Shirl Conway (born Shirley Elizabeth Crosman, June 13, 1916 – May 7, 2007) was an American television and Broadway actress.[1]
Shirl Conway
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Shirl Conway in The Nurses (1963)
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| Born | Shirley Elizabeth Crosman (1916-06-13)June 13, 1916 |
| Died | May 7, 2007(2007-05-07) (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Actress |
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A great-niece of actress Henrietta Crosman, Conway graduated from the University of Michigan in 1938 with a bachelor's degree in speech therapy.[2] She was a John Robert Powers model.[citation needed]
Banjo Eyes (1940) was Conway's theatrical debut.[3] She played Ruth Winters in the 1955 musical comedy Plain and Fancy on Broadway, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She also appeared on Broadway in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [4] and toured in Auntie Mame,[1] including performances in the capital cities of Australia.[5]
She played the role of Liz Thorpe in the CBS drama The Nurses[6]: 776 (which ran from 1962 to 1965) for which she was nominated for an Emmy award in 1963 for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series.[1] Other TV credits include Route 66, The Defenders,[citation needed] and Caesar's Hour.[6]
She moved to Washington in 1972, where she was the founding member of the Harstine Island Theatre Club, and starred in productions there into her 80s.[1]
Conway was married to engineer Gordon Larson[2] and Bill Johnson, an actor.[7]