Blonde, vivacious and obviously talented, Shirley Ross had the promisings of a big musical film star but her career remained strictly second-string throughout her fairly short career. Making a mark for herself proved difficult; in fact, she is best remembered through her pairing with an entertainment legend. Shirley was afforded the opportunity of...
Hollywood High School, University of California, Berkeley
Nationality
American
Spouse
Eddie Blum
Parents
Charles Burr Gaunt and Maude C. Gaunt
Awards
Grammy Hall of Fame
Movies
The Big Broadcast of 1938, Waikiki Wedding, Paris Honeymoon, A Song for Miss Julie, Cafe Society, Sailors on Leave, Some Like It Hot, Kisses for Breakfast, Hideaway Girl, Age of Indiscretion, Prison Farm, Blossoms on Broadway, Unexpected Father, San Francisco, Night Vision, Thanks for the Memory, Ca...
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Quote
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[on her decision to devote herself to her children rather than nurse any lingering hopes of reviving her long-dormant career, a decision made manifest by her choice in 1950 to decline an offer by composer Frank Loesser to star in the Broadway-bound production of 'Guys and Dolls'] It's tough enough being an adult, but growing up is a stinkin' job, and kids need all the help they can get. I've never been sorry I made the decision. One of these days, I'll make a real good grandmother.
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If a girl is pretty, education is unnecessary. If she's not, it's inadequate.
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Also notable for singing "The Bad In Every Man" in Manhattan Melodrama (1934), made up, none too convincingly, as a woman of mixed racial ancestry in a scene set in Harlem's Cotton Club. When this song - now on its second set of lyrics after having been written, though never recorded, as "Prayer," for Hollywood Party (1934) - once again failed to become a hit, it was re-written one last time. Obviously, the third time was the charm; "Blue Moon" would become one of Rodgers and Hart's most durable standards.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Song for Miss Julie
1945
Valerie Kimbro
Sailors on Leave
1941
Linda Hall
Kisses for Breakfast
1941
Juliet Marsden
Unexpected Father
1939
Dianna Donovan
Some Like It Hot
1939
Lily Racquel
Cafe Society
1939
Bells Browne
Paris Honeymoon
1939
Barbara Wayne aka Countess De Remi
Thanks for the Memory
1938/II
Anne Merrick
Prison Farm
1938
Jean Forest
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
Cleo Fielding
Blossoms on Broadway
1937
Sally Shea
Waikiki Wedding
1937
Georgia Smith
Hideaway Girl
1936
Toni Ainsworth
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
Gwen Holmes
San Francisco
1936
Trixie
Devil's Squadron
1936
Eunice
It's in the Air
1935
Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)
I Live My Life
1935
Vi - drunken party guest dozing in armchair next to piano (uncredited)
Calm Yourself
1935
Mrs. Ruth Rockwell
Age of Indiscretion
1935
Dotty
Two Hearts in Wax Time
1935
Short
Shirley, the Mannequin (uncredited)
Buried Loot
1935
Short
Girl in Apartment (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
1934
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Girl from Missouri
1934
Party Guest (uncredited)
What Price Jazz
1934
Short
Singer
Hollywood Party
1934
Singer of 'Feelin' High' (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
Singer in Cotton Club
Morocco Nights
1934
Short
Singer
Bombshell
1933
Singer (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Some Like It Hot
1939
performer: "The Lady's in Love with You", "Some Like It Hot"
Cafe Society
1939
performer: "Kiss Me with your Eyes"
Thanks for the Memory
1938/II
performer: "Two Sleepy People", "Thanks for the Memory"
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
performer: "THANKS FOR THE MEMORY" 1937, "THE WALTZ LIVES ON" 1937 - uncredited
Waikiki Wedding
1937
"Sweet is the Word for You", "Blue Hawaii" / performer: "In A Little Hula Heaven"
San Francisco
1936
performer: "Happy New Year" 1936 - uncredited
Two Hearts in Wax Time
1935
Short performer: "Come Join the Dancing", "Just Because I'm in Love with You", "Hi-De-Ho" uncredited, "Love Needs No Inspiration" uncredited
Hollywood Party
1934
performer: "Feelin' High" 1934 - uncredited
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
performer: "The Bad in Every Man" 1934 - uncredited
Unexpected Father
1939
performer: "Sweet and Low"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 3: Fashions and Rodeo
1945
Documentary short
Herself
Picture People No. 4: Stars Day Off
1941
Documentary short
Herself
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Documentary short
Herself - at Mocambo (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations
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