Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan (born February 21, 1915 in Denton , Texas , † January 21, 1967 in Los Angeles ; actually Clara Lou Sheridan ) was an American actress .
life and career
Ann Sheridan won a Paramount beauty pageant in 1934 and was subsequently awarded a contract. After her first role in Wagon Wheels in 1934 and two dozen other small roles in which she was primarily able to show off her beauty, she moved to Warner Brothers in 1936 . In the beginning, however, she only got smaller roles there, it wasn't until 1938 that she got her first major role in Chicago - angels with dirty faces - meanwhile she had also taken on the stage name Ann . Under a studio contract with Warner Brothers, Sheridan soon became one of the film company's female stars and established herself as a popular pin-up girl alongside Betty Grable , Dorothy Lamour and Rita Hayworth . In 1966, the year before her death, she starred in the television series Guns and Petticoats . She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Early in her career, Sheridan was also known as the Oomph Girl and was on the cover of Life magazine .
Ann Sheridan was married to Edward Norris from August 16, 1936 to October 6, 1939 and to George Brent from January 5, 1942 to January 5, 1943. On June 5, 1966, she married Scott McKay, their third colleague. Seven months later, Sheridan died of cancer and was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery . Their marriages were childless.
Filmography (selection)
- 1934: Search for Beauty
- 1935: The Glass Key ( The Glass Key )
- 1937: Secret Society Black Legion ( Black Legion )
- 1938: Chicago - Angels with Dirty Faces ( Angels with Dirty Faces )
- 1939: Lord of the Wild West ( Dodge City )
- 1939: They Made Me a Criminal
- 1940: Out for a Night ( They Drive By Night )
- 1940: In the frenzy of the world city ( City of Conquest )
- 1940: A Nightclub for Sarah Jane ( It All Came True )
- 1942: The Man Who Came to Dinner ( The Man Who Came to Dinner )
- 1942: Kings Row
- 1942: Our Home Sweet Home ( George Washington Slept Here )
- 1943: Rebellion in Trollness ( Edge of Darkness )
- 1943: Thank Your Lucky Stars
- 1947: Adultery ( The Unfaithful )
- 1947: Nora Prentiss
- 1948: The Lord of the Silver Mines ( Silver River )
- 1949: I Was a Male War Bride ( I Was a Male War Bride )
- 1950: One Knows Too Much ( Woman on the Run )
- 1953: Meeting point Honduras ( Appointment in Honduras )
- 1953: An adventurous woman ( Take me to town )
- 1956: He came as a stranger ( Come Next Spring )
- 1966–1967: Pistols and Petticoats ( Pistols 'n' Petticoats ; TV series, 26 episodes)
Web links
- Ann Sheridan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Photos and literature
Individual evidence
- ^ Time Inc: LIFE . Time Inc, July 24, 1939 ( google.de [accessed January 9, 2020]).
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Ann Sheridan
- ↑ Ann Sheridan, Actress, 51, Dies; Career Spanned 33-Year Period; 'Man Who Came to Dinner' and 'Kings Row' Among Her Many Films . In: The New York Times . January 22, 1967, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed January 9, 2020]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sheridan, Ann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sheridan, Clara Lou (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denton (Texas) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1967 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |