Gale Sherwood

Born: 1929-03-04

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gale Sherwood (March 4, 1929 – December 31, 2017) was a Canadian singer and actress, born Jacqueline Nutt. She was best known as the singing partner of Nelson Eddy from 1953 until his death in 1967. Sherwood was born in Hamilton, Ontario and graduated in 1945 from the Mar-Ken School, a preparatory high school that catered to children in (or with parents in) the entertainment industry in Hollywood, California. At the age of 5 she began singing on Canadian radio, three years before her family moved to California. Her film and television roles included juvenile roles as Betty in They Shall Have Music (1939) and High School Singer in Let's Make Music (1941). As an adult, she appeared as Meelah in Blonde Savage (1947), Ellen Forrester in Rocky (1948), Sophia in Song of My Heart (1948), Yvonne in Naughty Marietta (TV 1955), Morgan Le Fay in A Connecticut Yankee (TV 1955) and Margot, opposite Eddy, in The Desert Song (TV 1955). She sang with Eddy on television and in his nightclub act from 1953 until his death in 1967. Her stage roles included an appearance as Julie in Show Boat in 1967 with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. Sherwood died in the State of Florida on New Year's Eve in 2017, at the age of 88. She was divorced from her first husband, Howard Wayne McCoy, Jr., and was the widow of Charles Edward Francis, who preceded her in death in 2008.


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The Merry Widow

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Released: 1952-09-05

Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved...

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They Shall Have Music

as Betty
Released: 1939-08-18

The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his...

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Song of My Heart

as Sophia Mirova
Released: 1948-01-31

The portrait of Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky focuses on his failed love affair.

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Blonde Savage

as Meelah
Released: 1947-11-22

An expedition into the deep jungle discovers a native tribe led by a tall Caucasian blonde woman.

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Rocky

as Ellen Forrester
Released: 1948-01-17

Out fishing one day, painter John Hammond and his son Chris come across Bert Hillman, the...

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A Connecticut Yankee

as Morgan Le Fay
Released: 1955-03-12

A live television presentation of Rodgers and Hart's 1927 stage musical.

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The Desert Song

as Margot
Released: 1955-05-07

Live television version of the classic musical.

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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