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William Shea
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Born
October 6
,
1856
·
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
Died
November 5
,
1918
·
Brooklyn, New York, USA
(angina pectoris)
Birth name
William James O' Shea
Mini Bio
William Shea was born on October 6, 1856 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for
Davy Jones' Parrot (1910)
,
Davy Jones and Captain Bragg (1910)
and
Davy Jones' Domestic Troubles (1910)
. He died on November 5, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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According to "Theatre" magazine, December 1918, p. 392: " . . . the oldest moving picture actor in the country in years of service, and the first comedian of the Vitagraph Company, died suddenly of heart disease, at his Brooklyn residence.".
Not to be confused with
William E. Shay
(b. 1867), who worked primarily for
Carl Laemmle
at IMP.
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