Margaret Sheridan Death
Margaret passed away on May 1, 1982 at the age of 55 in Orange, California, USA. Margaret's cause of death was lung cancer.
When did Margaret Sheridan die?
May 1, 1982How did Margaret Sheridan die? What was the cause of death?
Lung cancerHow old was Margaret Sheridan when died?
55Where did Margaret Sheridan die? What was the location of death?
Orange, California, USA
Margaret Sheridan Birthday and Date of Death
Margaret Sheridan was born on October 29, 1926 and died on May 1, 1982. Margaret was 55 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: October 29, 1926
Date of Death: May 1, 1982
Age at Death: 55
Margaret Sheridan - Biography
Margaret Elizabeth Sheridan (October 29, 1926 – May 1, 1982) was an American actress of the early 1950s, and protégée of director Howard Hawks. The raven-haired beauty is best remembered for her role as Nikki Nickolson opposite Kenneth Tobey in the 1951 science fiction classic The Thing from Another World.
In 1947 she married William F. Pattison, a professional airline pilot. Hawks offered Sheridan the female lead opposite John Wayne in the 1948 film Red River. Sheridan turned down the role because she was expecting the birth of her first child. Joanne Dru accepted the role.
Hawks offered her the role of Nikki Nickolson in the 1951 film The Thing from Another World, where the quality of the film and her performance cemented her in the minds of film lovers. Sheridan's career suffered, and she never achieved the fame Hawks had hoped. Motherhood and a few years of maturity had evidently changed her. Hawks is quoted as saying she was just "not the same girl" he had discovered. He later commented that if she had taken the role in Red River, her career would have flourished.
