Flora Sheffield
Flora Kathleen Sheffield Cassan (July 12, 1898 - December 26, 1968), professionally known as Flora Sheffield, was among the richest actresses of Hollywood born in England.[citation needed] She is mostly known for her two films Charley's Aunt (1930) and East Lynne (1931).
Life
Flora was born in London to Matthew Sheffield Cassan and Alice Mary Field. Matthew was Irish and Mary was English by birth. She was the elder sister of the actor Reginald Sheffield, and the aunt of actor Johnny Sheffield, Mary Alice Sheffield Cassan and Billy Sheffield.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | A Weak Woman | -- | |
| 1916 | The Happy Ending | -- | Stage Play |
| 1919 | Moonlight and Honeysuckle | Pet Baldwin | Comedy |
| 1920 | Three Live Ghosts | Rose Gordon | Comedy |
| 1921 | The Nightcap[2] | Anne Maynard | Comedy/mystery |
| 1922 | The Faithful Heart | ||
| 1924 | The Haunted House[3] | Emily | Stage Play |
| 1924 | The Dancers[4] | Dancer | |
| 1930 | Charley's Aunt | Kitty Verdun | Film |
| 1931 | East Lynne | Barbara Hare | Film |
| 1936 | Dorian Gray | Hetty | Stage Play |
| 1943 | The Constant Nymph | Antonia | Film |
Death
She died on December 26, 1968, in Los Angeles at the age of 70.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Flora Sheffield". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ↑ Bordman, Gerald (1995). American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama 1914-1930. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-509078-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. (2009-04-22). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5309-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Bordman, Gerald (1995). American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama 1914-1930. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-509078-9. Search this book on
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