Gail Sheridan (January 11, 1916,

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– September 17, 1982,

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) was an American film actress and dancer in the 1930s.

Early life

Gail Sheridan was born Shirley Gail Mingins in Seattle and raised in Berkeley and San Francisco, the daughter of Royall Wood Mingins and Fay Mitchell Kear Mingins. Her father was a

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. She had a sister, June. She studied drama with

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, ballet with

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and Spanish dance with

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as a young woman.

Career

Sheridan was named one of the twelve

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in 1935, alongside

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and

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. She was a contract player at

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, best known for her role in the 1930s

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'' (1936) and ''

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'' (1937). She starred opposite actor William Boyd in both pictures. Her other credits include '' Three Married Men'' (1936), ''Strike Me Pink'' (1936, as one of the Goldwyn Girls), ''

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'' (1936) and ''

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'' (1936).

Personal life

Sheridan was married twice. Her first husband was screenwriter Alexander Sloan Nibley; they married in 1938 and divorced in 1942. They had a son, Philip Royall. Her second husband was scientist and ''

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'' editor David Abraham Katcher; they married in 1947, and had a daughter, Katherine (later Kravik). Sheridan died from cancer in 1982, at the age of 66, in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

References

External links

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Photographs of Gail Sheridan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheridan, Gail (actress) 1916 births 1982 deaths Actresses from California American film actresses Actresses from San Francisco People from Greater Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses