Shirley Ross
Acting
Born: 1913-01-07 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Died: 1975-03-09
Biography
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. She is best remembered through her pairing with an entertainment legend: Shirley was afforded the opportunity of duetting with Bob Hope on the song "Thanks for the Memory" in the splashy musical The Big Broadcast of 1938. The song, of course, became Bob's beloved signature tune. Shirley was born Bernice Gaunt in
🎬 Movies (28)
A Song for Miss Julie
1945
Valerie Kimbro
Kisses for Breakfast
1941
Juliet Marsden
Sailors on Leave
1941
Linda Hall
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Some Like It Hot
1939
Lily Racquel
Paris Honeymoon
1939
Barbara Wayne
Cafe Society
1939
Bells Browne
Unexpected Father
1939
Dianna Donovan
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
Cleo Fielding
Thanks for the Memory
1938
Anne Merrick
Prison Farm
1938
Jean Forest
Waikiki Wedding
1937
Georgia Smith
Blossoms On Broadway
1937
Sally Shea
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
Gwen Holmes
Devil's Squadron
1936
Eunice
Hideaway Girl
1936
Toni Ainsworth
San Francisco
1936
Trixie
Buried Loot
1935
Girl in Apartment (uncredited)
Age of Indiscretion
1935
Dotty
Calm Yourself
1935
Ruth Rockwell
Two Hearts in Wax Time
1935
Mannequin Shirley (uncredited)
It's in the Air
1935
Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
Self
I Live My Life
1935
Vi (Uncredited)
What Price Jazz
1934
Singer
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
Singer in Cotton Club
Jail Birds of Paradise
1934
Herself
Bombshell
1933
Singer (uncredited)
