North Family History & Genealogy

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Mary (North) Jones was born on October 4, 1612 in Olney, England United Kingdom. She was in a relationship with Thomas Jones, and had a child Susanna (Jones) Jackson. Mary Jones died at age 69 years old on February 4, 1682 in Gloucester, Massachusetts United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary (North) Jones.

Elizabeth Lavine (North) Squire of Ararat, Ararat Rural City County, VIC Australia was born on December 13, 1870 in Ararat. She was married to Frank Squire in 1892, and had children Alice Ethel Maud Squire, Walter Squire, Elizabeth Annie Squire, Henry James Squire, Lucy Agnes Squire, and Eva May Squire. Elizabeth Squire died at age 50 years old on November 15, 1921 in Ararat.

Sheree North Born Dawn Shirley Crang January 17, 1932 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died November 4, 2005 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Other names Dawn Shirley Bethel Sherree Bessire Shirley Mae Bessire Occupation Actress, singer, dancer Years active 1951–1998 Spouse(s) Fred Bessire (m. 1948; div. 1953) John "Bud" Freeman (m. 1955; div. 1956) Dr. Gerhardt Sommer (m. 1958; div. 1963) Phillip Alan Norman (m. 2003) Children 2 Sheree North (born Dawn Shirley Crang; January 17, 1932 – November 4, 2005) was an American actress, dancer and singer, known for being one of 20th Century-Fox's intended successors to Marilyn Monroe. North was born as Dawn Shirley Crang in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 1932, the daughter of June Shoard and Richard Crang. Following her mother's remarriage to Edward Bethel, she was known as Dawn Shirley Bethel. She began dancing in USO shows during World War II at age ten. In 1948, she married Fred Bessire. She bore her first child at age 17 in 1949, and continued dancing in clubs under the stage name Shirley Mae Bessire. North made her film début as an un-credited extra in Excuse My Dust (1951). She was then spotted by a choreographer performing at the Macayo Club in Santa Monica, and was cast as a chorus girl in the film Here Come the Girls (1953), starring Bob Hope. Around that time, she adopted the stage name Sheree North. She made her Broadway début in the musical Hazel Flagg, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She reprised her role in the film version, Living It Up (1954), starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. In early 1954, at age 22, she appeared in a live TV version of Cole Porter's Anything Goes on The Colgate Comedy Hour, with Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra and Bert Lahr. 20th Century-Fox In 1954, North signed a four-year contract with 20th Century-Fox. The studio had big plans for her, hoping to groom her as a replacement for the studio's leading, and increasingly uncontrollable, female star, Marilyn Monroe. Fox tested North for leading roles in two of their upcoming productions, The Girl in Pink Tights and There's No Business Like Show Business—two films that had been offered to Monroe—while North was wearing Monroe's own studio wardrobe. However, after her screen tests, North was not cast in either film. In March 1954, North had a brush with scandal when it was revealed that she had earlier danced in a bikini in an 8 mm erotic film. Fox capitalized on the publicity as the studio previously had with Monroe's nude calendar posing in 1952. In 1955, she was assigned the lead role opposite Betty Grable in How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955), a role that Marilyn Monroe had refused to accept. Media attention surrounding Monroe's suspension and North's hiring resulted in North appearing on the cover of Life magazine with the cover line "Sheree North Takes Over From Marilyn Monroe". How to Be Very, Very Popular would eventually not live up to the hype Fox had generated, even though North had appeared on What's My Line? to publicize the film and had been asked point-blank by one of the panelists if she has been associated with Monroe. The movie received mixed reviews from critics and was a moderate box office success. Despite this, film historians, then and now, cite North's electrically-charged dancing to "Shake, Rattle and Roll", as the film's most memorable scene. In an attempt to promote North, Fox studio executives lobbied to cast her in films surrounded with popular stars. The studio had campaigned to cast her in a film with comedian Tom Ewell, hoping to repeat the success he had with Monroe in The Seven Year Itch (1955). Soon thereafter, the studio assigned North and Ewell to appear together in the romantic comedy The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, plotting the story of an army lieutenant whose husband tries to get her discharged. To promote the film, North posed for several publicity shots showing her legs. When the majority of the shots were released, only her legs appeared with the tagline, "Believe it or not, these legs belong to an army lieutenant". The film premiered with much fanfare in January 1956, and became a box office success, grossing over $4 million in the United States. North's follow-up was The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956), a lavish musical in which her singing voice was dubbed by Eileen Wilson. She received fourth billing under Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey and Ernest Borgnine. It was an attempt by the studio to broaden North's audience appeal, and while it earned favorable reviews from critics, it did not become the success Fox had hoped for. In 1956, Fox signed another blonde bombshell, Broadway actress Jayne Mansfield to a contract, and began promoting her instead of North. Although Fox slowly lost interest in North, the studio continued to offer her a string of films. She was offered the leading role in a film called The Girl Upstairs, in which she would have parodied Monroe's on-screen persona. When North's agent suggested she decline the film, Fox put her on suspension for two months. When her suspension was lifted one month later, North agreed to appear in The Way to the Gold only on the assurance that Elvis Presley would be her co-star. When Presley withdrew due to salary disagreements, he was replaced with Jeffrey Hunter, with whom North often quarreled. In the film, North attempted to progress from her blonde bombshell image, playing a sarcastic waitress, and while the film drew mixed reviews, it was a box office success. She next starred in No Down Payment (1957), a melodrama about the lives of multiple families living in a California subdivision. Tony Randall played her alcoholic husband in the film. Although critically acclaimed, it was not a box office success. The following year, she appeared in her final two films for Fox. In Love and War (1958) was a war drama film pairing her again with Jeffrey Hunter, and also with Robert Wagner, Dana Wynter, and Hope Lange. It was not a critical or financial success. Although the musical film genre had declined in profitability, she next co-starred in Mardi Gras (1958) with Pat Boone and Tommy Sands. It was her final film under her contract. After North's contract with Fox ended in 1958, her career stalled. She continued to act in films, television, and on the stage throughout the rest of her life, but she failed to again obtain the recognition she had with Fox in the 1950s. She guest starred on episodes of The Untouchables and Gunsmoke (both 1963). North joined the cast of I Can Get It for You Wholesale in 1962, which featured Elliott Gould and introduced Barbra Streisand. She later guest starred on a series of popular television series, including Ben Casey and Burke's Law (1963–65), The Virginian (1964–66), The Big Valley, The Iron Horse (both 1966), and The Fugitive (1965–67). After an eight-year absence from film acting, North accepted a lead role in the B movie science fiction film Destination Inner Space (1966). The film opened to only a minor release in 1966, and has rarely been seen since. North co-starred with Elvis Presley in one of his final films, The Trouble with Girls (1969). Ed Asner as Lou Grant and Sheree North as Charlene Maguire, his new girlfriend, in a fifth-season episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Other notable performances were in Don Siegel's Charley Varrick (1973) and another crime film, The Outfit (also 1973). She appeared briefly as John Wayne's long-lost love in the actor's final film, The Shootist (1976). She had supporting roles in two Charles Bronson movies, Breakout in 1975, and Telefon in 1977. In 1980, she played Marilyn Monroe's mother in the made-for-television film Marilyn: The Untold Story. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, North appeared in guest spots on Hawaii Five-O, The Streets of San Francisco, McMillan & Wife, Matlock, Family and Magnum, P.I.. She played Lou Grant's girlfriend on several episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She co-starred with Sheldon Leonard in the short-lived CBS sitcom, Big Eddie in 1975. During the 1980–81 season, North starred on I'm a Big Girl Now with Diana Canova, Danny Thomas and Martin Short. The series aired 19 episodes.[9] In 1983, she appeared in the ensemble cast of the Steven Bochco series Bay City Blues. The hour-long drama series aired eight episodes. North later appeared on two episodes of The Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux's sister, Virginia. In the 1990s, she appeared as Cosmo Kramer's mother, Babs Kramer, in two episodes of the sitcom Seinfeld. North's last onscreen role came in John Landis' black comedy Susan's Plan (1998). Personal life North was married four times and had two children. In 1948, at age 16, she married Fred Bessire, a draftsman, with whom she had a daughter, Dawn (born 1949). The marriage ended in 1953. In 1955, she married television writer Bud Freeman, and the marriage ended a year later. Her third marriage was to psychologist Gerhardt Sommer, with whom she had another daughter, Erica Eve, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1963. At the time of her death, North was married to her fourth husband, Phillip Norman. On November 4, 2005, North died during cancer surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was 73 years old. Theatre Hazel Flagg (February 11, 1953 – September 19, 1953) I Can Get It for You Wholesale (March 22, 1962 – December 8, 1962) The Glass Menagerie (Laguna-Moulton Playhouse – January 3, 2000)

