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Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American film actress.
Born Clara Lou Sheridan in Denton, Texas, she was a college student when her sister sent a photograph of her to Paramount Studios. She subsequently entered and won a beauty contest, with part of her prize being a bit part in a Paramount film. She abandoned college to pursue a career in Hollywood. She made her film debut in 1934, aged 19, in the film Search For Beauty, and played uncredited bit parts in Paramount films for the next two years. Paramount made little effort to develop Ann Sheridan`s talent, so she left, signing a contract with Warner Bros. in 1936, and changing her name to "Ann Sheridan". Sheridan`s career prospects began to improve. The red-haired beauty would soon become Warner`s top sex symbol. Tagged "The Oomph Girl", Sheridan was a popular pin-up girl by the early 1940s, despite the fact the she was generally assigned films that not show off her talents. She received substantial roles and positive reaction from critics and moviegoers in such films as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), opposite James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart, Dodge City (1939) with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, Torrid Zone with Cagney and They Drive by Night with George Raft and Bogart (both 1940), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) with Bette Davis, and Kings Row (1942), where she received top billing playing opposite Ronald Reagan, Robert Cummings, and Betty Field. Known for having a fine singing voice, Ann also appeared in such musicals as Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) and Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944). She was also memorable in two of her biggest hits, Nora Prentiss and The Unfaithful, both in 1947. Despite these successes, her career began to decline. Her role in I Was a Male War Bride (1949), directed by Howard Hawks and costarring Cary Grant, gave her another success (she was especially good in this brillant comedy), but by the 1950s, she was struggling to find work and her film roles were sporadic. Sheridan appeared in the television soap opera Another World during the mid-1960s, then started a role in the TV series Pistols `n` Petticoats. She became ill during the filming of its first season, and died from esophageal and liver cancer in Los Angeles, California. She had been a chain cigarette smoker for years; Cagney remarked in his autobiography that when the cancer struck, "she didn`t have a chance." She was cremated and her ashes were stored at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles until they were permanently interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in 2005. Sheridan married four times, including a marriage lasting one year to fellow Warners actor, George Brent, but had no children. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Ann Sheridan has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame at 7024 Hollywood Boulevard. She was great friends with Jane Wyman, Ida Lupino, Alexis Smith, and Faye Emerson. |
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BiographyFriends and FamilyJack Benny [Friend] :: Faye Emerson [Friend] :: Patricia Neal [Friend] :: Carole Landis [Friend] :: Ronald Reagan [Friend] :: George Raft [Friend] :: Humphrey Bogart [Friend] :: Johnny Grant [Friend] :: Cary Grant [Friend] :: Alexis Smith [Friend] :: Jane Wyman [Friend] :: Ava Gardner [Friend] :: Ida Lupino [Friend]Trivia and QuotesQuotes I used to go to Grauman`s Chinese or Pantages and sit there waiting to see my faceless body on the screen. Texas began to look awfully near and awfully good, and "Clara Lou" had a sweet sound to my ears. [on Errol Flynn] He was one of the wild characters of the world, but he had a strange, quiet side. He camouflaged himself completely. In all the years I knew him, I never really knew what lay underneath and I doubt if many people did. They nicknamed me "The Oomph Girl", and I loathe that nickname! Just being known by a nickname indicates that you`re not thought of as a true actress . . . It`s just crap! If you call an actress by her looks or a reaction, then that`s all she`ll ever be thought of as. I can whistle through my fingers, bulldog a steer, light a fire with two sticks, shoot a pistol with fair accuracy, set type, and teach school . . . [on Errol Flynn] He was one of the wild characters of the world, but he had a strange, quiet side. He camouflaged himself completely. In all the years I knew him, I never really knew what lay underneath and I doubt if many people did.
They nicknamed me "The Oomph Girl", and I loathe that nickname! Just being known by a nickname indicates that you`re not thought of as a true actress . . . It`s just crap! If you call an actress by her looks or a reaction, then that`s all she`ll ever be thought of as.
I can whistle through my fingers, bulldog a steer, light a fire with two sticks, shoot a pistol with fair accuracy, set type, and teach school . . .
I used to go to Grauman`s Chinese or Pantages and sit there waiting to see my faceless body on the screen. Texas began to look awfully near and awfully good, and "Clara Lou" had a sweet sound to my ears.
