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24 february 2004 kearny mesa , california , u.s. york , pennsylvania , u.s. rebecca wassem sheila darcy 08 august 1914 preston death -rrb- foster -lrb- 1946 -- 1970 -rrb- -lrb- his sheila darcy.jpg sheila darcy
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sheila darcy

sheila darcy -lrb- august 8 , 1914 -- february 24 , 2004 -rrb- , also known as `` rebecca wassem '' , was an american film actress of the 1930s and the 1940s .
born as rebecca benedict heffener in york , pennsylvania , moved to hollywood when she was 18 to pursue a career in acting .
she began her career using the name rebecca wassem , and received her first role , uncredited , in the 1932 film `` jewel robbery '' .
it was n't until two years later , in 1934 , that she received more roles , starring in two films that year .
by 1935 her career had taken off , and from 1935 until 1941 she had roles in forty one films .
most of her early films had her playing the heroine role in b-movies , often westerns .
her best known roles was as the female lead in cliffhanger films , such as the 1939 film `` zorro 's fighting legion '' , in which she played opposite reed hadley .
she also played the lead role in the cliffhanger `` terry and the pirates '' , released in 1940 .
in her western films , she often played opposite popular western actors ray `` crash '' corrigan and max terhune .
in 1941 she starred in six films , and had another two films that were uncredited .
by the end of that year , her career was all but over .
her last credited role was in `` jungle man '' -lrb- 1941 -rrb- .
in 1946 she married actor preston foster , and they remained together until his death in 1970 .
in 1951 she had a small bit role in the film `` tomahawk '' , after which she left acting completely .
she died on february 24 , 2004 , in kearny mesa , california at age 89 .
