Gail Sheridan

Gail Sheridan (January 11, 1916, Seattle, Washington – September 17, 1982, Chevy Chase, Maryland) was an American film actress and dancer in the 1930s.

This article is about the American actress. For the Scottish political figure, see Tommy Sheridan and HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan.
Gail Sheridan
A smiling young white woman, wearing a brimmed hat
Shirley Mingins (later known as Gail Sheridan), from a 1934 newspaper
Born
Shirley Gail Mingins

(1916-01-11)January 11, 1916
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 1982(1982-09-17) (aged 66)
Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Other namesShirley Nibley, Gail Katcher, Shirley Katcher
OccupationActress
Years active1936-1937
Spouse(s)Alexander Sloan Nibley (1938-1942) (divorced) (1 child)
David Abraham Katcher (1947-1982) (her death) (1 child)

Early life

Gail 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

Sheridan 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

Sheridan 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
  1. "Today's Hollywood Closeup". The Vancouver Sun. 1936-08-22. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Two from Bay Area Get Contracts in Hollywood". Oakland Tribune. 1936-02-27. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Obituary for Royall W. Mingins". The Los Angeles Times. 1951-02-22. p. 46. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "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.
  5. "The Boss Interfered". The San Francisco Examiner. 1934-07-29. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kindergarten Children Present Yule Pageant". The San Francisco Examiner. 1929-12-22. p. 60. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Girls Picked by Goldwyn". The Los Angeles Times. 1935-10-24. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Win New Contracts with Paramount". Times Union. 1936-09-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hopalong Cassidy Returns". Great Falls Tribune. 1937-01-10. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "'Hopalong Cassidy' Returns to Screen". The Morning News. 1936-10-22. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Gail Sheridan". BFI. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022.
  12. 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.
  13. "Hills of Old Wyoming (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.
  14. "Many Prominent Stars from Washington". Spokane Chronicle. 1936-06-16. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Intentions to Wed". Ventura County Star. 1938-06-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "News Briefs". The Tribune. 1942-10-10. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. Katcher, Philip R. N. (1992). The Civil War Source Book. Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-2823-8.
  18. Offutt, Martin C. (2003-07-01). "David Abraham Katcher". Physics Today. 56 (7): 72. doi:10.1063/1.1603089. ISSN 0031-9228.
  19. "Marriage License Applications". Evening Star. 1947-03-23. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "David Katcher, Science Policy Analyst". Washington Post. June 4, 2002. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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