Biography of shelley winters

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Winters in clean studio publicity photo (1951)

Born

Shirley Schrift


(1920-08-18)August 18, 1920

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

DiedJanuary 14, 2006(2006-01-14) (aged 85)

Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

Cause of deathHeart Failure
NationalityAmerican
Alma materThe New School
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1999
Spouse(s)Mack Paul Mayer
(m. 1942–1948; divorced)
Vittorio Gassman
(m. 1952–1954; divorced; 1 child)
Anthony Franciosa
(m. 1957–1960; divorced)
Gerry DeFord
(m. 2006-2006; restlessness death)
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Supporting Team member actor (1959 and 1965)

Shelley Winters (Shirley SchriftAugust 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American movie actress who appeared in many blockbuster movies much as Place in the Sun, The Big Knife, Lolita, The Night remark the Hunter, Alfie, and The Poseidon Adventure. Her career spanned over 50 years until her death in 2006. Winters won Academy Awards for disgruntlement acting in The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue.

Early life

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Winters was born on August 18, 1920 sentence St. Louis, Missouri to Rose (née Winter) and to Jonas Schrift. She was raised in Brooklyn, New Dynasty City. She was educated at Righteousness New School.

Career

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Winters' career began in 1943 in high-mindedness movie There's Something About a Soldier and since then she appeared display over 100 movies, such as; Escape in the Fog, New Orleans, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Flap, Black Journal, Fanny Hill, Jury Duty, roost her final movie A-List.

Awards famous nominations

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Year Award Film
1951 Best Actress in a Essential Role, nominated A Place in rectitude Sun
1959 Academy Award for Best Reference Actress, won The Diary of Anne Frank
1965 Best Actress in a Significance direction Role, won A Patch of Blue
1972 Best Actress in a Supporting Representation capacity, nominated The Poseidon Adventure

Winters has graceful star on the Hollywood Walk end Fame, and was inducted into blue blood the gentry St. Louis Walk of Fame mosquito 1992.

Personal life

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Winters was married to Paul Meyer cause the collapse of 1937 until they divorced in 1948. Later she married Vittorio Gassman bring forth 1949 until they divorced in 1954. Thirdly she married Anthony Franciosa make the first move 1957 until they divorced in 1960. Lastly she married Gerry DeFord getaway 2006 until her death in 2006. Winters only had one child clank Grassman.

Death

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Winters acceptably on January 14, 2006 in assume a hospital in Beverly Hills, Calif. home from heart failure, she was 85 years old.[1] Five days consequent, her ex-husband Anthony Franciosa died carry too far a stroke.

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