{{Short description|American actress (1892–1967}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Florence Shirley | image = Florence Shirley, Munsey's Magazine.png | image_size = | caption = Shirley in 1918 | birth_name = Florence Isabell Splaine | birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|06|05|mf=yes}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|05|12|1892|06|05|mf=yes}} | death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S. | resting_place = | occupation = Actress | notable_works = | years_active = 1906–1952 | spouse = {{marriage|A. J. Koehler<br />|1917}} | children = | relatives = }}
'''Florence Shirley''', born '''Florence Isabell Splaine''', (June 5, 1892 – May 12, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. She made her stage debut in 1906 at the age of 14 in small part in a Christmas pantomime at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. She continued to perform periodically in children's roles at that theatre until progressing into adult ingenue roles in 1909. She was a resident player at Castle Square until September 1911 when she left to tour as Pearl Williams in Karl Hoschna's original musical ''The Wall Street Girl''. She made her Broadway debut it that role in 1912, and then returned to Castle Square where she was a resident performer once again until the fall 1914. She came to wider attention as The Flapper in the hit play ''His Majesty Bunker Bean''; touring nationally in the role in 1915-1916 and appearing in a lengthy run in Chicago prior to performing the part on Broadway in 1916.
After the success of ''Bunker Bean'', Shirley appeared in numerous Broadway plays and musicals through 1932; including creating the roles of Fanny Welch in ''Oh, Lady! Lady!!'' (1918) and Mrs. Anna Merton in ''Apple Blossoms'' (1920). She later made one last appearance in New York after a 13 year long absence in ''Alice in Arms'' in 1945.
Shirley relocated to California, and began a career as a film character actress with the 1939 film ''The Women'' in the role of Miss Archer. She appeared in more than 50 films; often appearing in small uncredited parts, but also occasionally appearing in larger supporting parts. She died in Hollywood, California in 1967 at the age of 74.
==Early life== Florence Shirley was born in New York City on June 5, 1892.{{sfn| Doyle|1999|page=502}} Her birth name was Florence Isabell Splaine and she was the daughter of Francis Splaine.<ref name=mr/> Her sister, Blanche Shirley, was also a stage actress.<ref>{{cite news|title=Theatrical Notes|work=Harrisburg Telegraph|date=September 27, 1911|page= 12}}</ref>
==Career beginning at the Castle Square Theatre== thumb|300px|Castle Square Hotel and Theatre in Boston. Shirley made her stage debut in 1906 in a small role in a Christmas pantomime at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston at the age of 14. The director of the Castle Square Stock Company, John Craig, subsequently cast her in other children's parts in other plays, including boys' parts in productions of Shakespeare's plays. She ultimately progressed into adult roles with the company with whom she worked as an ingenue.<ref name="n">{{cite journal |title=A Charming Stock Ingenue |journal=National Magazine |date=May 1914 |pages=312–313 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DpDNAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Florence+Shirley%22&pg=PA313 |access-date=April 30, 2021}}</ref>
Some of the first larger parts Shirley performed at Castle Square included Maria in ''The School for Scandal'' (1909),<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= September 14, 1909|page= 6}}</ref> Esther Strong in Denman Thompson and George W. Ryer's ''Our New Minister'' (1909),<ref>{{cite news|title=Attractions At the Theatres|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 28, 1909|page= 2}}</ref> Ione Nuneham in Henry Arthur Jones's ''The Evangelist'' (1909),<ref>{{cite news|title=Drama and Music: The Evangelist at Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date= February 23, 1909|page= 14}}</ref> Marie in ''A Parisian Romance'' (1909),<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= November 2, 1909|page=13}}</ref> Mollie Worth in Leo Ditrichstein's ''All On Account of Eliza'' (1909),<ref>{{cite news|work=The Boston Globe|date= March 30, 1909|page=6|title=All On Account of Eliza}}</ref> Charyllis in John Stapleton's ''A Bachelor's Honeymoon'' (1909),<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= November 9, 1909|page= 14}}</ref> Rose Budd in Charles H. Hoyt's ''A Contented Woman'' (1909),<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= November 23, 1909|page=6}}</ref> and Nami in ''The Geisha'' (1909).