Sheila Ryan
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| Born | Katherine Elizabeth McLaughlin June 8, 1921 Topeka, Kansas, USA |
| Died | November 4, 1975 (aged 54) Woodland Hills, California, USA |
| Occupation | Film, television actress |
| Spouse(s) | Pat Buttram (1952-1975) (her death) Allan Lane (1945-1946) (divorced) Edward Norris (?-?) (divorced) |
Sheila Ryan, (8 June 1921 – 4 November 1975) was an American film actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Born Katherine Elizabeth McLaughlin in Topeka, Kansas, Ryan was signed by 20th Century Fox in 1940, and starred in Dressed to Kill in 1941. She appeared in a number of 1940s films including two Laurel and Hardy movies and the Busby Berkeley musical The Gang's All Here (1943). She appeared in a number of Charlie Chan and Michael Shayne mysteries, often starring alongside Cesar Romero. By the late 1940s her career waned and she began appearing in B-movies. One quality film from that part of her career was Railroaded!. In 1945 she married actor Allan Lane, but the marriage was short lived, and ended in divorce after only a few months.
By the late 1940s she was working with Gene Autry, starring in several of his films, to include The Cowboys and the Indians (1949), and Mule Train (1950). She also appeared on many of Autry's television shows.
[edit] Personal life
While working with Autry, Ryan met Pat Buttram. The two were married in 1952, and would remain together until her death in 1975. They had one daughter, Katherine.
Ryan retired from acting in 1958. She died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California of lung disease.
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