Joseph George North was born in 1873 in Ballarat, VIC Australia. Joseph North was married to Christina Martha Black in 1921, and died at age 64 years old in 1937 in Mount Gambier, SA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph George North.

Rianna Danielle (North) Burling was born on June 24, 1994 in Luton, England United Kingdom to Roselyn (Farrugia) North and Richard Thomas North, and has a brother Ryan Thomas Michael North. Rianna North married Andrew Charles Burling on July 30, 2022 in Buckden, Cambridgeshire County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rianna Danielle (North) Burling.

Ryan Thomas Michael North was born on June 24, 1994 in Luton, England United Kingdom to Roselyn (Farrugia) North and Richard Thomas North, and has a sister Rianna Danielle (North) Burling. Ryan North married Ashleigh (Glencross) on June 4, 2022 in Houghton Conquest, Central Bedfordshire County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ryan Thomas Michael North.

Ashleigh (Glencross) North was born on November 11, 1996 in Cambridge, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ashleigh (Glencross).

Harold North of Worcester, Worcester County, MA was born on October 18, 1907, and died at age 63 years old in January 1971.

Harold G North of Wheaton, Du Page County, IL was born on November 21, 1919, and died at age 84 years old on April 1, 2004.

Harold M North of Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana was born on December 21, 1914, and died at age 64 years old in March 1979.

Harold D North of Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio was born on August 12, 1906, and died at age 74 years old in September 1980.

Leo J North of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio was born on April 30, 1905, and died at age 75 years old in February 1981.

Leo North of Grayson, Gwinnett County, GA was born on July 13, 1920, and died at age 85 years old on July 3, 2006.

Morley F North of Ravenna, Portage County, OH was born on September 24, 1915, and died at age 82 years old on December 6, 1997.

Dennis H North of Baldwin Park, Los Angeles County, CA was born on December 16, 1920, and died at age 67 years old on November 4, 1988.

Martin J North of Osage, Mitchell County, IA was born on November 30, 1924, and died at age 65 years old on October 4, 1990.

Hubert E North of Ohio was born on November 4, 1903, and died at age 75 years old in May 1979.

Mark H North of Florida was born on July 28, 1924, and died at age 56 years old in October 1980.

Russell J North of Youngstown, Mahoning County, OH was born on January 26, 1920, and died at age 75 years old on April 27, 1995.