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Shirley S. Allen


Born
in Oak Park, Illinois, The United States
May 25, 1921

Died
December 01, 2013

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Genre
Mystery, Biography, Historical Fiction

Influences
Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie


Shirley S. Allen (1921-2013) was a Shakespearean scholar, political columnist, and novelist.

She was the author of the historical mystery ACADEMIC BODY and the biographical novel ROXANNA BRITTON, based on the life of her great-grandmother, a pioneer of the American west.

Shirley's book on the 19th century actor-manager Samuel Phelps, SAMUEL PHELPS AND SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE, is widely considered the definitive work on Mr. Phelps.

She was born Shirley May Seifried in Oak Park, Illinois in 1921, the daughter of John F. Seifried and Hazel Rogers Seifried. Shirley received a B.A. from Carleton College and a Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College.

Among her scholarly publications is a history of performances of Shakespeare's plays during the years of the Go ...more

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Average rating: 3.46 · 100 ratings · 19 reviews · 3 distinct works
Academic Body
3.26 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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Roxanna Britton: A Biograph...
4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions
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Samuel Phelps and Sadler's ...
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1971 — 3 editions
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