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Years active
  
1940-1944

Education
  
Died
  
February 9, 1965


Role
  
Film actress

Name
  
Sally Cairns

Movies
  
Code of the Red Man

Sally Cairns Sally Cairns Appeared in two Three Stooges films YouTube

Full Name
  
Sara Jane Cairns

Born
  
December 7, 1919 (
1919-12-07
)

Spouse(s)
  
Thomas Piper (1940—?)Harold Lewis (?-1965)

Similar People
  
Jules White, Joseph Santley, Charles Barton, Norman Taurog, Allan Dwan

Sally cairns appeared in two three stooges films


Sally Jane Cairns (December 7, 1919 – February 9, 1965) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 15 films between 1940 and 1944.

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Career

Cairns studied at California High School (Pennsylvania) in California, Pennsylvania. She organized her own teenage orchestra, the "Ted Walden Orchestra". During her freshman year at Duquesne University, she won the local "Gateway to Hollywood" acting competition, beating out over 500 applicants. She finished second in the national competition, losing to Gale Storm.

Upon arriving in Hollywood in 1940, Cairns made her film debut with cowboy star Addison Randall in Covered Wagon Trails. Modern television viewers will recognize Cairns for her roles in two Three Stooges films from the 1940s. She was Moe Howard's dancing partner who manages to lose her skirt in Three Smart Saps. Cairns also appeared as Tizzy in the film Back from the Front. Thanks to the popularity of the Stooges, Cairns is seen almost daily worldwide due to the films' constant television broadcasts.

Her last studio affiliation was with RKO Pictures.

Death

Cairns died of colorectal cancer on February 9, 1965 at age 45. She is buried at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Pomona, California.

Personal

Cairns was married twice, first to Thomas Piper on May 26, 1940. Her second marriage was to Harold Lewis, a second unit director and production manager. They had a daughter, Deanne, born in 1946.

Filmography

Actress
1944
Cover Girl as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1943
Girl Crazy as
Checkroom Girl (uncredited)
1943
Is Everybody Happy? as
Nightclub Girl (uncredited)
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime as
Richie Adair (uncredited)
1943
Back from the Front (Short) as
Tizzy (uncredited)
1943
The More the Merrier as
Bathing Girl (uncredited)
1943
Hit Parade of 1943 as
Blonde (uncredited)
1942
King of the Stallions as
Lucy Clark
1942
Parachute Nurse as
Company 'C' Girl (uncredited)
1942
Three Smart Saps (Short) as
Moe's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
1942
Hi, Neighbor as
Gladys (uncredited)
1942
Joan of Ozark as
Dancer (uncredited)
1942
The Falcon Takes Over as
Girl in nightclub (uncredited)
1942
Three Blonde Mice (Short) as
Third Blonde
1941
Look Who's Laughing as
Little Girl (uncredited)
1941
Father Takes a Wife as
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
1941
Ice-Capades as
Audition Girl (uncredited)
1940
Covered Wagon Trails as
Carol Bradford
Archive Footage
2015
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! (TV Series documentary) as
Various characters
- Good Night & Good Nyuck! (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Slap Happy (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)

References

Sally Cairns Wikipedia


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