Shirley Deane

Shirley Deane
Born
Shirley Deane Blattenberger

March 16, 1913
DiedApril 26, 1983 (aged 70)
OccupationActress
Years active1933–1940

Shirley Deane (born Shirley Deane Blattenberger; March 16, 1913 – April 26, 1983) was an American film actress.

Born to Jesse H. Blattenberger and his wife Zola (née Redden), she was raised by her maternal grandmother.[1]

She was best known as an actress for playing "Bonnie Jones" in 20th Century Fox's Jones Family series of films.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1933 Dancing Lady Chorus Girl Uncredited
1934 Stand Up and Cheer! Dancer Uncredited
1935 Dante's Inferno Passenger in Boiler Room Uncredited
1935 Redheads on Parade Minor Role Uncredited
1935 Metropolitan Girl Who Sings Flat Uncredited
1936 King of Burlesque Phyllis Sears
1936 Charlie Chan at the Circus Louise Norman
1936 The First Baby Trudy Wells
1936 Educating Father Bonnie Jones
1936 Girls' Dormitory Fritzi
1936 Back to Nature Bonnie Jones
1936 One in a Million Girl in Band
1937 On the Avenue Chorus Girl Uncredited
1937 Off to the Races Bonnie Jones
1937 Nancy Steele Is Missing! Nancy
1937 The Jones Family in Big Business Bonnie Jones
1937 Hot Water
1937 Borrowing Trouble
1938 Love on a Budget Bonnie Thompson
1938 A Trip to Paris
1938 Safety in Numbers
1938 Prairie Moon Peggy Shaw
1939 Everybody's Baby Bonnie Thompson
1939 Undercover Agent Betty Madison
1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Princess Aura Serial
1940 Private Affairs First Girl in Bridge Game Uncredited (final film role)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shirley Deane - The Private Life and Times of Shirley Deane. Shirley Deane Pictures". Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. 1980-03-09. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  2. ^ Tucker p. 61

Bibliography[edit]

  • Tucker, David C. The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms. McFarland, 2015.

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