Shirley Ross


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Actor | Actress

Blonde, vivacious and obviously talented, Shirley Ross had the promisings of a big musical film star, but her career remained strictly second-string throughout her fairly short career. She is best remembered through her pairing with an entertainment legend: Shirley was afforded the opportunity of duetting with Bob Hope on the song "Thanks for the Memory" in the splashy musical The Big Broadcast of 1938. The song, of course, became Bob's beloved signature tune. Shirley was born Bernice Gaunt in...

Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Date of Birth: Jan 7, 1913

Date of Death: Mar 9, 1975


Filmography

Actor (24 Known Credits)


A Song for Miss Julie

Valerie Kimbro

Kisses for Breakfast

Juliet Marsden

Sailors on Leave

Linda Hall

Some Like It Hot

Lily Racquel

Paris Honeymoon

Barbara Wayne

Cafe Society

Bells Browne

Unexpected Father

Dianna Donovan

Dangerous to Know

Herself / Singer on Recording (voice)

Prison Farm

Jean Forest

Waikiki Wedding

Georgia Smith

Hideaway Girl

Toni Ainsworth

Buried Loot

Girl in Apartment

I Live My Life

Vi - Drunken Party Guest

Calm Yourself

Ruth Rockwell

Two Hearts in Wax Time

Shirley, the Mannequin

It's in the Air

Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

Singer in Cotton Club

Valerie Kimbro
Juliet Marsden
Linda Hall
Lily Racquel
Barbara Wayne
Cafe Society (1939)
Bells Browne
Dianna Donovan
Cleo Fielding
Anne Merrick
Herself / Singer on Recording (voice)
Prison Farm (1938)
Jean Forest
Georgia Smith
Sally Shea
San Francisco (1936)
Trixie
Gwen Holmes
Eunice
Hideaway Girl (1936)
Toni Ainsworth
Buried Loot (1935)
Girl in Apartment
Vi - Drunken Party Guest
Dotty
Calm Yourself (1935)
Ruth Rockwell
Shirley, the Mannequin
Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)
Singer in Cotton Club

Actress (24 Known Credits)


A Song for Miss Julie

Valerie Kimbro

Kisses for Breakfast

Juliet Marsden

Sailors on Leave

Linda Hall

Some Like It Hot

Lily Racquel

Paris Honeymoon

Barbara Wayne

Cafe Society

Bells Browne

Unexpected Father

Dianna Donovan

Dangerous to Know

Herself / Singer on Recording (voice)

Prison Farm

Jean Forest

Waikiki Wedding

Georgia Smith

Hideaway Girl

Toni Ainsworth

Buried Loot

Girl in Apartment

I Live My Life

Vi - Drunken Party Guest

Calm Yourself

Ruth Rockwell

Two Hearts in Wax Time

Shirley, the Mannequin

It's in the Air

Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

Singer in Cotton Club

Valerie Kimbro
Juliet Marsden
Linda Hall
Lily Racquel
Barbara Wayne
Cafe Society (1939)
Bells Browne
Dianna Donovan
Cleo Fielding
Anne Merrick
Herself / Singer on Recording (voice)
Prison Farm (1938)
Jean Forest
Georgia Smith
Sally Shea
San Francisco (1936)
Trixie
Gwen Holmes
Eunice
Hideaway Girl (1936)
Toni Ainsworth
Buried Loot (1935)
Girl in Apartment
Vi - Drunken Party Guest
Dotty
Calm Yourself (1935)
Ruth Rockwell
Shirley, the Mannequin
Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)
Singer in Cotton Club

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