Jan Sherwood

For the EastEnders character, see Jan Sherwood (EastEnders).

Jan Sherwood (born c.1923) is an American actress mostly known for her work on the stage. She made her Broadway debut in 1944 as Marpha in The Day Will Come. In 1950 she returned to Broadway to portray the Lady in Waiting to Katharine Hepburn's Rosalind in William Shakespeare's As You Like It.[1]

In 1952 she portrayed Sarah Woodling in the original production of Paint Your Wagon[2] and she originated the role of Venus in the 1954 musical Ondine.[3] In 1953, she appeared in the short-lived DuMont Television Network series Monodrama Theater.

In 1956 she took over the role of Ninotchka in Silk Stockings and then toured the United States in that role for that show's first national tour.[4]

Sherwood was born Jeanne Marie Jackson in Madison, Wisconsin.[5][6] She married J. Sherwood Weber in New York City in 1943.[7]

Sherwood later married George Marks, a Canadian business executive.[8] The couple and their children lived in Florida before moving, first to the United Kingdom and then to Canada.[9][10]

References

1. "Eve Getting Two Adams In Lakewood Offering". Lewiston Evening Journal. June 13, 1953. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
2. "Julie Harris gets lead in new play". The New York Times. August 30, 1951. p. 19. Jan Sherwood has withdrawn from "Affairs of the State" for a featured role in "Paint Your Wagon".
3. "FIRST NIGHT AT THE THEATRE: Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer Appear Under Direction of Alfred Lunt". The New York Times. February 19, 1954. p. 23.
4. "Patrick adapting novel for stage". The New York Times. March 27, 1956. p. 39. A promotion is in store for Jan Sherwood, understudy to Hildegarde Neff in "Silk Stockings"...When the hit musical begins its tour...Sherwood will step into the role Miss Neff is relinquishing
5. "Jan Sherwood Takes New Role". Wisconsin State Journal. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
6. "Ex-City Girl Wins Lead In TV Show". Wisconsin State Journal. November 18, 1950. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
7. "Miss Jeanne Jackson Married In New York". Wisconsin State Journal. December 26, 1943. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
8. "Former Madisonian Is 'Her Highness'". Wisconsin State Journal. September 13, 1970. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
9. "De Chabris: Liberal friend or foe?". The Guardian. October 20, 1976. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
10. "Jackson, Joseph W." The Capital Times. February 2, 1990. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

External links

• Jan Sherwood at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jan Sherwood at IMDb
• "TV Lure Drains NY Stage". Pittsburgh Press. July 8, 1956. Retrieved January 25, 2012.