<ref>{{cite news|title=The Geisha|work=The Boston Globe|page= 6|date= May 25, 1909}}</ref> The latter role brought her good reviews in ''The Boston Globe'' which stated "Miss Florence Shirley is making an emphatic hit at the Castle Square in the character of Nami. She sings a duet "Jap-Jap Jappy" with Wilfrid Young that invariably brings down the house."<ref>{{cite news|title=News, Notes, and Gossip About Plays and Players|work=The Boston Globe|date=June 6, 1909|page= 43}}</ref>
Shirley began the year 1910 portraying the Fairy Queen in the Castle Square production of the pantomime ''1915''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Continued Success of "1915"|work=The Boston Globe|date= January 2, 1910|page= 48}}</ref> Other roles she portrayed with the company that year included: Edward, Prince of Wales in ''Richard III'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Shakespeare at Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date= November 8, 1910|page=11}}</ref> Lulu Bloodgood in Ditrichstein's ''Are You A Mason?'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= February 1, 1910|page= 6}}</ref> Dicky in Theodore Burt Sayre's ''Tom Moore'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Tom Moore at Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date= March 15, 1910|page=11}}</ref> Rosalie in ''The Marriage of Kitty'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= March 22, 1910|page= 11}}</ref> Florence Henderson in Rida Johnson Young's ''The Boys of Company "B"'',<ref>{{cite news|title=The Boys of Company "B"|work=The Boston Globe|date=April 5, 1910|page= 6}}</ref> Trixie Clayton in ''Brewster's Millions'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Brewster's Millions|work=The Boston Globe|date= May 24, 1910|page= 4}}</ref> Nellie Garthorne in J. Hartley Manners and Henry Miller's ''Zira'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= September 13, 1910|page= 11}}</ref> Dorothy Tremble in Sydney Grundy and Henry Pettitt's ''The Bells of Haslemere'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= September 20, 1910|page= 11}}</ref> Helda in George Broadhurst's ''The Crown Prince'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Helda|work=The Boston Globe|date= October 4, 1910|page=11}}</ref> Violet Lansdowne in Clyde Fitch's ''Girls'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= October 11, 1910|page= 11}}</ref> Lily Bell in Edward Peple's ''The Love Route'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre: The Love Route|work=Boston Evening Transcript|date= December 13, 1910|page= 14}}</ref> Mrs. Denham Lane in Michael Morton's ''My Wife'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= May 17, 1910|page= 8}}</ref> and Geraldine Wilcox in George M. Cohan's musical ''The Talk of New York''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date=October 18, 1910|page=13}}</ref>
Shirley ended 1910 and began 1911 at Castle Square portraying Little Miss Muffet in A. Baldwin Sloane's ''Jack and the Beanstalk''.