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Ann Shepherd(1910-2002)

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Shaindel Kalish's parents were Abraham Kalish, a Jewish producer in the Yiddish Theater, and Esther Naidith. Her father was also a successful comedian, who performed under the name Al Kelly. She attended Marshall High School in Chicago and began her acting career with the Jewish People's Institute, a community center in Chicago founded by her father.

In the 1930s, she appeared in films under the stage name Ann Preston. She married director Charles K. Freeman. She later married Yisrol Paul Mann Libman, an actor/director, and went by the name Jennie Shaludel Libman during this marriage. After leaving Hollywood, she appeared, using the stage name Ann Shepherd, in stage productions, including appearing on Broadway in such plays as Sophie (1944), Truckline Café (1946), and All My Sons (1947).
BornJanuary 15, 1910
DiedNovember 30, 2002(92)
BornJanuary 15, 1910
DiedNovember 30, 2002(92)
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Known for

Wallis Clark, Henry Hunter, and Ann Shepherd in Parole! (1936)
Parole!
6.8
  • Frances Crawford(as Ann Preston)
  • 1936
Gloria Stuart and Lee Tracy in Wanted! Jane Turner (1936)
Wanted! Jane Turner
6.0
  • Jane Turner(as Judith Blake)
  • 1936
Lights Out (1946)
Lights Out
6.9
TV Series
  • Aleen Pollard
Binnie Barnes, Jean Dixon, and Victor McLaglen in The Magnificent Brute (1936)
The Magnificent Brute
5.6
  • Mrs. Howard
  • 1936

Credits

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  • Dark Destiny
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • Lights Out (1946)
    Lights Out
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Aleen Pollard
    • 1951
  • Danger (1950)
    Danger
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • Actor's Studio (1948)
    Actor's Studio
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mae
    • Margaret
    • 1949–1950
  • Gloria Stuart and Lee Tracy in Wanted! Jane Turner (1936)
    Wanted! Jane Turner
    6.0
    • Jane Turner (as Judith Blake)
    • 1936
  • Binnie Barnes, Jean Dixon, and Victor McLaglen in The Magnificent Brute (1936)
    The Magnificent Brute
    5.6
    • Mrs. Howard
    • 1936
  • Wallis Clark, Henry Hunter, and Ann Shepherd in Parole! (1936)
    Parole!
    6.8
    • Frances Crawford (as Ann Preston)
    • 1936

Additional Crew



  • Dream No More (1948)
    Dream No More
    • narrator: English language
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Judith Blake
  • Born
    • January 15, 1910
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 30, 2002
    • Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
  • Spouses
      Charles K. Freeman
  • Other works
    She played Ann Deever in Arthur Miller's play, "All My Sons," at the Erlanger Theater in Chicago, Illinois with Sidney Blackmer (Joe Keller); Robert F. Simon (Dr. Jim Bayliss); Dudley Sadler (Frank Lubey); Ellen Mahar (Sue Bayliss); Hope Cameron (Lydia Lubey); John Forsythe (Chris Keller); Bobby Martinez (Bert); Beth Merrill (Kate Keller) and James Gregory (George Deever) in the cast.
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    Blacklisted during the McCarthy era and dismissed from her job at CBS. Later taught at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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