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 Ann Sheridan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
However, Ann's remarkably good looks and a twist of destiny changed all that, and for a while she became one of Hollywood's favorite sirens and was awarded the title "Oomph Girl".
In describing Ann, Rex Harrison said, "I was struck by her extraordinary magnetism and directness." He remarked on her"distinctive quality of earthiness that never transcends to blatant sexiness." Her beauty made her a favorite pin-up along with Betty Grable.
Ann was in a lot of comedies and dramas, which were rather forgettable.
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 Encyclopedia: Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American film actress.
On her passing in 1967, Ann Sheridan was cremated, her ashes stored in the vault at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Ann Sheridan has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame at 7024 Hollywood Boulevard.
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 Ann Sheridan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an (North and South America) American (Photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies) film (A female actor) actress.
Born Clara Lou Sheridan in (Click link for more info and facts about Denton, Texas) Denton, Texas, she was a college student when her sister sent a photograph of her to (Click link for more info and facts about Paramount Studios) Paramount Studios.
Sheridan was married four times, including a marriage lasting one year to the actor (Click link for more info and facts about George Brent) George Brent.
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 Ann SHERIDAN and Nationwide Underwriters, Inc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Kaiser and Sheridan made arrangements for the policy on the telephone, and Sheridan procured a policy for Greenberg through Nationwide Underwriters, Inc. Greenberg later suffered a job-related injury and filed a workmen's compensation claim with Nationwide.
Sheridan and Nationwide cross-claimed against Kaiser, [**2] alleging that Kaiser's negligence was the cause of Greenberg's damages.
Sheridan [**3] claims that the instruction misstates the law and that, since it was undisputed that Kaiser received no compensation, the giving of the instruction was tantamount to directing the jury to return a verdict for Kaiser.
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 Windy City Media Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In 1939, makeup king Max Factor named Ann “Girl of the Year.” Warner Brothers announced that Sheridan was chosen from among 1- other starlets as “The Oomph Girl”—a name she despised—by a panel of 25 well-known celebrities that included Bob Hope.
In 1941, Ann went on a six-month strike against Warner’s, feeling she deserved more than the $600 a week they were paying her.
Ann Sheridan once said of her time in Hollywood, “There was a certain kind of fantasy, a certain imagination that is not accepted now.
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 Ann Sheridan Images
Ann Sheridan's character is Anne Rogers in the 1941 release of Honeymoon for Three.
An irresistibly likable actress, Ann Sheridan was promoted to stardom as "The `Oomph' Girl," which might have made good copy for fan-magazine scribes but didn't help her get the kind of parts she deserved.
Ann Sheridan's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 7024 Hollywood Blvd. She was the inspiration for the brand of woman's houseslippers 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.
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 Ann Sheridan at Brian's Drive-In Theater
Ann Sheridan was one of the lucky few to be chosen; she was given a round-trip ticket to Hollywood, $250, and a small part in Paramount's film Search for Beauty (1934; with Buster Crabbe).
Sheridan secured one of the contracts and was used by the studio in more than a dozen films during 1934 and 1935, but the roles were small and often uncredited.
Ann Sheridan's star began to fade in the early 1950s, when her age began to belie the ingenue roles usually afforded her.
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 Ann Sheridan
PR person extraordinaire Lisa Burks writes, “Sheridan, dubbed “The Oomph Girl” at Warner Bros. During WWII for her earthy sex appeal (a moniker she openly disliked but eventually learned to accept)… died one month shy of her 52nd birthday.
On February 21, 2005, the day that would have been Ann’s 90th birthday, a memorial service was held in the chapel at Hollywood Forever, and her niche was unveiled.
Ann’s cousin, the Reverend Sallie Watson – opened and closed the service with dignified grace, shedding light on what she knew of Ann’s home life while growing up in Texas.
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 Denny Jackson's Ann Sheridan Page
Clara Lou Sheridan was born February 21, 1915, in Denton, Texas.
She was a self-described tomboy and was very athletic, 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.
New actresses were on the horizon and Ann's services were no longer in demand.
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 The Art Store - Ann Sheridan Posters and Prints
Sheridan Elementary School is ninth highest in fifth-grade reading of 238 comparable schools.
Philadelphia columnist Phil Sheridan estimates that public sentiment is running 9-1 against Owens in Philadelphia.
Sheridan Lorenz, daugh-ter of billionaire developer George Mitchell, testified Wednesday that officers repeatedly struck Woods as he lay on the ground in the
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 Honorary Academy Awards Nomination : ann sheridan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
ann sheridan gave us many memorable performances, in films like (castle on the hudson), (city for conquest), (they drive by night) (king's row) in these and others she proved she could act!i believe this great and beautiful actress deserves this award!
Ann Sheridan was, and still is, without a doubt, the most beautiful actress of all time.
BEAUTY, both dramatic and comedic acting abilities, a lush singing voice, and, oh yeah, the fact that she was one of the nicest, most humble of all Hollywood actors of that era, warrant the name of the truly classy Ann Sheridan to be seconded for an honorary oscar nomination.
