Plenty Of “Oomph”: The Underrated Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan Has Plenty of “Oomph,” Does Her Own Singing, Is Voted Best Dressed, Fights Warner Bros. for Better Roles, and Moves to Mexico.
Nora Prentiss (1947), Ann Sheridan, & Billy Travilla
Ann Sheridan Curses Like a Sailor, Proves She’s More Than “The Oomph Girl,” And Discovers Billy Travilla. It’s 1947’s Nora Prentiss.
I Was A Male War Bride (1949)
Ann Sheridan Drives a Motorcycle, Cary Grant’s a War Bride, Howard Hawks Likes Comedy, & Everybody Gets Sick. It’s I Was a Male War Bride.
Billy Travilla: A Fashion Tribute
[…] the side. He also tried to start his own costume business. But Billy Travilla continued struggling to get by as a designer. Travilla with his “Aunt Annie,” Ann Sheridan, who proved instrumental in starting his Hollywood career. Billy Travilla Meets his “Aunt Annie” To make ends meet, Billy began selling his artwork. His oil paintings […]
Joan Blondell: The Funny Bombshell
[…] in the film tries to keep her husband from leaving her after he cheats on her with another woman…ironic. From L-R: June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Grey, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, and our girl Joan. Sadly for sweet Joan, June and Dick Powell were getting it on while Joan and Dick were still married. If […]
Isn’t She Yar: Katharine Hepburn & The Philadelphia Story Comeback
[…] screen rights. MGM wanted to make The Philadelphia Story a starring vehicle for Norma Shearer or Joan Crawford, while Warner Bros. was interested in the property for Ann Sheridan. David O. Selznick envisioned it as a Bette Davis picture. Every studio wanted The Philadelphia Story. They just didn’t want Katharine Hepburn. But as the studios […]
