Ann Sheridan tribute

Also known as "The Oomph Girl," I always enjoyed Sheridan's work, in comedy, dramas, or melodramas. I never considered her a great actress, but I enjoyed watching her in everything. For a classic era actress, she was on of those rare "natural" actresses, foreshadowing what was to become the norm later in her career. I particularly loved her in Kings Row, City for Conquest, The Man Who Came to Dinner, George Washington Slept Here, I Was a Male War Bride, and Come Next Spring (1956), a film very hard to find today, but one that was a childhood favorite. I've always felt that it was one of best performances. But that's a distant child's memory, so I can't be sure. In any case, she was always a pleasure to watch, and it saddened me that she left us so soon.

The "Oomph Girl"

City for Conquest (1940)

Kings Row (1942)

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)


George Washington Slept Here (1942)

I Was a Male War Bride (1949)