Kathryn Sheldon (September 22, 1879December 25, 1975) was an American film actress who appeared in over 100 films between 1916 and

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. Modern viewers will recognize Sheldon as the domineering Nell in

The Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared ...

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Rockin' thru the Rockies ''Rockin' thru the Rockies'' is a 1940 short film, short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 45th entry in the series released by Columbia ...

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Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...

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Rushin' Ballet ''Rushin' Ballet'' is a 1937 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 154th ''Our Gang'' short (155th episode, 66th talking short, and 67th talking episode) that was released. Cast The Gang * Eugene Lee as Porky ...

''. Sheldon died in

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Day, 1975.

Partial filmography

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Society Fever ''Society Fever'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lois Wilson, Lloyd Hughes and Hedda Hopper.Pitts p.108 The film entered the public domain in 1964, because its copyright was not renewed. Plot ...

'' (1935) * ''

Tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...

'' (1936) * '' The Bridge of Sighs'' (1936) * ''

Brilliant Marriage ''Brilliant Marriage'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Joan Marsh, Ray Walker and Inez Courtney.Pitts p.114 Cast * Joan Marsh as Madge Allison * Ray Walker as Garry Dane * Inez Courtney as Sally Patrick ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Below the Deadline'' (1936) * '' Circus Girl'' (1937) * '' Racketeers in Exile'' (1937) * ''

'' (1937) * '' I'm From the City'' (1938) * ''

Sunset Trail ''Sunset Trail'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Norman Houston, and starring William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters, Jan Clayton, Robert Fiske and Kenneth Harlan. It was ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Our Leading Citizen'' (1939) * ''

'' (1940) * ''

Out West with the Peppers ''Out West with the Peppers'' is a 1940 American Western comedy film. It is the third Five Little Peppers film. Plot Cast * Edith Fellows as Polly Pepper * Charles Peck as Ben Pepper * Tommy Bond as Joey Pepper * Bobby Larson as Davie Peppe ...

'' (1940) * ''

Gold Rush Maisie ''Gold Rush Maisie'' is a 1940 drama film, the third of ten films starring Ann Sothern as Maisie Ravier, a showgirl with a heart of gold. In this entry in the series, she joins a gold rush to a ghost town. The film was directed by Edwin L. Marin. ...

'' (1940) * '' Arizona Bound'' (1941) * ''

Richest Man in Town ''The Richest Man in Town'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Charles Barton, which stars Frank Craven, Edgar Buchanan, and Eileen O'Hearn. Cast list * Frank Craven as Abb Crothers * Edgar Buchanan as Pete Martin * Eileen O'Hearn as Mary Martin ...

'' (1941) * ''

Miss V from Moscow ''Miss V from Moscow'' is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by M789 and DJ_Z, Noel Madison and Paul Weigel.Fetrow p.313 Synopsis The Miss V of the title is Vera Marova, a Soviet spy sent to Paris to impersonate her lookalike, a Germ ...

'' (1942) * ''

Girls of the Big House ''Girls of the Big House'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Lynne Roberts, Virginia Christine and Marion Martin.LoBrutto p.449 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gano Chittenden. Plot A c ...

'' (1945) * ''

The Happy Time ''The Happy Time'' is a 1952 American comedy-drama film directed by the award-winning director Richard Fleischer, based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Robert Fontaine, which Samuel A. Taylor turned into a hit play. A boy, played by Bobb ...

'' (1952)

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* * 1879 births American silent film actresses 1975 deaths American film actresses 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub