Shannon Day Explained

Shannon Day
Birth Name:Sylvia Day
Birth Date:5 August 1896
Birth Place:Austro-Hungarian Empire
Death Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1913–1933
Education:Art Students League of New York

Shannon Day (born Sylvia Day;[1] August 5, 1896 – February 24, 1977) was an American silent film actress who appeared in supporting parts in numerous productions.

Day was born on August 5, 1896, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her education was in New York City's public schools and in the Art Students League there.[2]

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).[3] Her film debut came in 1921 in Cecil B. DeMille's Forbidden Fruit.

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

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Notes and References

  1. Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edit. c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
  2. Book: Katchmer . George A. . A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses . May 20, 2015 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-0905-8 . June 11, 2022 . 88–89. en.
  3. Web site: Sylvia Day . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . June 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611015913/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sylvia-day-470469 . June 11, 2022 . live.