Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameSeptimus Edward NORRIS 
Birth Date10 Mar 1911
Birth PlacePleasantville, Marion County, Iowa
Death Date18 Dec 2002 Age: 91
Death PlaceNew York, New York County, New York
OccupationHollywood Actor
Spouses
Birth Date21 Feb 1915
Birth PlaceDenton, Denton County, Texas
Death Date21 Jan 1967 Age: 51
Death PlaceLos Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Burial PlaceHollywood, Los Angeles County, California, Hollywood Forever Cemetery
MemoChapel Columbarium, 2nd floor, East Wall, Tier 3, Niche 24
OccupationHollywood Actor
FatherGeorge Washington SHERIDAN (1875-1938)
MotherLula Stuart WARREN (1877-1946)
Family ID4432
Marr Date1936
Div Date1939
Notes for Septimus Edward NORRIS
Born in Philadelphia, PA, Edward Norris was an actor who made approximately 79 films; many of which were A pictures, as well as many B features.
He was always in demand for his versatility, charm & good looks; yet he also had ability to play gangsters with equal aplomb. Smooth, sharp & cool onscreen, Norris appeared in Greta Garbo's "Queen Christina" in 1933, and had a larger dramatic role in Fox's "The Escape" ('38). Norris appeared in "They Won't Forget" (with Lana Turner) which showcased his talent to wonderful advantage. Also notable was Monogram's "Decoy" from 1946, and other noir roles to which he was ideally suited. Edward Norris was at his most memorable in MGM's "Boy's Town" when he played brother "Joe" to Mickey Rooney's flippant brother Whitey (who he must set straight in order that Whitey not follow in his footsteps as a "lifer"!) Mixing intense emotion upon the shadowy backgrounds against which he was cast, Norris was the perfect matinee idol who was sometimes misguided. Today, thanks to DVDs several of Norris' older films have been resurrected with beautiful vintage photo packaging. This is true of, for example, Norris' "The Man With Two Lives" - we now have the opportunity to retrace some of his films and appreciate his talent. In addition to his film career, Norris also was an entrepeneur in real estate who raised horses, and enjoyed myriad other interests. Although the famous firestorm of 1978 destroyed his Malibu home, including his car collection, he was nevertheless a wealthy man due to his sound investing. Also, Norris was married for several years to Ann Sheridan. He passed away in Ft. Bragg, CA. (Mendocino County). With his handsome good looks and intensity Edward Norris was groomed to be "another Robert Taylor" - but in truth he left his own indelible mark upon the Silver Screen.
On Find A Grave.
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He was always in demand for his versatility, charm & good looks; yet he also had ability to play gangsters with equal aplomb. Smooth, sharp & cool onscreen, Norris appeared in Greta Garbo's "Queen Christina" in 1933, and had a larger dramatic role in Fox's "The Escape" ('38). Norris appeared in "They Won't Forget" (with Lana Turner) which showcased his talent to wonderful advantage. Also notable was Monogram's "Decoy" from 1946, and other noir roles to which he was ideally suited. Edward Norris was at his most memorable in MGM's "Boy's Town" when he played brother "Joe" to Mickey Rooney's flippant brother Whitey (who he must set straight in order that Whitey not follow in his footsteps as a "lifer"!) Mixing intense emotion upon the shadowy backgrounds against which he was cast, Norris was the perfect matinee idol who was sometimes misguided. Today, thanks to DVDs several of Norris' older films have been resurrected with beautiful vintage photo packaging. This is true of, for example, Norris' "The Man With Two Lives" - we now have the opportunity to retrace some of his films and appreciate his talent. In addition to his film career, Norris also was an entrepeneur in real estate who raised horses, and enjoyed myriad other interests. Although the famous firestorm of 1978 destroyed his Malibu home, including his car collection, he was nevertheless a wealthy man due to his sound investing. Also, Norris was married for several years to Ann Sheridan. He passed away in Ft. Bragg, CA. (Mendocino County). With his handsome good looks and intensity Edward Norris was groomed to be "another Robert Taylor" - but in truth he left his own indelible mark upon the Silver Screen.
On Find A Grave.
