Shirley spent her younger days in wartime England and emigrating with her parents to St. Catharines in 1947. There she appeared in children's plays in the "Library Story Hour" on CKTB radio station and took an active part in different drama groups. After some time Shirley began to work with professional repertory companies, including the Manitoba Theatre Center from 1956 to 1960.
Her career on television started in 1955. In the mid-1970s she became director of publicity at Canada's MacMillan. After many years as an editor, she taught acting in Cambridge, England.[2]
shirley, knight, canadian, actress, shirley, frances, knight, march, 1936, february, 2009, canadian, stage, television, radio, actress, shirley, knightbornshirley, frances, knight, 1936, march, 1936drummondville, quebec, canadadiedfebruary, 2009, 2009, aged, t. Shirley Frances Knight 12 March 1936 5 February 2009 1 was a Canadian stage television and radio actress Shirley KnightBornShirley Frances Knight 1936 03 12 March 12 1936Drummondville Quebec CanadaDiedFebruary 5 2009 2009 02 05 aged 72 Toronto Ontario CanadaOccupationActressYears active1947 1964SpouseGlynne MorrisChildren2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 Filmography 3 1 Actress Films 3 2 Actress Television works 3 3 Host 4 Award 5 References 6 External linksBiography editShirley spent her younger days in wartime England and emigrating with her parents to St Catharines in 1947 There she appeared in children s plays in the Library Story Hour on CKTB radio station and took an active part in different drama groups After some time Shirley began to work with professional repertory companies including the Manitoba Theatre Center from 1956 to 1960 Her career on television started in 1955 In the mid 1970s she became director of publicity at Canada s MacMillan After many years as an editor she taught acting in Cambridge England 2 Death editShirley Knight died on 5 February 2009 1 Filmography editActress Films edit Year Title Role Notes 1956 Woman Alone NFB film short Borderline Norah Fenton NFB film short 1957 The Suspects Jean NFB film short Actress Television works edit Year Title Role Notes 1955 General Motors Theatre Neighbor girl Episode The Blood Is Strong Playbill Various 3 episodes 1958 The Bird in a Gilded Cage TV film 1961 Summer Circuit Episode The Rosebush 1962 Playdate Ann Episode The Reluctant Angels 1963 Scarlett Hill Alice Episode Reunion Host edit Year Title Notes 1957 Toes in Tempo children s dance television series 1958 Nursery School Time children s television seriesAward editShirley received the gold medal with honours and diploma for acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art LAMDA in 1990 1 References edit a b c Obituary notice Shirley Knight Hits TV Finally The Ottawa Citizen 19 February 1955External links editShirley Knight at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shirley Knight Canadian actress amp oldid 1209585682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
