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Wini Shaw(1907-1982)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Wini Shaw in Broadway Hostess (1935)
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Smart Blonde (1936)
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Wini Shaw started her show biz career as child in her parents' vaudeville act. In 1934 she made her first screen appearance in a Hollywood movie and got a Warner contract. Her starring roles were mostly in minor movies, but as a specialty singer she appeared in some of the studio's big productions. She is best remembered as the girl who introduced the Harry Warren-Al Dubin song "Lullaby of Broadway" in Busby Berkeley's movie Chercheuses d'or de 1935 (1935). Surprisingly, she made only one record, for Decca in 1935 (Decca 408, recorded February 28, 1935). At the end of the '30s her screen career faded away.
BornFebruary 25, 1907
DiedMay 2, 1982(75)
BornFebruary 25, 1907
DiedMay 2, 1982(75)
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Known for

Claire Dodd, Wini Shaw, and Warren William in The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
6.0
  • Eva Belter(as Winifred Shaw)
  • 1936
Phil Regan and Wini Shaw in Broadway Hostess (1935)
Broadway Hostess
5.2
  • Winnie(as Winifred Shaw)
  • 1935
Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
Fugitive in the Sky
6.1
  • Autumn Day(as Winifred Shaw)
  • 1936
Lee Dixon and Ruby Keeler in Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
Ready, Willing and Able
5.7
  • Jane Clarke
  • 1937

Credits

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  • Rhumba Land
    Short
    • Singer
    • 1939
  • Hats and Dogs
    Short
    • 1938
  • Little Me
    Short
    • 'Failed' Singer
    • 1938
  • September in the Rain (1937)
    September in the Rain
    5.3
    Short
    • Blue Dye Bottle
    • Morton Salt Girl (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Lee Dixon and Ruby Keeler in Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
    Ready, Willing and Able
    5.7
    • Jane Clarke
    • 1937
  • Patricia Ellis, James Melton, and Wini Shaw in Melody for Two (1937)
    Melody for Two
    6.2
    • Lorna Wray (as Winifred Shaw)
    • 1937
  • Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, and Wini Shaw in Smart Blonde (1936)
    Smart Blonde
    6.5
    • Dolly Ireland (as Winifred Shaw)
    • 1936
  • Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
    Fugitive in the Sky
    6.1
    • Autumn Day (as Winifred Shaw)
    • 1936
  • The CooCoo Nut Grove (1936)
    The CooCoo Nut Grove
    6.1
    Short
    • Helen Morgan (voice, uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Bette Davis and Warren William in Satan Met a Lady (1936)
    Satan Met a Lady
    5.9
    • Astrid Ames (as Winifred Shaw)
    • 1936
  • Claire Dodd, Wini Shaw, and Warren William in The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
    The Case of the Velvet Claws
    6.0
    • Eva Belter (as Winifred Shaw)
    • 1936
  • Romance in the Air (1936)
    Romance in the Air
    Short
    • Nora (as Winifred Shaw)
    • 1936
  • Joan Blondell and Joe E. Brown in Héros malgré lui (1936)
    Héros malgré lui
    5.7
    • Bernice Pearce (as Winifred Shaw)
    • 1936
  • Sybil Jason, Al Jolson, and The Yacht Club Boys in The Singing Kid (1936)
    The Singing Kid
    6.3
    • Blackface Singer (as Winifred Shaw)
    • 1936
  • King of the Islands (1936)
    King of the Islands
    5.5
    Short
    • Princess of the Island (as Winifred Shaw)
    • 1936

Soundtrack



  • Jose O'Neill - The Cuban Heel
    Short
    • performer: "Jose O'Neill - The Cuban Heel"
    • 1941
  • Rhumba Land
    Short
    • performer: "The Lady in Red"
    • 1939
  • Lee Dixon and Ruby Keeler in Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
    Ready, Willing and Able
    5.7
    • performer: "Too Marvelous for Words" (1937), "Sentimental and Melancholy" (1937)
    • producer: "Too Marvelous for Words" (1937) (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Patricia Ellis, James Melton, and Wini Shaw in Melody for Two (1937)
    Melody for Two
    6.2
    • performer: "Jose O'Neill, the Cuban Heel", "Dangerous Rhythm', "An Excuse for Dancing"
    • 1937
  • Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, and Wini Shaw in Smart Blonde (1936)
    Smart Blonde
    6.5
    • performer: "Why Do I Have to Sing a Torch Song?" (1937) (as Winifred Shaw, uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Joan Blondell and Joe E. Brown in Héros malgré lui (1936)
    Héros malgré lui
    5.7
    • performer: "In the Arms of an Army Man" (1936) (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Sybil Jason, Al Jolson, and The Yacht Club Boys in The Singing Kid (1936)
    The Singing Kid
    6.3
    • performer: "Save Me, Sister"
    • 1936
  • King of the Islands (1936)
    King of the Islands
    5.5
    Short
    • performer: "Love Song of Kalua" (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Phil Regan and Wini Shaw in Broadway Hostess (1935)
    Broadway Hostess
    5.2
    • performer: "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (1930), "Weary" (1935), "He Was Her Man" (1935), "Who But You" (1935), "Playboy of Paree" (1935) ("Let It Be Me" (1935), uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Pat O'Brien, Dolores Del Río, L.R. Félix, Chris-Pin Martin, and Carlos Salazar in A Caliente (1935)
    A Caliente
    5.9
    • performer: "The Lady in Red" (1935) (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Warren William in The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
    The Case of the Curious Bride
    6.6
    • performer: "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Chercheuses d'or de 1935 (1935)
    Chercheuses d'or de 1935
    6.8
    • performer: "Lullaby of Broadway" (1935) (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • What, No Men? (1935)
    What, No Men?
    6.0
    Short
    • performer: "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Un soir en scène (1934)
    Un soir en scène
    5.5
    • performer: "Why Was I Born" (1929) (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Spencer Charters, Russ Columbo, June Knight, and Roger Pryor in Wake Up and Dream (1934)
    Wake Up and Dream
    6.7
    • performer: "Too Beautiful for Words"
    • 1934

Videos3

Trailer
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Trailer
The Case of the Velvet Claws Official Trailer
Trailer 2:26
The Case of the Velvet Claws Official Trailer
The Case of the Velvet Claws Official Trailer
Trailer 2:26
The Case of the Velvet Claws Official Trailer
Smart Blonde
Trailer 1:07
Smart Blonde

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Winifred Shaw
  • Born
    • February 25, 1907
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 2, 1982
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      William O'Malley1955 - May 2, 1982 (her death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:
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    • 3 Articles

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