Sheila Sullivan (born August 1, 1937) is a actress and singer. Sheila Rae Sullivan (born August 1, 1937 in Renton, Washington) is a Broadway actress and singer. In 1957, Sullivan was a Tropicana girl at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino then run by mobster Johnny
In 1957, Sullivan was a Tropicana girl at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino then run by mobster Johnny Roselli. Sullivan performed as a chorus girl with Eddie Fisher opening night. In 1958 she wrote a letter to the head of publicity at Convair, Ned Root, and volunteered to man history's first spaceship
In 1964, Sullivan was the understudy for Paula Wayne in Golden Boy with Sammy Davis Jr. The Tony-winning musical included Broadway's first interracial kiss. The billboard outside the Majestic Theater featuring Davis (a Black man) and Wayne (a white woman) was riddled with bullets because of it. On M
Career
In 1964, Sullivan was the understudy for Paula Wayne in Golden Boy with Sammy Davis Jr. The Tony-winning musical included Broadway's first interracial kiss. The billboard outside the Majestic Theater featuring Davis (a Black man) and Wayne (a white woman) was riddled with bullets because of it. On M
Personal Life
The producer of Golden Boy, Hilly Elkins, was dating Sullivan. One night Elkins stormed into the apartment Sullivan shared with Corky Hale, violently attacked Sullivan banging her head into the floor. It was her neighbor Gloria Steinem who called the police and saved Sullivan's life.
References
- "Sheila Sullivan." Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Sullivan
- "Wikidata entity: Q120612284 — Sheila Sullivan." wikidata.org/wiki/Q120612284