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 Ann Sheridan at For the Love of Opera Gloves
Another bright and beautiful redhead, Ann Sheridan, the "Oomph Girl" as she was sobriquetted (a nickname she cordially hated) had a variegated movie career in which she often wore opera gloves!
Ann Sheridan, Irene Manning and Marie Wilson in "Shine On, Harvest Moon", Gallery 2
Ann Sheridan, Irene Manning and Marie Wilson in "Shine On, Harvest Moon", Gallery 3
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 Ann Sheridan Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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 Lux Soap And Ann Sheridan Ad 1952
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Has a very nice picture of movie actress Ann Sheridan who says, Be Lux Lovely Ad says she is starring in Steel Town In excellent condition.
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 EH.N: ANN: Richard Sheridan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
He was one of the pre-eminent historians of the British West Indies, best known for his pioneering work Sugar and Slavery: An Economic History of the British West Indies, 1623-1775.
Services for Richard B. Sheridan, 84, Lawrence, were Saturday at Plymouth Congregational Church.
The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Douglas County or to the Visiting Nurses Assn., sent in care of the mortuary.
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 Extended Family
William of La Grange, KY; three daughters, Sandra Ansara of West Springfield, Ann Rzepka of Silver Spring, MD, and Jone Lawlor of Fayetteville, NY; a brother, John of Ware, MA; a sister, Audrey Madden of Brooklyn, NY; and eight grandchildren.
Barnicle is survived by one daughter, Debra Ann Lavallee and her husband, Alfred, of Northborough; one son, Brian Barnicle of Natick; and one grandson, Kevin Barnicle of Marlborough.
"She was an outstanding administrator and highly respected as a nursing leader in Western Massachusetts," said Ann Sheridan, retired associate professor of Nursing.
www.umass.edu /umassmag/archives/2000/fall2000/inmemoriam.html   (10158 words)

  
 Ann Sheridan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ann Sheridan won the "Search for Beauty" contest which carried with it...
Home on the Range (1935) (as Clara Lou Sheridan)....
Find where Ann Sheridan is credited alongside another name
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 Ann Sheridan at Reel Classics
You probably haven't experienced it, but you must have read about it somewhere." --as Lt. Catherine Gates in I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE (1949).
TVNow's monthly Ann Sheridan schedule -when her films will be on TV.
Ann Sheridan by Margie Schultz (Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997).
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 Open Directory - Arts: People: S: Sheridan, Ann   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ann Sheridan Picture Gallery - Pictures of the actress from films and magazine covers, notation of when her movies are playing on television, and related links.
IMDb: Ann Sheridan - Complete filmography, photographs, and a short profile.
Movies: Ann Sheridan - Includes biography and filmography.
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 VH1.com : Movies : Person : Ann Sheridan : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ann Sheridan was born Clara Lou Sheridan, the name under which she was billed in 1934 and part of 1935.
At 18 she won a "Search for Beauty" contest, and was rewarded with a bit part in a film by
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 Ann Sheridan Current Month TV Schedule
Starring June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, Leslie Nielsen, Agnes Moorehead, Charlotte Greenwood, Joan Blondell, Jim Backus.
Starring Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell, Bruce Bennett, Tom D'Andrea, Barton MacLane, Monte Blue, Jonathan Hale, Al Bridge, Arthur Space.
A pompous and self-centered gambler learns humility and compassion when he watches a dear friend who is slowly dying.
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 Ann Sheridan: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood Publishing Group) doi:10.1336/0313284822
Ann Sheridan: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood Publishing Group) doi:10.1336/0313284822
Ann Sheridan came to Hollywood in 1933 as a finalist in a beauty contest, a publicity stunt for Paramount's Search for Beauty.
Of the 30 contestants who appeared in the picture and the 6 finalists whom Paramount put under contract, she was the only one to achieve stardom.
dx.doi.org /10.1336/0313284822   (235 words)

  
 Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan won the Seach For Beauty contest that started her film career.
She was a busy actress during the second half of the 1930s and the early 1940s.
Tell the world what you think of Ann Sheridan.
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 Moviefone: Movie Celebrities - Ann Sheridan: MAIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Pictures of actress Ann Sheridan, from her movies, magazine covers and more!
Her sister thought her beautiful enough to send in a picture of Ann in a bathing suit...
We pick the top 11 movies for every mood, including 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang' for those looking for a hilarious, sexy, original, action-packed films starring Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr.
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 Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51 January 21 in History
Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51 January 21 in History
Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count.
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 RIDER, Shirley Ann Sheridan
RIDER, Shirley Ann Sheridan - Quietly passed away at home in San Bruno on January 3, 2005.
Born in 1935, she was a native San Franciscan and the only child of Philip and Doris Sheridan.
She grew up in the Marina District and graduated from St. Rose Academy.
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 Ann Sheridan at Reel Classics: Image Credits
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Sheridan on the cover of the July 24, 1939 issue of Life Magazine.
No copyright is claimed on non-original or licensed material.
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 Ann Sheridan Poster (photo print)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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