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Sheree North

Sheree North (1932-2005) was an actress and singer who appeared in numerous Broadway shows, Hollywood movies, and television series from the 1950s onwards. She was born Dawn Shirley Crang to Richard Crang and June Shoard. Her stepfather was Edward Bethel and she was known by his surname before she became Sheree North. She married at age 15, and had her first child, Dawn Bessire (b. 1949), at 17 years old.

She was originally hired by the studio as an alternative bubbly blonde to Marilyn Monroe, who was sometimes difficult to work with. North and Monroe appeared together in one film.

Her numerous television credits include The Golden Girls, Matlock (television series), Magnum, P.I., and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which she played Lou Grant (Edward Asner)'s old girlfriend. Late in her career, North portrayed Babs, the mother of Kramer, in the 1995 Seinfeld episode in which Kramer's first name Cosmo is finally revealed. She also appeared in Part 1 of the 1998 Seinfeld finale.

Sheree North died at the age of 73 on November 4, 2005, from complications during cancer surgery at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.

She is survived by her fourth husband, two daughters, and a grandchild.


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Sheree North Facts

Birth NameDawn Shirley Crang
OccupationActress
BirthdayJanuary 17, 1933
SignCapricorn
BirthplaceLos Angeles, California, USA
Date of deathNovember 4, 2005 (Los Angeles, California, USA, age 72)
Height5' 4½" (1m64)

Selected Filmography

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection
Lawman
Charley Varrick
20th Century Fox
Breakout
The Gypsy Moths
The Trouble with Girls
Madigan
Dr. Seuss: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish / Are You My Mother?
The Organization
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