Gale Sherwood

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Gale Sherwood
Sherwood in Blonde Savage (1947)
Born
Jacqueline Nash

(1929-03-04)March 4, 1929
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 31, 2017(2017-12-31) (aged 88)
Florida, U.S.
Other namesJacqueline Nutt
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1932–1967

Gale Sherwood (born Jacqueline Nash;[note 1] March 4, 1929 – December 31, 2017[1]) was a Canadian singer and actress. She was best known as the singing partner of Nelson Eddy from 1953 until his death in 1967.

Early life

The daughter of Mrs. Minette Nash,

Hollywood, California.[3] Her mother began training her musically when Sherwood was 18 months old.[4] She became the youngest person to sing on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation when she did so at age 3 and a half.[5] At the age of 5 she began singing on Canadian radio, three years before her family moved to California.[6] When Sherwood was 9 years old, producer Samuel Goldwyn signed her to a film contract.[2]

Career

Her film and television roles included juvenile roles as Betty in

Morgan Le Fay in A Connecticut Yankee (TV 1955)[8] and Margot, opposite Eddy, in The Desert Song (TV 1955).[9]

Sherwood sang with Eddy on television and in his nightclub act from 1953 until his death in 1967.

Boca Raton, Florida.[11]

Death

Sherwood died on New Year's Eve in 2017, at the age of 88, in Florida.[12] She was divorced from her first husband, Howard Wayne McCoy, Jr.,[citation needed] and was the widow of Charles Edward Francis.[13]

Notes

  1. ^ Sherwood stated in 1967 that her birth name was Jacqueline Nutt. See Thomas, Bob. "Gale Sherwood, Eddy Partner, Makes Debut", The San Bernardino Sun, September 19, 1967, p. B-9

References

  1. Newspapers.com
    , accessed July 10, 2018
  2. ^ a b "Goldwyn Discovers New Child Singer", Argus Leader, April 5, 1939, p. 1, via Newspapers.com, accessed July 10, 2018
  3. ^ Simon, Alan. "Jacqueline Nash ('Jackie')", mar-ken.org, accessed January 22, 2015
  4. ^ Vale, Virginia. "Star Dust", The Freeport Facts (Freeport, Texas), May 4, 1939, p. 7, via Newspapers.com, accessed July 10, 2018
  5. Pittsburgh Press
    , June 14, 1939, p. 21, via Newspapers.com, accessed July 10, 2018
  6. ^ a b Thomas, Bob. "Gale Sherwood, Eddy Partner, Makes Debut", The San Bernardino Sun, September 19, 1967, p. B-9
  7. ^ Naughty Marietta, vaimusic.com, accessed February 23, 2015
  8. ^ A Connecticut Yankee, vaimusic.com, accessed February 23, 2015
  9. ^ Myers, Eric. "Romberg: The Desert Song. Opera News, April 2011, Vol. 75, No. 10, accessed June 16, 2011
  10. ^ Larsen, Dave. "Nelson Eddy", Los Angeles Times, March 7, 1967, accessed January 22, 2015
  11. ^ Wagner, Laura. "Gale Sherwood: Earthy Charm", Classic Images, March 2018, pp. 58–64
  12. ^ Rich, Sharon. "Gale Sherwood has passed away", Maceddy.com, January 4, 2018 (Includes photo of Florida death certificate)
  13. ISBN 0595138799

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