Barbara Sheldon
Barbara Sheldon (November 24, 1912 – October 19, 2007) was an American film actress of the early 1930s. She started her film career in 1933 in Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles, and starred in two other films that same year. Her best known role was when she starred opposite John Wayne in the 1934 film The Lucky Texan.
Barbara Sheldon

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- Name
- Barbara Sheldon
- Born
- 24 November 1912
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
- Died
- 19 October 2007
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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She was able to land the role due to her excellent horsemanship. It would be her last film. She died at the age of 94 on October 19, 2007. Her newspaper biography for The Lucky Texan says she was born in New Orleans, where she also learned to ride, and had hopes of becoming a jockey. She later moved to Hartford, Connecticut where she performed with Jimmy Thatcher's theater troupe.

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• Name — Barbara Sheldon • Born — 24 November 1912 • Birthplace — New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. • Died — 19 October 2007 • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1933–1934
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• Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933) • Fits in a Fiddle (1933) • Flying Down to Rio (1933) (uncredited) • The Lucky Texan (1934)
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