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Christmas Extravaganza|work=Boston Evening Transcript|date=December 24, 1910|page= 22}}</ref> Her 1911 appearances at Castle Square included Osric in ''Hamlet'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= January 31, 1911|page= 15}}</ref> Dolly Foulis in Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland's '' The Road to Yesterday'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= February 7, 1911|page= 15}}</ref> Liza in Goethe's ''Faust'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Attractions At the Theatres|work=The Boston Globe|date= February 12, 1911|page= 45}}</ref> Louka in George Bernard Shaw's ''Arms and the Man'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Arms and the Man|work=The Boston Globe|date= February 28, 1911|page= 4}}</ref> Jessica in ''The Merchant of Venice'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Shakespeare at the Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date= May 7, 1911|page= 58}}</ref> Dick in ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Little Lord Fauntleroy|work=The Boston Globe|date= June 6, 1911|page= 15}}</ref> Helen Heyer in ''The Lottery Man'',<ref>{{cite news|title=The Lottery Man at Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date=June 20, 1911|page= 11}}</ref> Josephine Van Dusen in Cecil B. DeMille's ''The Genius'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Howard Hansel at the Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date=June 27, 1911|page= 9}}</ref> Lucille Perkins in Edith Ellis's ''Mary Jane's Pa'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Mary Jane's Pa at the Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date= July 11, 1911|page= 3}}</ref> Marion Hayste in H.A. Du Souchet's ''My Friend From India'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date= July 18, 1911|page= 4}}</ref> Beatriz in David Belasco and Richard Walton Tully's ''The Rose of the Rancho'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Theatres Open for New Season|work=The Boston Globe|date= September 2, 1911|page= 2}}</ref> and Hope Georgia Langdon in ''A Gentleman from Mississippi''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= May 30, 1911|page= 11}}</ref>
==''The Wall Street Girl'', Broadway debut, and return to Boston== thumb|Front cover of the 1911 sheet music for ''The Wall Street Girl''. In September 1911 Shirley left her position with Castle Square Theatre to join Blanche Ring's theatre troupe.<ref>{{cite news|title=News of the Day|work=Boston Evening Transcript|date= September 9, 1911|page= 22}}</ref> She made her debut with the company in the premiere of a new musical by composer Karl Hoschna, ''The Wall Street Girl'', at the Majestic Theatre in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on October 5, 1911.<ref>{{cite news|title=At the Theatres|work=Harrisburg Daily Independent|date=October 5, 1911|page= 12}}</ref> Shirley played the role of Pearl Williams in the production and was featured singing the song "(Come With Me to) Spoony Land" in the show.{{sfn|Benjamin|Rosenblatt|2006|page=692}} The production toured nationally in 1911-1912;<ref>{{cite news|title=Belasco-Blanche Ring in "The Wall Street Girl."|newspaper=The Washington Post|date= March 5, 1912|page= 5}}</ref> ultimately reaching Broadway's George M. Cohan Theatre on April 15, 1912.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/04/16/archives/wall-street-girl-is-rather-tame-blanche-ring-struggles-valiantly.html|title='Wall Street Girl' Is Rather Tame; Blanche Ring Struggles Valiantly with Not Very Tuneful Role at Cohan Theatre|work=The New York Times|date=April 16, 1912|page= 13}}</ref> The sinking of the Titanic occurred on the same day as her Broadway debut, and she participated in a benefit concert for those impacted by the tragedy later in the week at the George M. Cohan Theatre on April 20, 1912.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/04/21/100582858.pdf | title = More benefits planned; many stage stars volunteer for Cohan Theatre concert to-night | work = The New York Times | date = 1912-04-21 | access-date = 2008-06-09 | page = 8 | archive-date = July 21, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210721084848/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/04/21/100582858.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
