Sheila Terry

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Sheila Terry March 5 1910 January 19 1957 was an American film actress She was born Kay Clark in Warroad Minnesota Terry first studied dramatics at DicksonKenwin academy a school affiliated with Londons Royal Academy Later she moved to New York where she continued her studies and appeared in a number of plays While appearing on Broadway in The Little Racketeer she was spotted by an alert film scout and given a test which led to a contract with Warner Bros She played in 1930s for Warner Bros She appeared with John Wayne in the Western films Haunted Gold 1932 Neath the Arizona Skies and The Lawless Frontier 1934 She appeared with Bette Davis Louis Calhern and Spencer Tracy in 20000 Years in Sing Sing 1932 She appeared with Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney in Marion Gerings film Madame Butterfly 1932 In 1933 she left Hollywood briefly for the New York stage She married Major Laurence E Clark a wealthy Toronto socialite on August 16 1928 She divorced him February 16 1934 In 1937 she married William Magee of San Francisco and retired from show business After his death Terry wanted to return to show business but couldnt find a job In 1947 she said in a newspaperinterview Im going back into show business and I need an act I cant sing I cant dance and I cant play the piano I should be terrific in night clubs She worked as a press agent for 15 years In January 1957 her body was discovered in the third floor apartment which was both her home and office A friend and neighbour Jerry Keating went to the apartment when he failed to reach her on the telephone The door was locked and Terry did not answer the bell Keating called the police they broke in and found Terrys body on the bedroom floor her back leaning against the bed Five capsules their contents gone were on the floor beside her Friends told the police that she returned from a trip to Mexico a few days before her death and that she was ill when she came home It was later discovered that she died broke she left only a scanty wardrobe She was buried in Potters Field in New York City