Poster, Movie - Peggy Shannon, "Fixer Dugan"
Object number2013.116.01
Date1939
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensions41 x 27 in. (104.1 x 68.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionOne-sheet poster for the movie "Fixer Dugan," starring Pine Bluff native Peggy Shannon. The 1939 movie was one of the last that Shannon acted in before her death in 1940.Peggy Shannon was born Winona Sammon in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1907. She was hired as a chorus girl by Florenz Ziegfeld in 1923 while visiting her aunt in New York. The following year she was cast in Ziegfeld Follies. She later appeared on both stage and screen. In 1927 while on Broadway, she was spotted by B.P. Schulberg, production head of Paramount Pictures, and was offered a contract. When she arrived in Hollywood, she was hailed as the next “It Girl,” replacing the former, Clara Bow. She made over thirty films, appearing in her last role in 1940. Shannon died in 1941.
Movie Poster "Fixer Dugan," starring Pine Bluff native Peggy Shannon. The post shows a man and a woman embracing with a young girl to their right. "Lee Tracy" is printed across the middle in yellow lettering, while the title of the movie is printed in blue diagonally from left to right. The movie was produced by RKO Radio Pictures.
Status
Not on view
