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Sheila Bromley

Sheila Bromley

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Biography

From Wikipedia Sheila Bromley,  (October 31, 1911 – July 23, 2003) was an American television and film actress. She is best known for her roles in B-movies, mostly Westerns of the era. Born in San Francisco, California, she began her career in the 1930s under contract with Monogram Pictures. She was first billed as Sheila LeGay starring in 1930 westerns alongside Tom Tyler. She frequently co-starred with Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Cody, and Dick Foran. She starred alongside Bill Cody in Land of Wanted Men (1932), John Wayne in Westward Ho (1935), Lawless Range (1935) and Idol of the Crowds (1937). In 1944 Bromley appeared in the touring production of Good Night Ladies. On television she guest-starred in episodes of Rawhide, I Love Lucy, and Perry Mason. During World War II she worked often for the USO, continuing that service until the war ended in 1945. There she met her husband Jairus Bellamy. She is credited with seventy-five films in her career, of which seventeen were westerns, for which she is best known. Bromley retired from films and lived in the Greater Los Angeles Area until her death in 2003, aged 91.

Known For

The Canyon of Missing Men

The Canyon of Missing Men

1930

Reformatory

Reformatory

1938

Barn of the Naked Dead

Barn of the Naked Dead

1974

The Pace That Kills

The Pace That Kills

1935

Torture Ship

Torture Ship

1939

One Hour with You

One Hour with You

1932

Westward Ho

Westward Ho

1935

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960

Time to Kill

Time to Kill

1942

Lawless Range

Lawless Range

1935

The Girls on the Beach

The Girls on the Beach

1965

For Those Who Think Young

For Those Who Think Young

1964

Idol of the Crowds

Idol of the Crowds

1937

The Cowboy Counsellor

The Cowboy Counsellor

1932

A Day of Fury

A Day of Fury

1956

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

1956

Danger Ahead

Danger Ahead

1935

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939

The Lawless Eighties

The Lawless Eighties

1957

Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

1937

Women in the Wind

Women in the Wind

1939

Girls on Probation

Girls on Probation

1938

Young Jesse James

Young Jesse James

1960

West of Shanghai

West of Shanghai

1937

Moonlight on the Prairie

Moonlight on the Prairie

1935

A Fugitive from Justice

A Fugitive from Justice

1940

The Woman Condemned

The Woman Condemned

1934

Born to Fight

Born to Fight

1936

Desert Phantom

Desert Phantom

1936

Calling Philo Vance

Calling Philo Vance

1940

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

1937

Accidents Will Happen

Accidents Will Happen

1938

Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

1931

King of the Newsboys

King of the Newsboys

1938

Midnight Intruder

Midnight Intruder

1938

World in My Corner

World in My Corner

1956

Mystery House

Mystery House

1938

Rebellious Daughters

Rebellious Daughters

1938

Behind the Evidence

Behind the Evidence

1935

Texas Gun Fighter

Texas Gun Fighter

1932

Waterfront

Waterfront

1939

Kelly of the Secret Service

Kelly of the Secret Service

1936

The Luck of Roaring Camp

The Luck of Roaring Camp

1937

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

King for a Night

King for a Night

1933

Spoilers of the Forest

Spoilers of the Forest

1957

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

Together We Live

Together We Live

1935

Chiselers of Hollywood

Chiselers of Hollywood

1930

Girls About Town

Girls About Town

1931

Prescott Kid

Prescott Kid

1934

Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past

1932

Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961

Call of the Desert

Call of the Desert

1930

Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers

1932

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1939

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

1931

Making the Headlines

Making the Headlines

1938

Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron

1933

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

Carnival

Carnival

1935

Lady Be Careful

Lady Be Careful

1936

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Working Girls

Working Girls

1931

Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

1932

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

Death Goes North

Death Goes North

1939

Hotel

Hotel

1967

Land of Wanted Men

Land of Wanted Men

1931

Texas Pioneers

Texas Pioneers

1932

The Lawyer's Secret

The Lawyer's Secret

1931

Cool and Lam

Cool and Lam

1958

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961

Love on a Rooftop

Love on a Rooftop

1966

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

1959

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Studio One

Studio One

1948

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

1961

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Climax!

Climax!

1954

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

Hazel

Hazel

1961

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

1958

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

Wendy and Me

Wendy and Me

1964

Guestward, Ho!

Guestward, Ho!

1960

The Whistler

The Whistler

1954

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952

The Cara Williams Show

The Cara Williams Show

1964

Hank

Hank

1965

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

1963

Morning Star

Morning Star

1965

I'm the Law

I'm the Law

1953

City Detective

City Detective

1953

State Trooper

State Trooper

1956

Peter Loves Mary

Peter Loves Mary

1960

Maverick

Maverick

1957

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Checkmate

Checkmate

1960

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952