Anabel Shaw
{{Short description|American actress (1921–2010)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Anabel Shaw
| image = Anabel Shaw Shock (1946).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Shaw in Shock (1946)
| birth_name = Marjorie Henshaw
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|06|24|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|04|16|1921|06|24|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
| other_names =
| alma_mater = University of California
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1944–1971
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Joseph Ford|1948|1986|reason=divorced}}
- {{marriage|George Scopececk|1986|1992|reason=d.}}
}}
| children = 3, including Anabel Ford
}}
Anabel Shaw (born Marjorie Henshaw; June 24, 1921 – April 16, 2010) was an American film actress.Keaney p.384 Active during the 1940s and 1950s in a mixture of lead and supporting roles, she then made a few appearances on television.
Biography
Shaw was born Marjorie Henshaw on June 24, 1921,{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Scott |title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. |date=August 22, 2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-7992-4 |page=680 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Marjorie+Henshaw%22+actress&pg=PA680 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |language=en}} and was billed by that name when she made Here Come the Waves for Warner Bros.{{cite news |last1=Schallert |first1=Edwin |title='Shock' Augury for Annabel Shaw |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59182135/annabel-shaw/ |accessdate=September 13, 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=February 24, 1946 |page=23|via = Newspapers.com}} She graduated from the University of California.{{cite news |title='Shock' Betokens Brilliant Career for Annabel Shaw |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59182684/annabel-shaw/ |accessdate=September 13, 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=February 24, 1946 |page=24|via = Newspapers.com}}
Shaw married Joseph Ford, a professor of sociology. They had three children, archaeologist Anabel Ford, daughter CeCe, and son Steve. They later divorced in 1986. She later married George Scopececk.{{cite news |last1=Erwin |first1=Fran |title=What's happened to Anabel Shaw? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184154/anabel-shaw/ |accessdate=September 13, 2020 |work=Valley News |date=February 24, 1977 |location=California, Van Nuys |page=31|via = Newspapers.com}}
Shaw died of breast cancer on April 16, 2010, aged 88. Her body was given to the UCLA Donated Body Program.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Here Come the Waves | Isabel | |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Telephone Operator | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Shock | Mrs. Janet Stewart | |
| 1946 | Strange Triangle | Betty Wilson | |
| 1946 | One More Tomorrow | Secretary | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Home Sweet Homicide | Polly Walker | |
| 1947 | Killer at Large | Anne Arnold | |
| 1947 | Mother Wore Tights | Alice Flemmerhammer | |
| 1947 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Ellen Curtiss #2 | |
| 1947 | High Tide | Dana Jones | |
| 1947 | Dangerous Years | Connie Burns | |
| 1947 | Secret Beyond the Door | Intellectual Sub-Deb | |
| 1948 | In This Corner | Sally Rivers | |
| 1949 | City Across the River | Mrs. Jean Albert | |
| 1949 | Hold That Baby! | Laura Andrews | |
| 1950 | Gun Crazy | Ruby Tare Flagler | |
| 1955 | Six Bridges to Cross | Virginia Stewart | Uncredited |
| 1955 | To Hell and Back | Helen | |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint | Mrs. Ann Clark | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Rhoda Forbes | Season 3 Episode 11: "The Deadly" |
| 1971 | The Mephisto Waltz | Nurse | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
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Bibliography
- Keaney, Michael F. Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959. McFarland, 2003.
External links
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- {{IMDb name|0378134}}
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Category:American film actresses
Category:Actors from Oakland, California
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from California
Category:University of California alumni
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