Gale Sherwood (born Jacqueline Nash;[note 1] March 4, 1929 – December 31, 2017[1]) was a Canadian singer and actress. She was best known as the singing partner of Nelson Eddy from 1953 until his death in 1967.
Early life
The daughter of Mrs. Minette Nash,[2] Sherwood was born in Hamilton, Ontario and graduated in 1945 from the Mar-Ken School, a preparatory high school that catered to children in (or with parents in) the entertainment industry in Hollywood, California.[3] Her mother began training her musically when Sherwood was 18 months old.[4] She became the youngest person to sing on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation when she did so at age 3 and a half.[5] At the age of 5 she began singing on Canadian radio, three years before her family moved to California.[6] When Sherwood was 9 years old, producer Samuel Goldwyn signed her to a film contract.[2]
Sherwood sang with Eddy on television and in his nightclub act from 1953 until his death in 1967.[10] Her stage roles included Julie in Show Boat in 1967 with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera.[6] After she retired from performing, she lived in Boca Raton, Florida.[11]
Death
Sherwood died on New Year's Eve in 2017, at the age of 88, in Florida.[12] She was divorced from her first husband, Howard Wayne McCoy, Jr.,[citation needed] and was the widow of Charles Edward Francis.[13]
^Lulay, Gail, "Acknowledgements", Nelson Eddy, America's Favorite Baritone: An Authorized Biographical Tribute, Authors Choice Press (2000), p. i, ISBN0595138799
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