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Anne Shirley Facts
| Sign | Aries |
| Born |
Apr 17, 1918 New York City, NY |
| Died |
Jul 4, 1993 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 75 |
| Total Facts | 10 |
Changed her stage name from Dawn O'Day to Anne Shirley after playing the lead character of the same name in the film Anne of Green Gables (1934)
Ex-aunt-in-law of Pippa Scott.
Ex-sister-in-law of Allan Scott.
Former mother-in-law of writer-director Robert Towne.
Grandmother of Katharine Towne.
Longtime friend of actress Geraldine Fitzgerald, Anne attended a taping of Fitzgerald's guest appearance on "The Golden Girls" (1985).
Mother of actress Julie Payne.
Not to be confused with another Dawn O'Day, a brunette dancer, who appeared in a few Vitaphone musical shorts in the early 1930s.
She and third husband Charles Lederer had their 1949 wedding at the New York home of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf. The couple maintained homes in Bel Air and Malibu for quite a long time. They maintained homes in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. After Charles' death, Anne had a home in West Hollywood. Their home in Beverly HIlls was across the street from Lana Turner's home, where Johnny Stampanato was murdered.
Sister-in-law of Pepi Lederer.