Ann Sheridan on "What's My Line?'

[macraeman]

Knowing that Ms. Sheridan hated the handle...BUT, the 'Oomph Girl' AND Arlene Francis in the same show. Somedays, life gets NO better! Lovely, lovely women - each with their own brand of charm.

[1983CUEVAS]

Her Spanish is perfect, I must be from growing up in Texas.

[MPL029]

Beautiful speaking voice...those whiney/nasally voiced actresses/starlets of today should take note!!

[FENVYNVYR]

WOW 

[DAVEJJR]

Please take me back.... I'm only 45 and truly wished I lived during the 30's and 40's..... Give me Ann any day over trash like the Kardashian sisters and mother!!!!!

[wiguy3]

@DAVEJJR You got that right Dave. Any 'Housewife of AnyDamnPlace' or Kardashian creature should be banned from TV. This woman had class and dignity.

[stanbrown32]

I wonder who Bennet Cerf was thinking of when he asked if she was related to him?

[garlandgirl22]

@stanbrown32 He was a cousin to Ginger Rogers thru marriage. I'm guessing that's who he thought it was.

[tazal5011]

ann died during the filming of her comedy series pistols and petticoats.

[wildnites558]

Ann definitely left us too early. She was a heavy smoker for many years and eventually developed lung cancer. I believe she started developing cancer while on the set of the "Pistols and Petticoats" television show. Only 52. She died pretty.

[MPL029]

@wildnites558 She also had a drinking problem which probably pushed the cancer along.

[1983CUEVAS]

@MPL029 How didn't drink and smoke back in the add. There was nothing else to do.

[denzo30]

Ann Sheridan the "Oomph Gal" was absolutely beautiful.... She looks so much like Rita Hayworth is uncanny...... In fact they were often mistaken for each other -;) RIP Ann and thanks for the movies and memories!!!!

[Porkularpie]

No dinner jacket for John

[DA90027]

This was late 1950s not early. She died about 10 years after this! She understands the questions fine she is just trying to be mysterious and not give it away.

[windstorm1000]

First class lady and human being. Great comedianne and actress.

[delightfulstar]

The "Oomph Girls" of film and radio meet! Miss Sheridan, was of course, a favorite beauty of Warner's (and on the pinups of many a young man in the 1940's), and Miss Francis became a huge star in radio during the same period. And so wonderful to see them on the same stage!

[tomitstube]

@delightfulstar ~ apparently ms. sheridan "loathed the nickname" - "oomph girls". she wanted to be known for more than just a pretty face and thought the reference "was crap".

[ShawDAMAN]

@tomitstube I always thought it was rather stupid too. lol

[tallpaul521]

Miss Sheridan, a great TEXAS gal. She came to my father's camp in WW2. My father passed away this week at 93 -- Major Edward Driscoll. Miss Sheridan was part of a USO tour..My dad killed a bottle of Scotch with Miss Sheridan, Joe E. Brown, Pat O'Brien and Paulette Goddard one evening. My dad passed away this week at 93.

[knollwooddot]

This segment was filmed July 20, 1952 according to Margie Schultz' bio-bilbiography of Ann Sheridan.

[gv4161960]

Who in the WORLD is that one Jerk named Block????...never heard of him.

[davemooreblues]

Her movies w/ James Cagney are among my all time favorites!

[ConfusedSponge]

I'm sorry. please don't be offended. this video. was this the time where she was already diagnosed and dying? because she had troubles understanding simple questions and hearing them properly.

[roots66]

@ConfusedSponge Ann died in 1967. I don't know the exact date for this clip but it's definitely from the early '50s. A lot of guests had this problem on the "What's My Line" stage--the acoustics and lack of monitors often made it difficult for the contestants and the panel to hear each other properly.

[impCaesarAvg]

@roots66 Yeah, we hear clearly because they're speaking into the mic. We don't get how hard it can be for the guests and panelists to hear each other. Anyhow, I'm always glad to see these old episodes of WML.

[grabit1]

@roots66 I agree. She was probably still in her late 30's when this was filmed. And only 52 when she die, as you noted, in 1967.

None of it detracts from the fact that Warner Brothers didn't know what an enormously great actress they had with her. Absolutely top-shelf, no matter what side of the tracks she was born on in her movies.

[grabit1]

@roots66

You are quite right. I remember when she died. It was in 1967.

She was still one of Warner Brothers' greatest gifts. But like John Garfield, they had no idea what they had in her. She was marvelous.

[grabit1]

@ConfusedSponge

I don't believe so. This was about 10 years earlier, although she did die far too young. Of cancer, only at age 52, in 1967. I remember the day.

[tomitstube]

@ConfusedSponge ~ i found a source that says this show is from august 20, 1952.

