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Shirley Ross (I) (1913–1975)

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Blonde, vivacious and obviously talented, Shirley Ross had the promisings of a big musical film star but her career remained strictly second-string throughout her fairly short career. Making a mark for herself proved difficult; in fact, she is best remembered through her pairing with an entertainment legend... See full bio »

Born:

Bernice Gaunt
in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Died:

(age 62) in Menlo Park, California, USA
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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1945 A Song for Miss Julie
Valerie Kimbro
 
1941 Sailors on Leave
Linda Hall
 
1941 Kisses for Breakfast
Juliet Marsden
 
1939 Unexpected Father
Dianna Donovan
 
1939 Some Like It Hot
Lily Racquel
 
1939 Cafe Society
Bells Browne
 
1939 Paris Honeymoon
Barbara Wayne aka Countess De Remi
 
1938/II Thanks for the Memory
Anne Merrick
 
1938 Prison Farm
Jean Forest
 
1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938
Cleo Fielding
 
1937 Blossoms on Broadway
Sally Shea
 
1937 Waikiki Wedding
Georgia Smith
 
1936 Hideaway Girl
Toni Ainsworth
 
1936 The Big Broadcast of 1937
Gwen Holmes
 
1936 San Francisco
Trixie
 
1936 Devil's Squadron
Eunice
 
1935 It's in the Air
Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)
 
1935 I Live My Life
Vi - drunken party guest dozing in armchair next to piano (uncredited)
 
1935 Calm Yourself
Mrs. Ruth Rockwell
 
1935 Age of Indiscretion
Dotty
 
1935 Two Hearts in Wax Time (short)
Shirley, the Mannequin (uncredited)
 
1935 Crime Does Not Pay Series No. 1 Entitled 'Buried Loot' (short)
Girl in Apartment (uncredited)
 
1934 The Merry Widow
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri
Dance Extra (uncredited)
 
1934 What Price Jazz (short)
Singer
 
1934 Hollywood Party
Singer of 'Feelin' High' (uncredited)
 
1934 Manhattan Melodrama
Singer in Cotton Club
 
1934 Morocco Nights (short)
Singer
 
1933 Bombshell
Singer (uncredited)
 
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1939 Unexpected Father (performer: "Sweet and Low")
 
1939 Some Like It Hot (performer: "The Lady's in Love with You", "Some Like It Hot")
 
1939 Cafe Society (performer: "Kiss Me with your Eyes")
 
1938/II Thanks for the Memory (performer: "Two Sleepy People")
 
1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938 (performer: "THANKS FOR THE MEMORY" 1937 - uncredited, "THE WALTZ LIVES ON" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1937 Waikiki Wedding (performer: "In A Little Hula Heaven" / "Sweet is the Word for You", "Blue Hawaii")
 
1936 San Francisco (performer: "Happy New Year" 1936 - uncredited)
 
1935 Two Hearts in Wax Time (short) (performer: "Come Join the Dancing", "Just Because I'm in Love with You", "Hi-De-Ho" - uncredited, "Love Needs No Inspiration" - uncredited)
 
1934 Hollywood Party (performer: "Feelin' High" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1934 Manhattan Melodrama (performer: "The Bad in Every Man Blue Moon" 1934 - uncredited)
 
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1945 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 3: Fashions and Rodeo (documentary short)
Herself
 
1941 Picture People No. 4: Stars Day Off (documentary short)
Herself
 
1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (documentary short)
Herself - at Mocambo (uncredited)
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (documentary short)
Herself
 
1938 Dangerous to Know
Herself/Singer on Recording (voice) (uncredited)
 
1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (short)
Herself
 
1934 Jailbirds of Paradise (short)
Herself
 
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1978 Bob Hope All Star Christmas Special (TV movie)
Cleo Fielding
 
1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
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(29 August 1935 - ?) Stage play: Appeared as Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes" at El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Hans Spialek. Choral arrangements by Ray Johnson... See more »
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Personal Quote:

[on her decision to devote herself to her children rather than nurse any lingering hopes of reviving her long-dormant career, a decision made manifest by her choice in 1950 to decline an offer by composer Frank Loesser to star in the Broadway-bound production of 'Guys and Dolls'] It's tough enough being an adult... See more »

Trivia:

Also notable for singing "The Bad In Every Man" in Manhattan Melodrama, made up, none too convincingly, as a woman of mixed racial ancestry in a scene set in Harlem's Cotton Club. When this song - now on its second set of lyrics after having been written, though never recorded, as "Prayer," for Hollywood Party - once again failed to become a hit... See more »

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