Peggy Shannon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peggy Shannon

American actress

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1907

Place of Birth: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States

Date of Death: 11-May-1941

Profession: actor, stage actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Peggy Shannon (born Winona Sammon; January 10, 1907 – May 11, 1941) was an American actress.
She appeared on the stage and screen of the 1920s and 1930s. Shannon began her career as a Ziegfeld girl in 1923 before moving on to Broadway productions.
She was signed to Paramount Pictures and groomed to replace Clara Bow as the newest "It girl", whom she replaced in the 1931 film, The Secret Call.
Her growing dependency on alcohol eventually derailed her career.
She appeared in her final film Triple Justice in 1940.
In May 1941, Shannon died at the age of 34 from a heart attack, brought on by alcoholism.
Her husband Albert G.
Roberts shot himself three weeks after her death.