Yvonne Sherwell

Yvonne Sherwell (May 27, 1927 – April 6, 2020) was an American actress, dancer, and author.

Sherwell was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Helen Louise Sherwell, a playwright and reporter for the Westerly Sun, and Guillermo Sherwell, a banking executive.

Sherwell had roles in low-cost movies, acted in plays, sang cabaret, was a Spanish dancer, and author. In the 1980s, she worked part-time as a coat checker at the Algonquin Hotel.[1] She appeared mostly in off-off Broadway shows, including “Big Charlotte,” the John Wallowitch musical.[2] She wrote Paranoid Pip, a memoir, and Paranoid Pussy Cats, a collection of short stories.[3] In 2018, she wrote Zig Zag, an autobiography.[4]

She was also a member of the leadership of the Village Independent Democrats political club.[5]

In 2012, she was brutally mugged in her apartment building.[6]

In 1950, she married Paul Eugene Rose, who worked for Lord & Taylor. The couple had one son. In 1958, she married Julio Prol, a guitarist and teacher. They had two children together. She later married Christos Demakopoulos.[1] Sherwell died of the coronavirus on April 6, 2020, at the age of 92, in Manhattan.[7]

References

  1. Hard, Lauren (2020-06-29). "Yvonne Sherwell, Actress, Author and Coat Checker, Is Dead at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  2. "Yvonne Sherwell Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. "Read or Listen to Yvonne Sherwell Books and Audiobooks". Scribd. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. "Zig Zag". OverDrive. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  5. "Yvonne Sherwell Archives - Village Independent Democrats". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  6. Bain, Jennifer (2012-12-11). "Wedding-ring thug assaults woman, 85, as husband lies dying". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  7. "Sherwell, Yvonne (1927-2020)". The New Yorkian. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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