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Notes for Clara Lou “Ann” (Spouse 1)
Hollywood actors Ann Sheridan and George Brent marry in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Actress. The youngest of five children, the daughter of a Texas auto mechanic and a housewife, Ann Sheridan came to Hollywood as the 18-year-old winner of Paramount's 1933 "Search for Beauty" contest, and made her film debut in a 1934 film of the same name. She was a college student at North Texas State Teacher's College, when her sister thought she was beautiful enough to send in a picture of Ann in a bathing suit to Paramount Pictures. Billed under her real name, she played small parts in "Come on, Marines," "The Lemon Drop Kid," "Ladies Should Listen," "Murder at the Vanities," "Bolero," "Kiss and Make Up" and "College Rhythm" (all in 1934), before landing her first leading role, billed as Ann Sheridan, in "Rocky Mountain Mystery" (1935), a Western whodunit. Paramount kept her busy throughout 1935 with mostly small, supporting roles, even using her as a body double and she left the studio, winding up at Warner Bros., who billed her as the "Oomph Girl." In 1936, she had supporting roles in "Black Legion" and "Sing Me a Love Song" before finally landing a leading role in "The Great O'Malley" (1937), starring Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart. A succession of B pictures followed until director Michael Curtiz gave her the role of a strong-minded slum girl in his gangster drama "Angels With Dirty Faces" in 1938. The success of that film earned Sheridan better roles in bigger pictures through the end of the 1930s and into the 1940s, including "Torrid Zone" and "They Drive by Night" (both 1940), "Honeymoon for Three" and "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (both 1941). She delivered what may have been the finest performance of her career as 'Randy Monoghan', the loyal small-town girl in "Kings Row" (1942, co-starring Ronald Reagan). She won excellent reviews in the role and Warners responded by putting her in other big-budget films throughout the 1940s, including "George Washington Slept Here," "Thank Your Lucky Stars," "Edge of Darkness," "Shine On, Harvest Moon," "Nora Prentiss," "The Unfaithful" and "Silver River." She left the studio after making an unbilled guest appearance in "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" (1948). As a freelance actor, she starred or co-starred in "Good Sam" (1948), "I Was a Male War Bride" (1949, co-starring Cary Grant and directed by Howard Hawks), "Stella and Woman on the Run" (both 1950), "Steel Town," "Just Across the Street" (both 1952), "Take Me to Town," "Appointment in Honduras," (both 1953), "Come Next Spring," "The Opposite Sex" (both 1956) and "The Woman and The Hunter" (1957). She worked several years in the theatre before turning to TV, where she starred in the daytime soap opera "Another World" (1965 to 1966) and the sitcom "Pistols and Petticoats" (1966 to 1967). A chain smoker, Ann Sheridan died of throat cancer at age 51 in 1967. Her first two husbands were actors, Edward Norris (1936 to 1939) and George Brent (1942 to 1943).
Bio by: Craig Johnson
(1) Sep 2000: RootsWeb WorldConnect Cole, Warren and Roberts Family Tree Barbara Norvell April 2003:
On Find A Grave.
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Actress. The youngest of five children, the daughter of a Texas auto mechanic and a housewife, Ann Sheridan came to Hollywood as the 18-year-old winner of Paramount's 1933 "Search for Beauty" contest, and made her film debut in a 1934 film of the same name. She was a college student at North Texas State Teacher's College, when her sister thought she was beautiful enough to send in a picture of Ann in a bathing suit to Paramount Pictures. Billed under her real name, she played small parts in "Come on, Marines," "The Lemon Drop Kid," "Ladies Should Listen," "Murder at the Vanities," "Bolero," "Kiss and Make Up" and "College Rhythm" (all in 1934), before landing her first leading role, billed as Ann Sheridan, in "Rocky Mountain Mystery" (1935), a Western whodunit. Paramount kept her busy throughout 1935 with mostly small, supporting roles, even using her as a body double and she left the studio, winding up at Warner Bros., who billed her as the "Oomph Girl." In 1936, she had supporting roles in "Black Legion" and "Sing Me a Love Song" before finally landing a leading role in "The Great O'Malley" (1937), starring Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart. A succession of B pictures followed until director Michael Curtiz gave her the role of a strong-minded slum girl in his gangster drama "Angels With Dirty Faces" in 1938. The success of that film earned Sheridan better roles in bigger pictures through the end of the 1930s and into the 1940s, including "Torrid Zone" and "They Drive by Night" (both 1940), "Honeymoon for Three" and "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (both 1941). She delivered what may have been the finest performance of her career as 'Randy Monoghan', the loyal small-town girl in "Kings Row" (1942, co-starring Ronald Reagan). She won excellent reviews in the role and Warners responded by putting her in other big-budget films throughout the 1940s, including "George Washington Slept Here," "Thank Your Lucky Stars," "Edge of Darkness," "Shine On, Harvest Moon," "Nora Prentiss," "The Unfaithful" and "Silver River." She left the studio after making an unbilled guest appearance in "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" (1948). As a freelance actor, she starred or co-starred in "Good Sam" (1948), "I Was a Male War Bride" (1949, co-starring Cary Grant and directed by Howard Hawks), "Stella and Woman on the Run" (both 1950), "Steel Town," "Just Across the Street" (both 1952), "Take Me to Town," "Appointment in Honduras," (both 1953), "Come Next Spring," "The Opposite Sex" (both 1956) and "The Woman and The Hunter" (1957). She worked several years in the theatre before turning to TV, where she starred in the daytime soap opera "Another World" (1965 to 1966) and the sitcom "Pistols and Petticoats" (1966 to 1967). A chain smoker, Ann Sheridan died of throat cancer at age 51 in 1967. Her first two husbands were actors, Edward Norris (1936 to 1939) and George Brent (1942 to 1943).
Bio by: Craig Johnson
(1) Sep 2000: RootsWeb WorldConnect Cole, Warren and Roberts Family Tree Barbara Norvell April 2003:
On Find A Grave.
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