Gail Sheridan (January 11, 1916, Seattle, Washington – September 17, 1982, Chevy Chase, Maryland) was an American film actress and dancer in the 1930s.
Gail Sheridan | |
|---|---|
 Shirley Mingins (later known as Gail Sheridan), from a 1934 newspaper | |
| Born | Shirley Gail Mingins January 11, 1916 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1982 (aged 66) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S. |
| Other names | Shirley Nibley, Gail Katcher, Shirley Katcher |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936-1937 |
| Spouse(s) | Alexander Sloan Nibley (1938-1942) (divorced) (1 child) David Abraham Katcher (1947-1982) (her death) (1 child) |
Early life
editGail Sheridan was born Shirley Gail Mingins in Seattle[1] and raised in Berkeley and San Francisco,[2] the daughter of Royall Wood Mingins and Fay Mitchell Kear Mingins. Her father was a court reporter.[3][4] She had a sister, June.[5] She studied drama with Robert Warwick, ballet with Theodore Kosloff and Spanish dance with Elisa Cansino as a young woman.[2][6]
Career
editSheridan was named one of the twelve Goldwyn Girls in 1935, alongside Anya Taranda and Jinx Falkenburg.[7] She was a contract player at Paramount Pictures,[8] best known for her role in the 1930s westerns Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936)[9][10] and Hills of Old Wyoming (1937).[11][12] She starred opposite actor William Boyd in both pictures.[13] Her other credits include Three Married Men (1936), Strike Me Pink (1936, as one of the Goldwyn Girls),[2] Florida Special (1936)[2] and Poppy (1936).[14]
Personal life
editSheridan was married twice. Her first husband was screenwriter Alexander Sloan Nibley; they married in 1938[15] and divorced in 1942. They had a son, Philip Royall.[16][17] Her second husband was scientist and Physics Today editor David Abraham Katcher;[18] they married in 1947,[19] and had a daughter, Katherine (later Kravik). Sheridan died from cancer in 1982, at the age of 66, in Chevy Chase, Maryland.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Today's Hollywood Closeup". The Vancouver Sun. 1936-08-22. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Two from Bay Area Get Contracts in Hollywood". Oakland Tribune. 1936-02-27. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary for Royall W. Mingins". The Los Angeles Times. 1951-02-22. p. 46. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Mingins Departs on Sea Journey". The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. 1960-03-10. p. 93. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Boss Interfered". The San Francisco Examiner. 1934-07-29. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kindergarten Children Present Yule Pageant". The San Francisco Examiner. 1929-12-22. p. 60. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Girls Picked by Goldwyn". The Los Angeles Times. 1935-10-24. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Win New Contracts with Paramount". Times Union. 1936-09-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hopalong Cassidy Returns". Great Falls Tribune. 1937-01-10. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Hopalong Cassidy' Returns to Screen". The Morning News. 1936-10-22. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gail Sheridan". BFI. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2009). Western film series of the sound era. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-7864-3529-6 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Hills of Old Wyoming (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.
- ^ "Many Prominent Stars from Washington". Spokane Chronicle. 1936-06-16. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Intentions to Wed". Ventura County Star. 1938-06-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "News Briefs". The Tribune. 1942-10-10. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Katcher, Philip R. N. (1992). The Civil War Source Book. Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-2823-8.
- ^ Offutt, Martin C. (2003-07-01). "David Abraham Katcher". Physics Today. 56 (7): 72. doi:10.1063/1.1603089. ISSN 0031-9228.
- ^ "Marriage License Applications". Evening Star. 1947-03-23. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "David Katcher, Science Policy Analyst". Washington Post. June 4, 2002. Retrieved December 26, 2022.