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Madeleine Sherwood

Actress

Born - 13 November 1922, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died - 23 April 2016

Blonde Broadway star of compressed facial features, a versatile actress who could express petulance, haughtiness or tenderness. Born Madeleine Thornton in Canada, she was a late arrival on Broadway after studies at the Actors' Studio. She also made a few film appearances, often repeating stage successes: Four Days to Kill (1952), Baby Doll (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Parrish (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), Hurry Sundown (1967), Pendulum (1968), Wicked, Wicked (1973), The Changeling (1980), Teachers (1984), Morning Man (1986) and An Unremarkable Life (1989), her last.