Sally (or Sara or Sarah)[1] Jane Cairns (December 7, 1919 – February 9, 1965) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 15 films between 1940 and 1944.
Sally Cairns | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sara Jane Cairns December 7, 1919 Roscoe, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1965 (aged 45) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1940-1944 |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Piper (1940–?) Harold Lewis (?–1965) |
| Children | 1 |
Early years
editCairns was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cairns.[1] Her father was a justice of the peace, and she had three sisters.[2] She studied at California High School (Pennsylvania) in California, Pennsylvania. As a youngster, she performed with the Stone House Players community theater group. In 1939 she had her first lead with the group.[1] When she was a teenager she won a dramatics scholarship to Duquesne University.[3]
Career
editCairns sang with the Ted Waldron Orchestra. During her junior year at Duquesne University, she won the local Gateway to Hollywood acting competition.[4] She finished second in the national competition, losing to Gale Storm.[citation needed]
Upon arriving in Hollywood in 1940, Cairns signed with Monogram Pictures and made her film debut with cowboy star Addison Randall in Covered Wagon Trails.[5] Modern television viewers will recognize Cairns for her roles in two Three Stooges films from the 1940s. She was Moe Howard's dancing partner who manages to lose her skirt in Three Smart Saps. Cairns also appeared as Tizzy in the film Back from the Front. Thanks to the popularity of the Stooges, Cairns is seen almost daily worldwide due to the films' constant television broadcasts.[citation needed]
Her last studio affiliation was with RKO Pictures.[citation needed]
Personal life and death
editCairns was married twice, first to Thomas Piper[6] on May 26, 1940.[citation needed] Her second marriage was to Harold Lewis, a production manager in films. They had a daughter.[3]
Cairns died of colorectal cancer on February 9, 1965, at age 45.[7] She is buried at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Pomona, California.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c Paglia, Ron (February 3, 2011). "Roscoe native made her mark on the silver screen". Trib Live. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Father of Sally Cairns, movie actress, is dead". The News-Herald. Pennsylvania, Franklin. United Press. June 28, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Sally Cairns Visits Roscoe". The Daily Republican. Pennsylvania, Monongahela. August 11, 1958. p. 6. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lasky Picks the Winnah!". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. September 27, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved April 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sally Cairns Given Motion-Picture Role". The Daily Republican. Pennsylvania, Monongahela. February 26, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved April 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local Scrappings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. September 29, 1941. p. 23. Retrieved April 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reighter, Frank. The Three Stooges Journal, 2011.
External links
edit- Sally Cairns at IMDb
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