Ann Sheridan

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Born: Clara Lou Sheridan on February 21, 1915 in Denton, Texas, USA
Died: January 21, 1967 (age 51) in Los Angeles, California, USA
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792130/

The youngest of five she was a self-described tomboy and very athletic, going even so far as playing on the girls basketball team for North Texas State Teacher's College where she was planning to enter the teaching field. Her sister thought her beautiful enough to send in a picture of Ann in a bathing suit to Paramount Studios. The "Search for Beauty" contest carried, as the prize, a screen test and a bit part in a movie. She won and was signed to a contract at the age of 19. Her first film was the prize bit role in Wagon Wheels in 1934. Performing under her real name of Clara Lou, she participated in 12 more films that year. Most of these were designed to showcase her beauty along with other starlets that Paramount had signed. Twelve more bit parts followed in 1935. The following year, she left Paramount and signed with Warner Brothers, where more of the same followed. It wasn't until 1938 that Clara Lou, now renamed Ann, landed a role with substance as Laury Ferguson in Angles With Dirty Faces





Known as the "Oomph Girl", a nickname she detested Ann became one of the most glamorous women in Hollywood. Old ham chops himself Rex Harrison said of her, "I was struck by her extraordinary magnetism and directness." He continued on by saying he liked her "distinctive quality of earthiness that never transcends to blatant sexiness." Her beauty made her a favorite pin-up along with Betty Grable. She ultimately was allowed to mature into a leading star who could adapt to any role. Ann was in a lot of comedies and dramas, which were rather forgettable. But the public was enthralled with her. By 1940, Ann had performed magnificently in They Drive By Night and Torrid Zone. Both films caused critics to sit up and take notice of her talent. She was also excellent in Kings Row (1941) with co-star Ronald Reagan. In 1948, she appeared in one of Howard Hawks most financially successful films I Was A Male War Bride.She continued making movies into the fifties when her career as they always do went into a decline. New actresses were on the horizon and Ann's services were no longer in demand. Her last film was The Woman And The Hunter in 1957






She moved to New York and took whatever acting jobs she could find, whether on stage or TV. Most soap opera fans may remember Ann in Another World in 1964. But she is best remembered by TV audiences of a certain age as Henrietta Hanks in the western comedy Pistols And Petticoats. Her career was taking off again, but the success was short-lived. Ann sadly died on January 21st 1967 in San Fernando Valley California of liver cancer at the painfully young age of 51. She didn't get to live out her series' first season



Still at least her beauty and talent can live on through the immortal media of film

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Here's a clip of her from The Man Who Came to Dinner, 1942. I might have missed this, but I was reading about the film on imdb and saw all these comments about, was it cold on the set that day? Or wow, how did that get past the censors??? So, read on, and they were talking about a scene with her and Bette Davis later in the film. Ran back to DVR the scene, just in the nick of time!
Funny, at first you think, whats the big deal? But about 1:20 into the clip, her nipples seem to come alive, for some reason. Like they need a reason! Did she have a bra on for the earlier part of the scene, then they started off with that scene the next day and she forgot it?? A rash meant she couldn't wear one after a few hours?? Wise folks on the set turned the air down to freezing?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Semi- Seriously, I think some films shot during WW2, their likely were less censors watching films, with more important work needing to be done.

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1935 : Paramount starlets ( from left )

top : .... Grace Bradley and Ann Sheridan
center :. Gail Patrick and Katherine DeMille
bottom : Gertrude Michael and Wendy Barrie

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