After the Broadway run of ''The Wall Street Girl'' ended, Shirley returned to Boston to star as the lead heroine in a new play by dramatist and ''The Boston Globe'' cartoonist Ed Payne entitled ''The Edge of the Whirlpool'' at Keith's Theatre with Donald Meek as her co-star.<ref>{{cite news|title=Play Bills of the Week|work=The Boston Globe|date= Jul 23, 1912|page= 3}}</ref> She returned to the Castle Square Theatre for the 1912-1913 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Attractions At the Theatres|work=The Boston Globe|date= September 8, 1912|page= 59}}</ref> Her roles during that period included Phyllis Faraday in A. E. W. Mason's ''Green Stalkings'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Stalkings the Castle Square Bill|work=The Boston Globe|date= August 27, 1912|page=11}}</ref> Cynthia Garrison in George Broadhurst's ''The Man of the Hour'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle-Sq Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date=October 22, 1912|page= 8}}</ref> Carrie in James Forbes's ''The Commuters'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= November 5, 1912|page= 11}}</ref> Helene in Alexandre Bisson's ''Madame X'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Madame X|work=The Boston Globe|date= November 12, 1912|page= 6}}</ref> and Margery Daw in ''The Gingerbread Man''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Christmas Show at the Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date= December 24, 1912|page= 14}}</ref>
In February 1913 Shirley rejoined ''The Wall Street Girl'' company which reformed for a limited run of more performances in Georgia.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Theatre|work=The Macon News|date= February 10, 1913|page= 5}}</ref> She returned to Boston the following month to perform the role of Mrs. Honeyton in Spenser Theyre-Smith's one-act comedy ''A Happy Pair'' at the Plymouth Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Happy Pair|work=Boston Evening Transcript|date= March 31, 1913|page= 9}}</ref> In April and May 1913 she was once again at the Castle Square Theatre as Setsu in David Belasco's ''The Darling of the Gods'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= April 8, 1913|page= 14}}</ref> Ethel Granger-Simpson in Booth Tarkington's ''The Man from Home'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= April 22, 1913|page= 4}}</ref> Constance Neville in Oliver Goldsmith's ''She Stoops to Conquer'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= April 15, 1913|page=3}}</ref> Dorothy Welles in George M. Cohan's ''Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= May 20, 1913|page= 13}}</ref> Saide Adams in ''The Fires of Fate'',<ref>{{cite news|title=The Fires of Fate Acted Here for First Time|work=The Boston Globe|date= May 27, 1913|page= 16}}</ref> and Lesbia in ''The Comedy of Errors''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Comedy of Errors|work=The Boston Globe|date= May 13, 1913|page= 13}}</ref>
Shirley continued to perform as a resident member of the Castle Street Theatre into 1914. Some of the other roles she performed with the company included Amy Leroy in Edgar Selwyn's ''The Country Boy'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= November 11, 1913|page= 4}}</ref> Jane Cauldwell in ''Sag Harbor'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= December 9, 1913|page= 9}}</ref> Miss Lucy in Anne Crawford Flexner's ''Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date= January 6, 1914|page= 4}}</ref> Gabrielle Kate in ''The "Mind the Paint" Girl'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Welcome Return of Mary Young|work=The Boston Globe|date= January 13, 1914|page= 4}}</ref> Kate Ballard in J. B. Fagan's ''Hawthorne of the U.S.A.'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Hawthorne of the U.S.A. at Castle Square|work=The Boston Globe|date= January 27, 1914|page=4}}</ref> and Vickey in Hubert Henry Davies's ''Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Castle Square Theatre|work=The Boston Globe|date= March 10, 1914|page= 4}}</ref>
