Sheila Terry

Known for ActingBorn 1910-03-05Died 1957-01-19Warroad, Minnesota, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sheila Terry (March 5, 1910 – January 19, 1957) was an American film actress. She was born Kay Clark in Warroad, Minnesota. Terry first studied dramatics at Dickson-Kenwin academy, a school affiliated with London's Royal Academy. Later she moved to New York, where she continued her studies and appeared in a number of plays. While appearing on Broadway in The Little Racketeer, she was spotted by an alert film scout and given a test which led to a contract with Warner Bros. She played in 1930s for Warner Bros. She appeared with John Wayne in the Western films Haunted Gold (1932); Neath the Arizona Skies and The Lawless Frontier (1934). She appeared with Bette Davis, Louis Calhern and Spencer Tracy in 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932). She appeared with Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney in Marion Gering's film Madame Butterfly (1932). In 1933 she left Hollywood briefly for the New York stage. She married Major Laurence E. Clark, a wealthy Toronto socialite on August 16, 1928. She divorced him February 16, 1934. In 1937, she married William Magee of San Francisco, and retired from show business. After his death, Terry wanted to return to show business, but couldn't find a job. In 1947, she said in a newspaper-interview: "I'm going back into show business and I need an act, I can't sing, I can't dance and I can't play the piano. I should be terrific in night clubs". She worked as a press agent for 15 years. In January 1957, her body was discovered in the third floor apartment, which was both her home and office. A friend and neighbour, Jerry Keating, went to the apartment when he failed to reach her on the telephone. The door was locked, and Terry did not answer the bell. Keating called the police; they broke in and found Terry's body on the bedroom floor, her back leaning against the bed. Five capsules, their contents gone, were on the floor beside her. Friends told the police that she returned from a trip to Mexico a few days before her death and that she was ill when she came home. It was later discovered that she died broke; she left only a scanty wardrobe. She was buried in Potter's Field in New York City.Read more

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How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Social Error

Scarlet Dawn

The Mayor of Hell

Bars of Hate

Society Fever

The Match King

Jewel Robbery

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

A Girl's Best Years

Three on a Match

Private Detective 62

Lawyer Man

They Call It Sin

Son of a Sailor

Parachute Jumper

You Said a Mouthful

Big City Blues

Take the Stand

Week-End Marriage

Special Investigator

Murder on a Bridle Path

Madame Butterfly

The House on 56th Street

The Sphinx

Haunted Gold

I Demand Payment

Fury Below

A Scream in the Night

The Silk Express

Go-Get-'Em, Haines

'Neath the Arizona Skies

The Lawless Frontier

Rescue Squad

Convention City

A Scarlet Week-End

Vengence is Mine