Dawn Shirley Crang Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Sheree North was born on January 17, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Dawn Shirley Crang. She was an actress, known for Charley Varrick (1973), The Shootist (1976) and Maniac Cop (1988). She was married to Phillip Alan Norman, Dr. Gerhardt Ralph Sommer, John M. "Bud" Freeman and Frederick Arnold Bessire Jr. She died on November 4, 2005 in ...
Full Name
Dawn Shirley Crang
Net Worth
$250,000
Date Of Birth
January 17, 1932
Died
2005-11-04
Death Cause
Complications following surgery
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height
5' 4½" (1.64 m)
Occupation
Actress, singer, dancer
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew
Spouse
John "Bud" Freeman
Children
Dawn, Erica Eve
Nicknames
Sheree North, North, Sheree
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Quote
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[on what it was like working with John Wayne on The Shootist (1976), after she had turned down a role in Wayne's The Green Berets (1968)] What is this going to be like? Well, Wayne had been through a lot. I found him to be so open to my way of working. He was completely sweet and vulnerable--unlike every macho story you ever heard about him. When we were rehearsing, he'd hold both my hands in one of his. He would never lose contact. Whenever I wanted to find him on the set, I'd sniff for peanut butter. He was always eating peanut butter-and-jelly crackers. And every chance he got, he'd play chess with Ron Howard. He was so different than his image--and I was so pleased to have had that opportunity.
2
Of all the actors I've worked with, the three most ego-less, most humane, real people were Robert Ryan, Karl Malden and Tom Selleck.
3
[in a 1983 interview] There's still the same reaction when producers hear my name. They remember me as the blond who was to have taken over from Marilyn Monroe.
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Fact
1
She took over for Shirley Knight in a Los Angeles production of "Dutchman," which coincided with the 1965 Watts riots. The production was controversial and was blamed by conservatives for inciting unrest. It was picketed, ads were blocked from the newspapers and North's car was set on fire. Despite that, the production ran for a year.
2
When she was pictured on the cover of the March 21, 1955, issue of "Life" magazine, the headline read, " Sheree North Takes Over From Marilyn Monroe.".
3
Had ambitions of becoming a ballerina. During World War II, at the age of ten, danced in several USO shows. From her late teens, danced in nightclubs in Santa Monica. Eventually spotted by a talent scout, she ended up on Broadway doing a lively routine in the musical "Hazel Flagg" (1953), consequently winning a Theatre World Award. This directly led to her being cast for the film Living It Up (1954).
4
Began taking dance lessons at the age of six. Moreover, at age 13 she lied about her age so she could become a chorus girl.
5
Was discovered in a Santa Monica night club by a famous choreographer who enticed her to New York for a role in a Broadway musical, which in turn began her stage career.
6
Appeared in such stage musicals as "Can-Can," "Irma La Douce" and "Bye Bye Birdie.".
7
Born in Los Angeles and trained in dance, one of her early jobs was as a chorine at the Greek Theatre.
8
As a young woman she sanded floors and parked cars to pay for her ballet lessons.
9
Married four times, she had two daughters: Dawn Jeanette Bessire (B. 1949) and Erica Eve Sommer (B. 1959), from different marriages.
10
Used as a bargaining chip by Fox against an unreliable Marilyn Monroe, she was found to have Monroe's exact weight and measurements at the time. She later played MM's unbalanced mother in Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980).
11
Best-known in later years for her prolific television work, she played Lou Grant's spunky girlfriend on Mary Tyler Moore (1970) and was Kramer's mom on Seinfeld (1989), who was the first to announce his first name to fans: "Cosmo". She also earned Emmy nominations for appearances on Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979).