==Later career== [[File:FlorenceShirleyTaylorHolmes1916.jpg|thumb|Florence Shirley and Taylor Holmes, in ''His Majesty Bunker Bean'', from a 1916 publication]] In the fall of 1914 Shirley toured in the title role of the original production of Holman Day's ''Along Came Ruth''; succeeding Irene Fenwick who had originated the role. The production was produced by Henry W. Savage.<ref>{{cite news|title=Along Came Ruth|work=Greenfield Daily Recorder|date= August 26, 1914|page= 4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Collingwood Theatre Attractions|work=Poughkeepsie Eagle-News|date= August 31, 1914|page= 7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Along Came Ruth at the Plymouth|work=The Boston Globe|date= September 1, 1914|page= 13}}</ref> She continued to tour in the part in 1915.<ref>{{cite news|title=Star Theatre|work=The Buffalo Commercial|date= April 10, 1915|page= 4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Florence Shirley|work=The Buffalo Enquirer|date= April 10, 1915|page= 7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Along Came Ruth Sparkling Comedy|work=The Ithaca Journal|date= April 15, 1915|page= 6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Detroit Opera House|work=Detroit Evening Times|date= April 20, 1915|page= 2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Along Came Ruth|work=Chicago Tribune|page=60|date=May 2, 1915}}</ref> In September 1915 she created the role of The Flapper in the premiere of Taylor Holmes, in ''His Majesty Bunker Bean'' at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Theaters: Garrick|work=Detroit Times|date=September 28, 1915|page= 16}}</ref> She toured nationally in the part;<ref>{{cite news|title=The Alvin|work=The Pittsburgh Catholic|date= October 7, 1915|page=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amusements: Belasco Theatre|work=The Washington Evening Star|date=October 26, 1915|page= 9}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bunker Bean Undeniable Success|first=Ashton|last=Stevens|author-link=Ashton Stevens|work=Chicago Examiner|date= November 8, 1915|page= 19}}</ref> and portrayed the role in a six-month long run in Chicago at the Cort Theatre where it was a hit play.<ref>{{cite news|title=His Majesty Bunker Bean|work=South Bend News Times|date=March 22, 1916|page=9}}</ref> She was still in the part when the production reached Broadway's Astor Theatre on October 2, 1916.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1916/10/03/archives/laughter-aplenty-in-bunker-bean-an-amusing-farce-contrived-from.html?searchResultPosition=1|title=LAUGHTER APLENTY IN 'BUNKER BEAN'; An Amusing Farce Contrived from Harry Leon Wilson's Famous Story|work=The New York Times|date=October 3, 1916|page= 9}}</ref>
Shirley enjoyed moderate success on Broadway during her career.<ref name=LATobit>{{cite news | title = Rites today for Florence Shirley | work = Los Angeles Times | date = 1967-05-15 | page = 26 }}</ref> In 1918 she starred in Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton, and P. G. Wodehouse's musical ''Oh, Lady! Lady!!'' at the Princess Theatre.{{sfn|Green|2014|page=2016}} Her last Broadway appearance was in ''Alice in Arms'' (originally called ''Star in the Window''<ref>{{cite news | title = Premiere tonight of 'Alice in Arms' | work = The New York Times | date = 1945-01-31 | page = 26 }}</ref>) alongside Kirk Douglas.<ref>{{cite news | title = Thin Man Proves Himself | work = The Wall Street Journal | date = 1945-01-29 | page = 4 }}</ref>
In 1943 she was a voice actress in the ''Lux Radio Theatre'' radio adaptation of the 1942 film ''The Pride of the Yankees'' with Gary Cooper reprising his role from the movie.{{sfn| Billips|1995|page=298}}
She appeared in more than 50 films throughout her film career.<ref name=LATobit />
==Personal life and death== On February 14, 1917, Shirley married efficiency engineer A. J. Koehler in New York City.<ref name="mr">{{cite news |title=Splaine-Koehler Wedding |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73569611/florence-shirley/ |access-date=April 30, 2021 |work=The Miami Republican |date=February 23, 1917 |location=Kansas, Paola |page=1|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Shirley died in Hollywood, California on May 12, 1967.{{sfn| Truitt|1977|page=423}}
