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Jan 17, 2023 · Erica Eve Sommer is the daughter of Sheree North and her third husband, Dr. Gerhardt Sommer. Erica Eve Sommer’s mother North was an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for being one of 20th Century Fox’s intended successors to Marilyn Monroe.
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North was born Dawn Shirley Crang in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 1932,the daughter of June (née Shoard) and Richard Crang. Following her mother's remarriage to Edward Bethel, she was known as Dawn Shirley Bethel. Her legal name at this time was Dawn Shirley Bessire.[citation needed]
Beginnings
North made her film début as an uncredited extra in Excuse My Dust (1951). She was then spotted by a choreographer performing at the Macayo Club in Santa Monica, and was cast as a chorus girl in the film Here Come the Girls (1953), starring Bob Hope. Around that time, she adopted the stage name Sheree North. She made her Broadway début in the musical Hazel Flagg, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She reprised her role in the film version, Living It Up (1954), starring Dean Martin and J...
20th Century-Fox
In 1954, North signed a four-year contract with 20th Century-Fox. The studio had big plans for her, hoping to groom her as a replacement for the studio's leading—and increasingly uncontrollable—female star Marilyn Monroe. Fox tested North for leading roles in two of their upcoming productions, The Girl in Pink Tights and There's No Business Like Show Business—two films that had been offered to Monroe—while North was wearing Monroe's own studio wardrobe. After her screen tests, though, North w...
Later years
After North's contract with Fox ended in 1958, her career stalled, although she continued to act in films, television, and on the stage throughout the rest of her life. She guest-starred on episodes of The Untouchables and Gunsmoke (both 1963). North joined the cast of I Can Get It for You Wholesale in 1962, which featured Elliott Gould and introduced Barbra Streisand. She later guest-starred on a series of popular television series, including Ben Casey, Burke's Law (1963–65), The Virginian (...
North was married four times and had two children. In 1948, at age 16, she married Fred Bessire, a draftsman, with whom she had a daughter, Dawn. The marriage ended in 1953. In 1955, she married television writer Bud Freeman; the marriage ended a year later. Her third marriage was to a psychologist, Gerhardt Sommer, with whom she had another daught...
Theatre World Award 1. Won: For performance in Hazel Flagg(1953) Emmy Award 1. Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series, Marcus Welby, M.D.episode "How Do You Know What Hurts Me?" (1976) 2. Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Archie Bunker's Place(1980)
Sheree North at IMDbSheree North at the Internet Off-Broadway DatabaseSheree North at the TCM Movie DatabaseSheree North at AllMovieFeb 25, 2023 · Her third marriage was to a psychologist, Gerhardt Sommer, with whom she had another daughter, Erica Eve. Their marriage also ended in divorce in 1963. She died from a surgical Complication. On November 4, 2005, aged 73, Dawn’s mother passed away of complications following surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
- daughter of Sherr North
- American
- Dawn Bessire
- United States of America
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Sheree North and Dr. Gerhardt Sommer were married for 4 years. They dated for 1 year after getting together in 1957 and married on 17th Dec 1958. 4 years later they divorced on 23rd May 1963. They had a daughter named Erica Eve age 64.
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