert de Courville, with music and lyrics by H. G. Pether, Rupert Hazell, Oliver Wallace, Harold Weeks and others. The revue opened on 25 Marc ...

'', London Hippodrome, 1919. Also Toured with Eric Randolph in Venus Ltd

References

See also 6 Family Trees on Ancestry.com Wilbur-Kendall, Crispin-Wilbur, Trueba, Anderson-Ford-Wodniza, Holt-Hodges and Kuehn-Kong2018_11_05 where her proper name is given as Clara Schmitz b 27 May 1887 Minneapolis d Feb 1962 Loma Vista, California.

External links

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