Individual Details
Shelby Patricia Payne
(9 Nov 1917 - 20 Mar 2000)
Shelby Payne Friml, 82, of Middlebury died March 29, 2000, in Brookside Nursing Home in Bradford. She was born Nov. 9, 1917, in Portland, Ore., the daughter of William Wallace Payne and Shelby (Martin) Payne.
Shelby was a former model and actress in Hollywood, entrepreneur and nurse. She modeled for the designer, Adrian; was a Goldwyn Girl in the ’40s, and had small parts in The Big Sleep with Humphrey Bogart and Up in Arms with Danny Kaye, among others.
She married composer William Friml in January 1945 in Santa Ana, Calif. Together they developed ideas and music for Las Vegas acts, TV specials, raised two children, and managed income properties.
Divorced in 1968, she later owned a gift shop, became a nurse and did hospice care before retiring to Vermont in 1978, where she enjoyed family, theater, and poetry.
She is survived by son Bill Friml and his wife, Elinor, of New Haven; daughter Shelby and her husband, Gary Guggemos, of Fayston; son Kim Fowley of New Orleans; six grandchildren; and nine nieces and nephews.
A memorial will be held April 8, 2000, in the Church of the Crucified One, Route 100, in Moretown at 1:30 p.m. Shelby was a strong and colorful individual who will be deeply missed.
Events
| Birth | 9 Nov 1917 | Portland, Multnomah, Oregon |  | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Portland, Multnomah, Oregon | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California | | ||
| Marriage | 22 Jan 1945 | William Francis "Frank" Friml | |||
| Divorce | Oct 1968 | Riverside, Riverside, California - William Francis "Frank" Friml | | ||
| Death | 20 Mar 2000 | Bradford, Orange, Vermont | | ||
| Residence | Middlebury, Addison, Vermont | |
Families
| Spouse | William Francis "Frank" Friml (1921 - 1973) |
| Child | William Rudolf Friml |
| Child | Shelby Elizabeth Friml |
Endnotes
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8. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1498; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1.
9. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0001.
10. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00221; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 19-49.
11. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00221; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 19-49.
12. Ancestry.com, California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007).
13. Ancestry.com, Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont, USA; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2003; User Box Number: PR-02594; Roll Number: S-40049; Archive Number: PR-02646-02647.
14. Ancestry.com, Vermont, Death Index, 1981-2001 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998).
15. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014), Number: 549-32-8387; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
16. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
17. Ancestry.com, Vermont, Death Index, 1981-2001 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998).