Facts: - death place: los angeles , california , u.s. - years active: 1922 & ndash ; 1944 - caption: from the night '' -lrb- 1940 -rrb- the trailer for the film '' vigil in - birth name: dawn evelyeen paris - death date: 4 july 1993 - spouse: john -lrb- divorced -rrb- 1 child adrian scott -lrb- 1945 & payne ndash ; 1948 -rrb- -lrb- divorced -rrb- charles lederer -lrb- -lrb- 1949 & ndash ; 1976 -rrb- -lrb- his death -rrb- 1937 1 child & ndash ; 1943 -rrb- - othername: dawn o'day - birth date: 17 april 1918 - children: julie payne daniel lederer - name: anne shirley - image: anne shirley in vigil in the night trailer.jpg - birth place: new york city , new york , u.s. - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of anne shirley -lrb- actress -rrb- .
anne shirley -lrb- april 17 , 1918 -- july 4 , 1993 -rrb- , was an american film actress .beginning her career as a child actress under the name dawn o'day , shirley adopted the name of the character she played in '' anne of green gables '' in 1934 , and achieved a successful career in supporting roles .among her films is '' stella dallas '' -lrb- 1937 -rrb- , for which she was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actress .she retired from acting in 1944 , at the age of 26 .she remained in los angeles , where she died at the age of 75 .