The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-07-20


be a teacher at
Northwest State
Teachers college Ann Sheridan
in Texas, when l
got word to pack UP and leave for
Hollywood"
What happened was this: In 1888
Paramount studios conducted a
highly publicized search for
Beauty" when they wanted Is of
the prettiest girls and Is handsomest
lads in the land
Surprise Beginning
Unknown to Ann, her sister, Kitty,
submitted her picture to the con-
tests Texas district office. John
Rosenfeld, drama editor of Dallas
News, served as the district Judge
1t was he who telephoned Ann at
nearby Denton, Texas, and told her
to catch the next train for Holly
wood. That's how the whole thing
happened. 1t should be noted that of
the 30 youngsters who made the trip,
Annie was the only one who stuck,
cmematlcally speaking.
Annie's birthplace, Denton, Texas,
is a hamlet 40 miles from Dallas.
To save time-wasting questions,
Ann has often said her birthplace
was Dallas, but Denton it was, and
she's proud of it. She manages to
get back there at least once a year
for family huddles with her mother,
Mrs. G. w. Sheridan, her three sis
ters, Kitty, Mabel and Pauline, and
brother George. Her dad died few
years ago.
Probably the big difference be-
tween Annie and her Hollywood sis
tiers under the makeup lies in the
fact that when the studio that
brought her to Hollywood uncere-
moniously tossed her out, Ann
didn't go home crying for mother.
Annie stuck it out, taking what
ever parts a number of dog-meat
companies tossed her way until, in
1887, she struck pay dirt-a good
role in ''The Great O'Malley," with
Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, and
a fine supporting cast at Warmers.
Barring one instance in 1941, when
a salary dispute led to brief sus-
pension, Annie and Warmers have
been lovey-dovey ever since. She's
never stopped delivering profits for
'em.
Never Misses
Seasoned and mature today, Ann
Sheridan has proved to her bosses
that she can play a great variety of
roles. AS Randy in 'Kings Row.
and as the Norwegian patriot in
edge of Darkness" Annie laid solid
claim to reputation far removed
from her original oomphie (and how
she hates the word "oomph") roles.
At this writing, she's brittle,
amusing, sophisticate in Dough
girls" In 'Torrid Zone" she was
hot and sultry, but not plain. She
fairly sleeked her way through ''The
Man Who Came To Dinner" Name
it and Ann does it.
The two attempts Ann has made
at happy marriage both found
cred. She became Mrs. George
Brent on January 5, 1912, and was
divorced from him a year later.
Previously she and Eddie Norris,
now overseas, had a whirl at mar
riage which also cracked at the
seams. Those close to Annie swear
that she's about to take off with
Steve flanagan, the public rela-
tons expert. AS write this, she's
joining him in Florida. Maybe by
now she's Mrs. Steve.
Square Shooter
But if Annie and marriages don't
seem to get along, she at least is
tremendously popular with all the
men at Warmers. From cameramen
to press agents, they're solidly
behind her. They like her. She's
down to earth; completely natural,
and can joke along with the best of
them-and does.
l think Annie gets along better
with men than with women. Her
own sex often gets Annie peeved.
She knows their little tricks and
duplicities and doesn't like them.
She comes clean and expects others
to do the same. When they don't,
she lets them know it. Don't try
any devious tricks on Ann Sheridan.
- AL l. y ~A