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SALLY GRAY ,BRITISH ACTRESS BORN 1915 FEBRUARY 14- 2006 SEPTEMBER 2006

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  SALLY GRAY ,BRITISH ACTRESS BORN  1915 FEBRUARY 14- 2006 SEPTEMBER 2006 Constance Vera Browne, Baroness Oranmore and Browne (née Stevens; 14 February 1915 – 24 September 2006), commonly known as Sally Gray, was an English film actress of the 1930s and 1940s.[1] Her obituary in The Irish Times described her as "once seen as a British rival to Ginger Rogers."[2] According to one obituary, "In the Thirties she was a charming soubrette of light movies and musical comedy. After a break from performing, she emerged in the mid-Forties as a sultry beauty who starred in a series of moody dramas and potent thrillers. Biography Early life Born Constance Vera Stevens in Holloway, London, Gray was the daughter of Charles Stevens, who drove a motor cab, and his wife, Gertrude Grace.[4] Her mother was a ballet dancer[3] and her grandmother a "principal boy" in the 1870s. Her father died when Gray was young. Theatre career She trained as a child at Fay Compton's School o...

SALLY MARGARET FIELD , AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1946 NOVEMBER 6

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SALLY MARGARET FIELD , AMERICAN ACTRESS  BORN 1946 NOVEMBER 6 Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress and director. Field began her career on television, starring on the sitcoms Gidget (1965–66), The Flying Nun (1967–70), and The Girl with Something Extra (1973–74). She ventured into film with Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and later Norma Rae (1979), for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later received Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in Absence of Malice (1981) and Kiss Me Goodbye (1982), before receiving her second Academy Award for Best Actress for Places in the Heart (1984). Field received further nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Murphy's Romance (1985) and Steel Magnolias (1989). In the 1990s, Field appeared in a wide range of films, including Not Without My Daughter (1991) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) before being nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress i...

HOLLIWOOD ACTRESS SALLY BLANE DIED ON 1997 AUGUST 27

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HOLLIWOOD ACTRESS SALLY BLANE DIED ON  1997 AUGUST 27 Early life[edit] Blane was born in Salida, Colorado.[1] She was the sister of actresses Polly Ann and Loretta Young, and half-sister of actress Georgiana Young. Career[edit] Blane had her film debut at the age of seven when she appeared in Sirens of the Sea in 1917.  She returned to the film business as an adult in the 1920s, playing small parts in a number of silent films. Her career continued into the 1930s when Blane appeared in a number of low-budget films, among them  Once a Sinner (1930),  A Dangerous Affair (1930),  Arabian Knights (1931),  Annabelle's Affairs (1931),  Hello Everybody! (1933),[2]  City Limits (1934),  Against the Law (1934),  The Silver Streak (1934), and  This is the Life (1935). Some of her scenes, including one in Annabelle's Affairs, in which she appeared in skimpy lingerie with Jeanette MacDonald and Joyce Compt...