Gail Sheridan
- November 17, 2007
- 92 years
- stroke
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Gail Sheridan, 92, American actress, stroke.
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|Gail Sheridan (January 11, 1916, Seattle, Washington – September 17, 1982, Chevy Chase, Maryland) was an American film actress and dancer in the 1930s.
Early life
Gail Sheridan was born Shirley Gail Mingins in Seattle and raised in Berkeley and San Francisco, the daughter of Royall Wood Mingins and Fay Mitchell Kear Mingins. Her father was a court reporter. She had a sister, June. She studied drama with Robert Warwick, ballet with Theodore Kosloff and Spanish dance with Elisa Cansino as a young woman.
Career
Sheridan was named one of the twelve Goldwyn Girls in 1935, alongside Anya Taranda and Jinx Falkenburg. She was a contract player at Paramount Pictures, best known for her role in the 1930s westerns Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936) and Hills of Old Wyoming (1937). She starred opposite actor William Boyd in both pictures. Her other credits include Three Married Men (1936), Strike Me Pink (1936, as one of the Goldwyn Girls), Florida Special (1936) and Poppy (1936).
Personal life
Sheridan was married twice. Her first husband was screenwriter Alexander Sloan Nibley; they married in 1938 and divorced in 1942. They had a son, Philip Royall. Her second husband was scientist and Physics Today editor David Abraham Katcher; they married in 1947, and had a daughter, Katherine (later Kravik). Sheridan died from cancer in 1982, at the age of 66, in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 16 questions
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1.What was the birth name of Gail Sheridan?
- A.June Mingins
- B.Shirley Gail Minginscorrect
- C.Fay Mitchell Kear
- D.Elisa Cansino
Gail Sheridan was born with the name Shirley Gail Mingins in Seattle.
Source: Early life section
2.In which city was Gail Sheridan born?
- A.San Francisco
- B.Berkeley
- C.Seattlecorrect
- D.Chevy Chase
Gail Sheridan was born on January 11, 1916, in Seattle, Washington.
Source: Biographical summary
3.What was the profession of Royall Wood Mingins, the father of Gail Sheridan?
- A.Physics editor
- B.Screenwriter
- C.Drama instructor
- D.Court reportercorrect
Gail Sheridan's father, Royall Wood Mingins, worked as a court reporter.
Source: Early life section
4.Which instructor taught Gail Sheridan Spanish dance during her youth?
- A.Anya Taranda
- B.Robert Warwick
- C.Theodore Kosloff
- D.Elisa Cansinocorrect
As a young woman, Gail Sheridan studied Spanish dance with Elisa Cansino.
Source: Early life section
5.In what year was Gail Sheridan named one of the twelve Goldwyn Girls?
- A.1935correct
- B.1937
- C.1938
- D.1936
Gail Sheridan was selected as one of the twelve Goldwyn Girls in 1935.
Source: Career section
6.Which actor starred opposite Gail Sheridan in the film 'Hills of Old Wyoming'?
- A.Robert Warwick
- B.William Boydcorrect
- C.David Abraham Katcher
- D.Alexander Sloan Nibley
Gail Sheridan starred opposite actor William Boyd in the 1937 film Hills of Old Wyoming.
Source: Career section
7.Which film released in 1936 featured Gail Sheridan as one of the Goldwyn Girls?
- A.Hopalong Cassidy Returns
- B.Poppy
- C.Florida Special
- D.Strike Me Pinkcorrect
Gail Sheridan appeared in the 1936 film Strike Me Pink as one of the Goldwyn Girls.
Source: Career section
8.Who was the first husband of Gail Sheridan?
- A.Alexander Sloan Nibleycorrect
- B.Robert Warwick
- C.David Abraham Katcher
- D.William Boyd
Gail Sheridan was married to screenwriter Alexander Sloan Nibley from 1938 to 1942.
Source: Personal life section
9.What is the name of the son Gail Sheridan had with her first husband?
- A.Philip Royallcorrect
- B.Royall Wood
- C.David Abraham
- D.Alexander Sloan
Gail Sheridan and her first husband, Alexander Sloan Nibley, had a son named Philip Royall.
Source: Personal life section
10.What was the profession of Gail Sheridan's second husband, David Abraham Katcher?
- A.Court reporter
- B.Screenwriter
- C.Physics Today editorcorrect
- D.Actor
David Abraham Katcher, whom Gail Sheridan married in 1947, was a scientist and the editor of Physics Today.
Source: Personal life section
11.What was the cause of Gail Sheridan's death in 1982?
- A.A stroke
- B.Cancercorrect
- C.Heart failure
- D.Old age
Gail Sheridan died from cancer in 1982 at the age of 66.
Source: Personal life section
12.In which city did Gail Sheridan die?
- A.Seattle
- B.Chevy Chasecorrect
- C.San Francisco
- D.Berkeley
Gail Sheridan passed away in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in 1982.
Source: Personal life section
13.Who was a colleague of Gail Sheridan during her time as a Goldwyn Girl?
- A.Jinx Falkenburgcorrect
- B.Katherine Kravik
- C.Elisa Cansino
- D.Fay Mitchell Kear
Gail Sheridan served as a Goldwyn Girl alongside Anya Taranda and Jinx Falkenburg.
Source: Career section
14.What was the maiden name of Gail Sheridan's mother?
- A.Mingins
- B.Kravik
- C.Nibley
- D.Kearcorrect
Gail Sheridan was the daughter of Royall Wood Mingins and Fay Mitchell Kear Mingins.
Source: Early life section
15.What was the surname of Gail Sheridan's daughter Katherine?
- A.Kravikcorrect
- B.Mingins
- C.Katcher
- D.Nibley
Gail Sheridan and David Abraham Katcher had a daughter named Katherine, who was later known as Katherine Kravik.
Source: Personal life section
16.With which instructor did Gail Sheridan study drama?
- A.Alexander Sloan Nibley
- B.Robert Warwickcorrect
- C.Elisa Cansino
- D.Theodore Kosloff
During her youth, Gail Sheridan studied drama with Robert Warwick.
Source: Early life section
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