==Performance credits== ===Broadway=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * ''The Wall Street Girl'' (1912, as Pearl Williams){{sfn|Benjamin|Rosenblatt|2006|page=692}} * ''His Majesty Bunker Bean'' (1916, as The Flapper)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1916/10/03/archives/laughter-aplenty-in-bunker-bean-an-amusing-farce-contrived-from.html?searchResultPosition=1|title=LAUGHTER APLENTY IN 'BUNKER BEAN'; An Amusing Farce Contrived from Harry Leon Wilson's Famous Story|work=The New York Times|date=October 3, 1916|page= 9}}</ref> * ''Anthony in Wonderland'' (1917, as All Aloney)<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/theatre-a-monthly-review-and-magazine_1917-12_26_12/page/350/mode/2up?q=%22Florence+Shirley%22+%22All+Aloney%22|title=Criterion. "Anthony in Wonderland"|journal=Theatre Magazine|date=December 1917|volume= 26|number= 12|page=351}}</ref> * ''Oh, Lady! Lady!!'' (1918, as Fanny Welch){{sfn|Bordman|Norton|2010|page=379}} * ''Apple Blossoms'' (1920, as Mrs. Anna Merton){{sfn|Bordman|Norton|2010|page=393}} * ''Why Men Leave Home'' (1923, as Fifi){{sfn|Sharrar|1998|page=228}} * ''My Aunt From Ypsilanti'' (1923, as Peggy){{sfn|Hischak|2009|page=316}} * ''The Locked Door'' (1924, as Muriel Walling){{sfn|Hischak|2009|page=264}} * ''The Poor Nut'' (1925, as Julia Winters){{sfn|Hischak|2009|page=367}} * ''Embers'' (1926, as Germaine Bie){{sfn|Hischak|2009|page=128}} * ''Doctor X'' (1931, as Eleanor Stevens){{sfn|Mantle|1968|page=488}} * ''Fast Service'' (1931, as Doris Borden)<ref>{{cite news|title=Mixed Doubles|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_new-york-times_1931-11-18_81_26961/page/n25/mode/1up?q=%22Florence+Shirley%22+%22+Doris+Borden%22|author=J. B.|work=The New York Times|page=26|date=November 18, 1931}}</ref> * ''Take My Tip'' (1932, as Mrs. Dolly Browning){{sfn|Hischak|2009|page=452}} * ''Alice in Arms'' (1945, as Daisy)<ref>{{cite news|title=Play on Broadway: Alice in Arms|work=Variety|date=February 7, 1945|page=50|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1945-02-07_157_9/page/49/mode/1up?q=%22Florence+Shirley%22}}</ref> {{div col end}}
=== Selected filmography === {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * ''The Women'' (1939, as Miss Archer){{sfn|Beeman|1994|page=87}} * ''Ninotchka'' (1939, as Marianne){{sfn|Eagan|2010|page=296}} * ''Balalaika'' (1939, as Mrs. Allison){{sfn|Dugan|1976|page=368}} * ''I Take This Woman'' (1940, as Mrs. Bettincourt){{sfn|Dumont|2006|page=381}} * ''Opened by Mistake'' (1940, as Elizabeth Stiles){{sfn|Ness|1997|page=255}} * ''Private Affairs'' (1940, as Mrs. Gilkin){{sfn|Fitzgerald|1977|page=365}} * ''New Moon'' (1940, as Guest){{sfn|Dugan|1976|page=381}} * ''Pier 13'' (1940, as Mrs. Forrest) * ''Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940, as Agnes){{sfn|Nash|Ross|1987|page=3376}} * ''Lady with Red Hair'' (1940, as Daisy Dawn){{sfn|Nash| Ross|1986|page=1594}} * ''Earthbound'' (1940, as Bertha){{sfn| Lentz|2001|page=1064}} * ''Nice Girl?'' (1941, as Woman Gossip){{sfn|Lowe|2024|page=190}} * ''Three Sons o' Guns'' (1941, as Mrs. Tyler){{sfn|Nash|Ross|1987|page=3425}} * ''When Ladies Meet'' (1941, as Janet Hopper){{sfn|Corey|1992|page=1287}} * ''It Started with Eve'' (1941, unnamed part){{sfn|Dunkleberger| King Hanson|1999|page=1188}} * ''We Were Dancing'' (1942, as Mrs. Charteris){{sfn|Day|2005|page=36}} * ''Her Cardboard Lover'' (1942, Woman){{sfn|Clarens|1976|page=153}} * ''Maisie Gets Her Man'' (1942, as Mrs. Taylor){{sfn|Schultz|1990|page=72}} * ''A Yank at Eton'' (1942, as Mrs. Sampson){{sfn|Marill|2005|page=112}} * ''Let's Face It'' (1943, Woman in Sun Shell Cafe){{sfn|Neibaur|2005|page=55}} * ''The Dancing Masters'' (1943, Dowager){{sfn|Nash|Ross|1985|page=552}} * ''Deadline - U.S.A.'' (1952, Miss Barndollar){{sfn|Duchovnay|1999|page=309}} * ''Stars and Stripes Forever'' (1952, Navy Nurse)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1952/12/23/archives/the-screen-in-review-stars-and-stripes-forever-makes-refurbished.html|title=THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; ' Stars and Stripes Forever' Makes Refurbished Roxy Echo to Sousa Marches|work=The New York Times|author=Bosley Crowther|date=December 23, 1952|archive-date=January 24, 2025|access-date=February 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124192852/https://www.nytimes.com/1952/12/23/archives/the-screen-in-review-stars-and-stripes-forever-makes-refurbished.html|url-status=live}}</ref> {{div col end}}
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