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Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters was an American actress, writer and autobiographer (1920–2006). She was born at East St. Louis and died at Beverly Hills.

Also recorded as Shirley Schrift.

Shelley Winters in brief

Born
1920
Died
2006
Known for
actress, writer and autobiographer
Place of birth
East St. Louis
Contents

Identity and origins

Shelley Winters was recorded at birth as Shirley Schrift. The authorities additionally record the heading Shirley Schrift. Her recorded language was English.

She married Anthony Franciosa and Vittorio Gassman.

Formation and teaching

Shelley Winters studied at The New School and Thomas Jefferson High School.

As a teacher, Shelley Winters is recorded in connection with Manu Tupou. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Recognition and collections

Shelley Winters received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1982 to 1986.

A hatful of rain. Minnie's boys. Best of Times, Worst of Times. Shelley. Shelley Also Known As Shirley. Shelley II. Pine Cone #16, dated 1982, charcoal and conté crayon, with wiping, smudging and erasing, on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.401. Untitled (Brooklyn Academy), dated 1986, color lithograph on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1998.911.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Winters, Shelley (18 August 1920–14 January 2006), actress, American National Biography Online, 2012. Beyond the Image: Marilyn Monroe, Shelley Winters, and The Method. 6. Shelley Winters: Camp, Abjection, and the Aging Star, Hollywood Reborn, 2019. 23 CLAIRE BLOOM, JANE FONDA, GLYNIS JOHNS, AND SHELLEY WINTERS IN THE CHAPMAN REPORT, George Cukor's People, 2024.

In detail

Shelley Winters studied at The New School and Thomas Jefferson High School. Manu Tupou is recorded as having studied under Shelley Winters. the recorded working language is English.

Distinctions recorded are Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Chronology

  1. 1920Shelley Winters born at East St. Louis.
  2. 2006Shelley Winters died at Beverly Hills.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Shelley Winters”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q202144: Shelley Winters

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