Birth Name / Stage Name: Clara Lou Sheridan / Ann Sheridan: Her acting talent and charisma not obvious at first Paramount worked her in a number of small roles under her real name of Clara Lou Sheridan, then as she became popular and a better actress she went to work for Warner Brothers and they changed her name to Ann in 1936.
Occupation: Glamour Model / Movie & Stage Actress /Pinup Model
Years Active: 1934–1967
Notable Works: Ann Sheridan was one of the hottest pinup girls of the early World War Two years and an extremely hot sex symbol who made several successful wartime movies like Angels with Dirty Faces (1938); Torrid Zone (1940); remarkable as the waitress in They Drive by Night (1940); two of her biggest hits, both released after WWII was over in 1947 were Nora Prentiss and The Unfaithful; I Was a Male War Bride with Cary Grant (1949) was also great.
Date/Place Birth: February 21, 1915(1915-02-21); Denton, Texas, U.S.A.
Date/Death/Cause: Ann Sheridan became ill during the filming of the first season of a new TV series Pistols 'n' Petticoats and died from esophageal and liver cancer in Los Angeles, California, January 21, 1967 at the age of 51. She had been a chain cigarette smoker for years; she was cremated and her ashes are interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood California.
Spouse(s) & Children: Edward Norris (1936–1939 divorced); George Brent (1942–1943 divorced); Scott McKay (1966–1967 her death)
Short Biography: During her hay day Ann Sheridan was gorgeous, WBs #1 box office sex symbol and a popular stunning hot pinup girl. Ann Sheridan was a breathtaking redheaded beauty that worked her way up after she got a bit part by winning a beauty contest. She worked hard, made a lot of comedies and dozens of forgettable films punctuated by a few good ones. What may have become a truly successful movie career was cut short by cancer.