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Ann Sheridan was born Clara Lou Sheridan, the name under which she was billed in 1934 and part of 1935. At 18 she won a "Search for Beauty" contest, and was rewarded with a bit part in a film by that name (1934). Signed to a contract, she appeared in small roles in more than 20 films throughout the next two years. She changed her first name and, in 1936, switched studios to Warner Bros., which launched a publicity campaign hyping her as the sexy "Oomph Girl." Sheridan went on to a very busy career in better roles, usually cast as a wise, practical girl; her work in King's Row (1942) best demonstrated her acting ability and opened the door to a wider variety of parts. She remained popular and busy through the early '50s, when available roles began drying up for her; by the mid '50s her screen career was over.
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Ann Sheridan is the Production Director at The Fortune and Money Group, a division of Time Inc. She oversees the operations, imaging, manufacturing and distribution for various titles including: Money, Fortune, Fortune Asia, Fortune Europe, Fortune Small Business and Business 2.0. Ann has 17 years of experience in the magazine publishing industry, a BFA in lithography from Cornell University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Ann lives in Manhattan and in her spare time she enjoys painting, spending weekends at the beach and traveling the world.
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Did Ann Sheridan have a favorite film and/or director and/or co-star? How did she get along with her WB co-stars James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield, and Dennis Morgan? In addition to Bette Davis in "The Man Who Came to Dinner"?
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Manhattan dwellers Bill and Connie Fuller (Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan) are forced to leave their comfortable apartment because of their frisky small dog bothering the landlord (Franklin Pangborn). Connie, an avid antique collector, surprises Bill by purchasing on her own a dilapidated Colonial-era farmhouse in Connecticut, a house George Washington was rumored to have slept in before going onto Valley Forge. Moving to the country with the Fullers is their always fussing and huffing housekeeper Hester (Hattie McDaniel) and Connie's man crazy 17-year-old sister Madge (Joyce Reynolds). The Fullers hire laconic hayseed caretaker Mr. Kimber (Percy Kilbride) to help, and he tells them they have no water because the well ran dry eight years ago. Their unfriendly neighbor Mr. Prescott (Charles Dingle) won't let them use his well and won't let them use the road that leads to their house because he owns the right-of-way. Bill hates the country and is further disillusioned by the thousand things that are wrong with the house (the source of all the film's humor) and the rising cost of fixing it up that is much more than was at first anticipated.
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Ann Sheridan came to Hollywood in 1933 as a finalist in a beauty contest, a publicity stunt for Paramount's Search for Beauty. Of the 30 contestants who appeared in the picture and the 6 finalists whom Paramount put under contract, she was the only one to achieve stardom. Her films included Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), They Drive by Night (1940), Kings Row (1942), and Come Next Spring (1956). In 1965 she joined the cast of Another World... becoming one of the first movie stars to appear in a soap opera. Her role led to a prime time series, the situation comedy Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966-1967). She died during production.
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Description: Selkirk Station, operated by Ann Sheridan, is located at the start of the Galloping Goose Trail. Offers bicycle accessories, trailers and in-line skate and bike rentals and repairs. Cycling lessons and guided cycle tours. Refreshments available. French, Spanish and German spoken
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