Sheila Bromley
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Sheila Bromley, sometimes billed as Sheila LeGay, Sheila Manners, Sheila Mannors or Sheila Manors (October 31, 1911 – July 23, 2003) was an American television
and film actress. She is best known for her roles in B-movie
s, mostly westerns of the era.
Born in San Francisco, California
, she began her career in the 1930s on contract with Monogram Pictures
, she was first billed as Sheila LeGay starring in 1930 westerns alongside Tom Tyler
. She frequently co-starred with Ken Maynard
, Hoot Gibson
, Johnny Mack Brown
, Bill Cody
, and Dick Foran
. She first starred alongside Bill Cody in the 1932 western Land of Wanted Men. She starred opposite John Wayne
in the 1935 films
Westward Ho & Lawless Range
and the 1937 film
Idol of the Crowds
. In 1944 Bromley appeared in the touring production of Good Night Ladies.
During World War II
she worked often for the USO, continuing that service until the war ended in 1945. There she met her husband Jairus Bellamy. She is credited with seventy-five films in her career, of which seventeen were westerns, for which she is best known. Bromley retired from films and lived in the Greater Los Angeles Area until her death in 2003, aged 91.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film actress. She is best known for her roles in B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
s, mostly westerns of the era.
Born in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, she began her career in the 1930s on contract with Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation is a Hollywood studio that produced and released films, most on low budgets, between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram is considered a leader among the smaller studios sometimes referred to...
, she was first billed as Sheila LeGay starring in 1930 westerns alongside Tom Tyler
Tom Tyler
Tom Tyler was an American actor in silent and sound motion pictures, best known for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the acclaimed 1941 movie serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel.-Biography:...
. She frequently co-starred with Ken Maynard
Ken Maynard
Ken Maynard was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.-Biography:Born Kenneth Olin Maynard in Vevay, Indiana, he was one of five children. His younger brother, Kermit Maynard, also became a stuntman and actor....
, Hoot Gibson
Hoot Gibson
Hoot Gibson was an American rodeo champion and a pioneer cowboy film actor, director and producer.-Early life and career:...
, Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
, Bill Cody
Bill Cody (actor)
Bill Cody, born William Joseph Cody Jr., was a Hollywood B-western actor of the 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s, and father to Bill Cody, Jr.....
, and Dick Foran
Dick Foran
John Nicholas 'Dick' Foran was an American actor, known for his performances in western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures.-Life and career:...
. She first starred alongside Bill Cody in the 1932 western Land of Wanted Men. She starred opposite John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
in the 1935 films
1935 in film
-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
Westward Ho & Lawless Range
Lawless Range
Lawless Range is a 1935 Western produced by Monogram Pictures, released by Republic Pictures, directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne.-Cast:* John Wayne - John Middleton, aka John Allen* Sheila Bromley - Ann Mason* Frank McGlynn Jr...
and the 1937 film
1937 in film
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
Idol of the Crowds
Idol of the Crowds
Idol of the Crowds is a 1937 drama film starring John Wayne as an ice hockey player.-Cast:* John Wayne as Johnny Hansen* Sheila Bromley as Helen Dale* Charles Brokaw as Jack Irwin* Bill Burrud as Bobby* Jane Johns as Peggy...
. In 1944 Bromley appeared in the touring production of Good Night Ladies.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
she worked often for the USO, continuing that service until the war ended in 1945. There she met her husband Jairus Bellamy. She is credited with seventy-five films in her career, of which seventeen were westerns, for which she is best known. Bromley retired from films and lived in the Greater Los Angeles Area until her death in 2003, aged 91.
External links
- Sheila Bromley at b-westerns.com