Peggy Shannon

Peggy Shannon
Portrait of Shannon by John de Mirjian
Born	Winona Sammon (1907-01-10)January 10, 1907 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1941(1941-05-11) (aged 34) North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1923–1940
Spouses	Alan Davis ​ ​ (m. 1926; div. 1940)​ Albert G. Roberts ​ (m. 1940)​

Peggy Shannon (born Winona Sammon; January 10, 1907^{[1] [2]} – May 11, 1941) was an American actress. She appeared on the stage and screen of the 1920s and 1930s.

Shannon began her career as a Ziegfeld girl in 1923 before moving on to Broadway productions. She was signed to Paramount Pictures and groomed to replace Clara Bow as the newest "It girl", whom she replaced in the 1931 film, The Secret Call. Her growing dependency on alcohol eventually derailed her career. She appeared in her final film Triple Justice in 1940. In May 1941, Shannon died at the age of 34 from a heart attack, brought on by alcoholism. Her husband Albert G. Roberts shot himself three weeks after her death.