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Her mother, June Bethel, was a seamstress.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Then Came Bronson
1969
TV Series
Gloria Oresko
Here Come the Brides
1968
TV Series
Felicia
Mannix
1968
TV Series
Rose Anderson
Madigan
1968
Jonesy
The Fugitive
1965-1967
TV Series
Willy / Marianne Adams
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1965-1967
TV Series
Sally / Mary
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967
TV Movie
Sally
Iron Horse
1966
TV Series
Alix Henderson
The Big Valley
1966
TV Series
Libby Mathews
Run for Your Life
1966
TV Series
Jeannie Lake
Destination Inner Space
1966
Dr. Rene Peron
The Virginian
1964-1966
TV Series
Della Saunders / Karen Anders
The Loner
1965
TV Series
Cora Rice
Burke's Law
1963-1965
TV Series
Cleo Delaney / The Maharani of Kooshipoo / Myrtle 'Gigi' String
Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine
1964
TV Series
Guest / Christmas Sketch
The Greatest Show on Earth
1964
TV Series
Gloria
Ben Casey
1963-1964
TV Series
Gloria Cooper / Lisa Adams
The Great Adventure
1964
TV Series
Agnes Lake
Breaking Point
1963
TV Series
Susan Beaumont / Lisa Adams
The Eleventh Hour
1963
TV Series
Peggy Lewis
Gunsmoke
1963
TV Series
Avis Fisher
The Untouchables
1963
TV Series
Claire Simmons
The Witness
1961
TV Series
Blossom Knight
Mardi Gras
1958
Eadie West
In Love and War
1958
Lorraine
No Down Payment
1957
Isabelle Flagg
Playhouse 90
1957
TV Series
Suzy
The Way to the Gold
1957
Henrietta 'Hank' Clifford - waitress
The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956
Kitty Kane
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956
Lt. Katy Whitcomb
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955
Curly Flagg
Shower of Stars
1954
TV Series
Living It Up
1954
Jitterbug Dancer
The Red Skelton Hour
1954
TV Series
Queen Cleopatra
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1954
TV Series
Bonnie
Here Come the Girls
1953
Chorine with Elephant (uncredited)
Tiger Dance
1951
Short
Excuse My Dust
1951
Six Girl Club Member (uncredited)
Susan's Plan
1998
Mrs. Beyers
Seinfeld
1995-1998
TV Series
Babs
Defenseless
1991
Mrs. Bodeck
Dead on the Money
1991
TV Movie
Cold Dog Soup
1990
Mrs. Hughes
The Golden Girls
1985-1989
TV Series
Virginia Hollingsworth
Hunter
1989
TV Series
Dorothy Nickens
Freddy's Nightmares
1989
TV Series
Joyce Burton
Jake Spanner, Private Eye
1989
TV Movie
Mrs. Bernstein
Maniac Cop
1988
Sally Noland
Murder, She Wrote
1987
TV Series
Norma Lewis
Matlock
1986
TV Series
Alice Jenkins
ABC Afterschool Specials
1986
TV Series
Madelyn
Trapper John, M.D.
1985
TV Series
Tilly Whiteside
Scorned and Swindled
1984
TV Movie
Maxine Wagner
Magnum, P.I.
