Sheila Terry (actress)
Sheila Terry (born March 5, 1910 as Kathleen "Kay" Mulheren Clark in Warroad , Minnesota , † January 19, 1957 in New York City , New York ) was an American actress . She gained fame primarily as a three-time film partner of John Wayne .
Life
Sheila Terry grew up in Toronto , where her family moved shortly after she was born. The English philosopher and theologian John Wyclif was one of their direct ancestors . Terry made her first acting experience at the Dickson-Kenwin Academy, an acting school belonging to the Royal Academy of Arts . After graduating there, she moved to New York, where she got her first stage appearances. Soon Terry could be seen in roles on Broadway . During an appearance in The Little Racketeer , she was discovered by a talent agent and signed to Warner Brothers .
In her debut year, 1932, Terry starred in several leading female roles. She achieved great fame as a three-time film partner of John Wayne in the Western Haunted Gold , The Law of the Stronger and Under the Sky of Arizona . In addition to these appearances, Terry played supporting roles in Sing Sing and The Mayor of Hell in 20,000 Years . In 1933 she interrupted her film career for further appearances on Broadway, but returned to Hollywood the following year .
Sheila Terry was married to Roy Sedley from 1922 until their divorce in 1924. In August 1928 she married Major Laurence E. Clark, known as the bon vivant. The marriage was also divorced in February 1934. A third marriage to William Adam Magee Jr. from 1936 to 1937 also ended in divorce. Terry ended her acting career in 1938. In 1947 she planned a comeback, which was unsuccessful. In the following years Terry therefore worked as a press agent.
On January 19, 1957, Sheila Terry was found lifeless in her New York apartment after a worried neighbor couldn't reach her by phone and alerted the police. Five empty drug capsules were found next to her body. The official cause of death was suicide from an overdose of an unknown medication. Terry is said to have been in poor health and bankrupt before she died. She was buried in New York's Potter's Field Cemetery on Hart Island .
Filmography (selection)
- 1932: A thief with class (Jewel Robbery)
- 1932: Crooner
- 1932: Big City Blues
- 1932: Three on a Match
- 1932: Scarlet Dawn
- 1932: They Call It Sin
- 1932: You Said a Mouthful
- 1932: Hunt for James A. (I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang)
- 1932: Haunted Gold
- 1932: 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (20,000 Years in Sing Sing)
- 1932: Madame Butterfly
- 1932: Lawyer Man
- 1933: Parachute Jumper
- 1933: The Sphinx
- 1933: The Detective and the Gambler (Private Detective 62)
- 1933: The Mayor of Hell
- 1933: The House on 56th Street
- 1933: Convention City
- 1933: Son of a Sailor
- 1934: The law of the jungle (The Lawless Frontier)
- 1934: Under the Arizona Skies ('Neath the Arizona Skies)
- 1937: Hit the Saddle
Web links
- Sheila Terry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sheila Terry in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sheila Terry. In: glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Accessed July 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Sheila Terry. In: Find a Grave . October 27, 2016, accessed March 24, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Terry, Sheila |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clark, Kay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warroad , Minnesota , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1957 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , United States |