Joan Shawlee | |
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 Shawlee in 1945 | |
| Born | March 5, 1926 Forest Hills, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1987 (aged 61) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Remains scattered at sea |
| Other names | Joan Fulton Joyce Ring |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–1986 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Joan Shawlee (née Fulton;[2] March 5, 1926[3] – March 22, 1987) was an American film and television actress. She is known for her recurring role as Fiona "Pickles" Sorrell in The Dick Van Dyke Show, a career-defining turn in Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) playing Sweet Sue, the abrasive martinet in charge of Marilyn Monroe's all-girl jazz band, and as the flamboyant Madame Pompey in the 1957 Maverick episode "Stampede" with James Garner. She was sometimes credited under her birth name.
- ^ Folkart, Burt A. (March 31, 1987). "Joan Shawlee; Busy Actress in Zany Comedies". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Actress Joan Shawlee Dies of Cancer at 58 [sic]". The Associated Press. March 31, 1987.
Miss Shawlee, who also had acted under the name of Joan Fulton ... changed her professional name after her marriage to businessman Walter Shawlee.
- ^ Joan Shawlee's date of birth, familysearch.org; accessed February 14, 2016.