Sheila Bond Explained

Sheila Bond
Birth Name:Sheila Phyllis Berman
Birth Date:16 March 1927
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Place:New York City, U.S.
Years Active:1944–1985
Occupation:Actress and singer
Awards:Tony Award (1953)
Spouse:
  • Leo Coff
Children:2

Sheila Phyllis Bond (born Berman; March 16, 1927 - March 25, 2017) was an American actress and singer, known for her work on Broadway.

Personal life

Bond was born Sheila Phyllis Berman in New York City of Jewish descent, and was educated at the Professional Children's School in New York City.[1] She retired from show business. She was divorced from Barton L. Goldberg, with whom she had two children, Brad Goldberg and Lori Yarom. She had five grandchildren. She had a sister, Francine, currently married to singer Don Cherry. She divided her time between New York City and Boca Raton, Florida.[2]

Bond married broker Leo Coff on March 20, 1948,[3]

Career

Bond became a professional dancer in the early 1940s.[4] She debuted on Broadway in 1943 as a dancer in Artists and Models. She appeared in the revue, Make Mine Manhattan in 1948. Her film career began with playing the sister of Judy Holliday, whom Bond resembled, in The Marrying Kind in 1952.[5] She is best known for her 1953 Tony Award-winning performance as Fay Fromkin in the original Broadway production of Wish You Were Here.[6]

Bond's work on television included being the main dancer on Inside U.S.A. With Chevrolet, which led to her being featured in photographs about the program in an article in Life magazine.[7] She also appeared on ABC Album, Appointment with Adventure, The Arthur Murray Party, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show, Four Star Revue, Frankie Laine Time, Playhouse 90, The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter, and The Texaco Star Theatre Starring Milton Berle.

Death

On March 25, 2017, Bond died at her Manhattan home at the age of 90.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bond, Sheila (1928-). Encyclopedia.com. Thomson Gale. 30 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171130235452/http://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/bond-sheila-1928. 30 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Person Details for Sheila Bond, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009". familysearch.org. March 31, 2017.
  3. News: Sheila Bond Bride of Broker . November 11, 2022 . The New York Times . March 22, 1948 . 19. subscription .
  4. Book: Lentz . Harris M. III . Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017 . May 3, 2018 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-3318-3 . 45 . November 11, 2022 . en.
  5. Web site: Sheila Bond will play Judy's sister. Eugene Register-Guard. November 4, 1951. March 5, 2014.
  6. Web site: ("Sheila Bond" search results). Tony Awards. American Theatre Wing. 30 November 2017. https://archive.today/20170725020008/http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search. 25 July 2017. dead.
  7. October 24, 1949 . 113–114, 116 . New 'Inside' Job: Third version of 'Inside U.S.A.' seems too big for TV's britches . Life . November 6, 2022.
  8. News: Barnes. Mike. Sheila Bond, Tony Winner and 'Marrying Kind' Actress, Dies at 90. 1 December 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. April 2, 1017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201001912/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sheila-bond-dead-tony-winning-actress-marrying-kind-actress-was-90-990644. 1 December 2017.