Trivia Was used as a body double (hands, legs, shoulders) while at Paramount. Was named Max Factor's "Girl of the Year" for 1939. According to an article in The Newark Evening News, Ann kept busy during her 1941 strike from Warner Bros. by rebuilding abandoned cars at a friend's garage. In 1952 was included by the Fashion Academy of New York in the eight best dressed women of America. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 7024 Hollywood Blvd. Profiled in "Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames" bu Ray Hagen and Laura Wagner (McFarland, 2004). Warner Bros. was eager to portray Ann as a "Girl about town," so her contract demanded that she hit the nightclubs at least three times a week. In 1939 a fraternity bet inspired a UCLA student to handcuff himself to Ann during a movie premiere and then swallow the key. A locksmith had to be summoned to the theater to unlock her. After making San Quentin (1937), in which they played brother and sister, Sheridan and Humphrey Bogart became friends and began referring to each other as "Sister Annie" and "Brother Bogie". Appeared under her real name through 1935. Had a large gap between her front teeth. She always wore a porcelain cap when having her picture taken. Her biography on "This Is Your Life" (1952) was canceled because she found out in advance what was being planned. Measurements: 36-25-35 1/2 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) She was the original choice for Panama Smith in The Roaring Twenties (1939). The role eventually went to Gladys George. In her will, she asked that her cremated remains be placed in a columbarium at a cemetery in Los Angeles. Her biographer Karen McHale discovered that the actress' instructions had not been followed and arranged to have her final wishes fulfilled. Hollywood Forever Cemetery donated a niche and held a dignified service (presided over by her cousin, the Rev. Sallie Watson) on February 21, 2005 - which would have been her 90th birthday. Due to her being known as "The Oomph Girl" she later became the inspiration for the brand of woman's house-slippers called "Oomphies". Was Frank Capra 's first choice for the role of Ann Mitchell in Meet John Doe (1941) but she was vetoed by Warner Bros. in a contract dispute. In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Dhia Cristiani. She was occasionally dubbed by Lidia Simoneschi, Rosetta Calavetta and Maria Pia Di Meo, most notably in I Was a Male War Bride (1949). Profiled in "Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames" bu Ray Hagen and Laura Wagner (McFarland, 2004).
In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Dhia Cristiani. She was occasionally dubbed by Lidia Simoneschi, Rosetta Calavetta and Maria Pia Di Meo, most notably in I Was a Male War Bride (1949).
Had a large gap between her front teeth. She always wore a porcelain cap when having her picture taken.
In 1939 a fraternity bet inspired a UCLA student to handcuff himself to Ann during a movie premiere and then swallow the key. A locksmith had to be summoned to the theater to unlock her.
According to an article in The Newark Evening News, Ann kept busy during her 1941 strike from Warner Bros. by rebuilding abandoned cars at a friend`s garage.
Warner Bros. was eager to portray Ann as a "Girl about town," so her contract demanded that she hit the nightclubs at least three times a week.
In her will, she asked that her cremated remains be placed in a columbarium at a cemetery in Los Angeles. Her biographer Karen McHale discovered that the actress` instructions had not been followed and arranged to have her final wishes fulfilled. Hollywood Forever Cemetery donated a niche and held a dignified service (presided over by her cousin, the Rev. Sallie Watson) on February 21, 2005 - which would have been her 90th birthday.
Her biography on "This Is Your Life" (1952) was canceled because she found out in advance what was being planned.
In 1952 was included by the Fashion Academy of New York in the eight best dressed women of America.
She was the original choice for Panama Smith in The Roaring Twenties (1939). The role eventually went to Gladys George.
After making San Quentin (1937), in which they played brother and sister, Sheridan and Humphrey Bogart became friends and began referring to each other as "Sister Annie" and "Brother Bogie".
Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 7024 Hollywood Blvd.
Due to her being known as "The Oomph Girl" she later became the inspiration for the brand of woman`s house-slippers called "Oomphies".
Was Frank Capra `s first choice for the role of Ann Mitchell in Meet John Doe (1941) but she was vetoed by Warner Bros. in a contract dispute.
Was used as a body double (hands, legs, shoulders) while at Paramount.
Was named Max Factor`s "Girl of the Year" for 1939.
Appeared under her real name through 1935.
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