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Actor
Born:
1927
Death:
January 29, 1999 in Sherman Oaks, CA
Biography:Despite only a single film credit to her resumé, actress "Mercedes Shirley" enjoyed a long and fruitful career on television and in the legitimate theater. She appeared on Broadway with "Grace Kelly" and "Raymond Massey" in The Father, and with "Paul Newman" and "Karl Malden" in Desperate Hours, while she also performed extensively in stock and was an instructor at the Secret Rose Theater in Hollywood, the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. On television, she had a recurring role on The Cara Williams Show, and guested on "Playhouse 90", Have Gun Will Travel, "Bonanza", The Twilight Zone, "The Mod Squad", and Trapper John, M.D. Her lone film credit was a supporting role in "Defenseless". Shirley died in 1999 at the age of 71. ~ All Movie Guide
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