1984
TV Series
Blanche Rafferty
Legs
1983
TV Movie
Ida
Bay City Blues
1983
TV Series
Lynn Holtz
Gemini
1982
TV Movie
I'm a Big Girl Now
1980-1981
TV Series
Edie McKendrick
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
TV Movie
Gladys Baker
Only Once in a Lifetime
1979
Sally
A Christmas for Boomer
1979
TV Movie
Dorothy
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
TV Series
Dotty Wertz
Portrait of a Stripper
1979
TV Movie
Sally Evers
Women in White
1979
TV Movie
Lisa Gordon
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
1979
TV Movie
Lettie Norman
A Real American Hero
1978
TV Movie
Carrie Todd
Rabbit Test
1978
Mystery Lady
Fantasy Island
1978
TV Series
Julie
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977
TV Movie
Adele Serkin
Telefon
1977
Marie Wills
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977
TV Movie
Layla Burden
Westside Medical
1977
TV Series
Laurie
Future Cop
1977
TV Series
Claire Hammond
Baretta
1977
TV Series
Amy
Switch
1977
TV Series
Sylvia
Survival
1976
Sheree
Family
1976
TV Series
Constance Hume
The Shootist
1976
Serepta
Most Wanted
1976
TV Series
Melissa Dawson
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1976
TV Series
June Monica
Big Eddie
1975
TV Series
Honey Smith
Medical Center
1971-1975
TV Series
Karen Porter / Sylvia Ronston
Breakout
1975
Myrna
A Shadow in the Streets
1975
TV Movie
Gina Pulaski
Mary Tyler Moore
1974-1975
TV Series
Charlene Maguire
Movin' On
1974
TV Series
Dinah
The Whirlwind
1974
TV Movie
The Wide World of Mystery
1974
TV Series
Mrs. Janet Swimmer
Barnaby Jones
1974
TV Series
Roxy Morgan
Hawaii Five-O
1974
TV Series
Doris Brown
Kojak
1974
TV Series
Mrs. Giancana
Winter Kill
1974
TV Movie
Betty
Hec Ramsey
1974
TV Series
Esther Helpinstall
Key West
1973
TV Movie
Brandi
Maneater
1973
TV Movie
Gloria Baron
The Outfit
1973
Buck's Wife
The Streets of San Francisco
1973
TV Series
Donna Coughlin
Hawkins
1973
TV Series
Debbie Lane
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
1973
TV Series
Mrs. Knight
Charley Varrick
1973
Jewell Everett
Kung Fu
1973
TV Series
Noreen Gallagher
Snatched
1973
TV Movie
Kim Sutter
McMillan & Wife
1973
TV Series
Dr. Marion Voight
Trouble Comes to Town
1973
TV Movie
Mrs. Murdock
Jigsaw
1972
TV Series
Cannon
1972
TV Series
Millie Carroll
Rolling Man
1972
TV Movie
Ruby
Alias Smith and Jones
1972
TV Series
Bess Tapscott
The Organization
1971
Mrs. Morgan
The Smith Family
1971
TV Series
Sheree
Lawman
1971
Laura Shelby
Vanished
1971
TV Movie
Beverly West
The Interns
1971
TV Series
Beth Calico
The Most Deadly Game
1970
TV Series
Lottie
The Name of the Game
1970
TV Series
Mrs. Palmer
The Gypsy Moths
1969
Waitress
My Friend Tony
1969
TV Series
Vivian
The Trouble with Girls
1969
Nita Bix
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mary Tyler Moore
1974
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956
performer: "The Best Things in Life Are Free", "Black Bottom", "Birth of the Blues"
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
TV Movie dialogue coach
Excuse My Dust
1951
body double: Sally Forrest - uncredited
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1987
Documentary the producers wish to thank: for their cooperation in the making of this film
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Definitive Elvis: The Army Years
2002
Video documentary
Herself
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Video documentary
Herself / Interviewee
20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Intimate Portrait
1996
TV Series documentary
Herself
Biography
1994
TV Series documentary
Herself
Hollywood Uncensored
1987
Documentary
Herself
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1987
Documentary
Herself
The Alan Thicke Show
1981
TV Series
Herself
The Mike Douglas Show
1980
TV Series
Herself
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents
1980
TV Movie documentary
Guest
Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday
1980
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Talent Scouts
1962
TV Series
Herself
Dough Re Mi
1960
TV Series
Herself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1960
TV Series
Herself - Dancer
The 30th Annual Academy Awards
1958
TV Special
Herself - Performer
The Bob Hope Show
1957
TV Series
Herself - Sketch Actor
The Juke Box Jury
1956
TV Series
Herself
I've Got a Secret
1956
TV Series
Herself
The Name's the Same
1955
TV Series
Herself - Celebrity Guest
What's My Line?
1955
TV Series
Herself - Mystery Guest
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1955
TV Series
Herself - Actress
The Ed Sullivan Show
1954
TV Series
Herself
The Bing Crosby Show
1954
TV Movie
Herself - Dancer
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1980
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
1976
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series