[ConfusedSponge]

@tomitstube TQVM

[iown813]

@ConfusedSponge she had cancer, not dementia

[ConfusedSponge]

@iown813 I know, duh....... At that time, I thought maybe the effects of the cancer and grueling treatments had taken its toll on her.

[iown813]

@ConfusedSponge oh no. this date of this episode was July 1952, so this was a good 14 years before she passed away. I believe it was sometime in the summer of 66 when the cancer was found and she was dead the following January.

[ConfusedSponge]

@iown813 I know that too. But at the time I posted the questions I didn't know the date of the show yet. Please note ;-) Have a nice Summer

[grabit1]

@ConfusedSponge

Not offended at all. But she was all right here. Although it was 10 years later (and I remember) when she die at only age 52.

She was arguably as wonderful as Lombard, Stanwyck, and some others I can think of. Not that I'm saying she is the most wonderful. But Warner Brothers had no idea how brilliant and wonderful she was.

Best of all She was a Texas gal who knew the difference.

[ConfusedSponge]

@grabit1 First, are you and iown813 the same person? Anyways, I like Ann but sorry, she's no Stanwyck! Stanwycyck's the best, you know!?! But I definitely enjoy Ann better than Lombard and Harlow!

[ConfusedSponge]

What year?

[PoseidaDelAlba]

her spanish is perfect

[mca1218]

What a stunner- and her voice, albeit disguised, sounds wonderfully low and sexy.

[AvaRitaGrace]

Ann Sheridan was so BEAUTIFUL! I agree that she died too soon.She is one of the few classic actresses that I can not stop looking at. She should be remembered because of her talent, beauty, style, and graciousness.

[MOGGS1942]

@AvaRitaGrace .I couldn't agree more with you.

[cinerama62]

Author Ray Hagen, Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames (McFarland, 2004), is writing a book about the oomph girl. Anyone with information, leads, or tips on Ann Sheridan, please contact Ray Hagen at hagenray at earthlink net or Laura Wagner at whitingfan at yahoo com. when asked why a book on Ms. Sheridan this is what he said," Because she’s among the most neglected and unappreciated actresses of her time, plus I adored her, on screen and off. I agree. Thanks roots 66

[artb50]

Ann Sheridan was totally awesome!! Great actress, nice lady and died way too soon.

[grabit1]

Ann Sheridan was a treasure, and probably the best actress at Warner Brothers (with apologies to Bette, Olivia and others). And she died far too young.

[doctornoooo]

the crazy thing here is Annie ain't trying to hide her voice: it was ultra distinctive, but apparently just hidden enough behind the somewhat smooth spainish it slipped below the net.

[NYVoice]

She WAS a knockout. I love her in City For Conquest and They Drive By Night.

[tallpaul521]

What a great gal and simply gorgeous. Miss Sheridan came to my father's base overseas in WW2 with a USO troupe, which also included Paulette Goddard, Pat O'Brien, and Joe. E. Brown. One night, my father and the Hollywood folk kllled a bottle of Scotch togethet. They also played a baseball game with the troops. Goddard, in a skirt (sans underwear) played third base!!!

[FergusMcDopey]

Sheridan was gorgeous! And good Spanish speaking ability, too! PS - Bennett in a business suit?!?! Must be dress-down day @ WML?

[TheOomphGirl]

Love Ann! I think she should have had gotton more credit for her roles.

[MrCombat1965]

The more I watch Hal Block on these old shows I'm inclined to believe he is the inspiration for Charles Schulz' term "BLOCKHEAD" !!!

[ShawDAMAN]

I thought it was odd that the panel went on and on with "she doesn't sing" and Daly didn't correct them, because Sheridan actually did sing in some films, and rather well. Though I suppose by this point in her career she didn't sing much, still, misleading. ;)

[calalilygirl]

I love this show.

[GEVMM]

I love her hair.

[vertxxgg]

oooomhh ..Ann si señora¡

[AAA4509]

I first saw Ann with Jack Benny years ago and liked her ever since, a beautiful woman.

[gv416]

Loved the clip...Ann Sheridan was such a beautiful woman.

[MOGGS1942]

@gv416 She sure was.

[grabit1]

@gv416

Yup. And not just beautiful. I wonder if Warner Brothers ever quite figured out what a gift they had with her.

[grabit1]

@grabit1 Nope. John Garfield too. Which is no knock on Warners, or saying that they loved movies less than us. They just loved them for different reasons.

[randrall]

Many thanks for posting this. She is such a doll. This video gets the Ann Sheridan Fan Club stamp of approval. :)

[calalilygirl]

@randrall Yes, she's very appealing.

[ameroux]

He seems to have no social skills at all.

[senoramariposa]

Indeed. Notice the women on the panel are not the least bit amused.

[soulierinvestments]

Block is appalling.

[63utuber]

Miss America thought so too.