Shaindel Kalish (January , â€" November , ) was an American actress
on stage, on old-time radio, and in films. Her first name was
sometimes spelled "Scheindel". She was also known at various times as
Judith Blake, Ann Shepherd, Ann Preston, Judith Preston Blake, Ann S.
Sheps, and Ann Shepherd Mann. She was a victim of the Hollywood
Blacklist.Born in Chicago, Kalish was the daughter of Yiddish theater
producer Abraham Kalish and his wife, Esther Naidith, and she attended
Marshall High School.She participated in dramatic activities with the
Institute Players of the Jewish People's Institute, winning first
individual prize for women in a competition in . Kalish also attended
the Goodman Theatre School of Drama in Chicago.In , Kalish had a
leading role in Girls in Uniform, presented at the Blackstone Theatre
in Chicago. During the play's run, she turned down an opportunity to
meet with representatives from the Radio-Keith-Orpheum film company,
saying that she preferred to continue acting on stage. After that
play, she had the lead in Sixteen, which was also presented at the
Blackstone.
on stage, on old-time radio, and in films. Her first name was
sometimes spelled "Scheindel". She was also known at various times as
Judith Blake, Ann Shepherd, Ann Preston, Judith Preston Blake, Ann S.
Sheps, and Ann Shepherd Mann. She was a victim of the Hollywood
Blacklist.Born in Chicago, Kalish was the daughter of Yiddish theater
producer Abraham Kalish and his wife, Esther Naidith, and she attended
Marshall High School.She participated in dramatic activities with the
Institute Players of the Jewish People's Institute, winning first
individual prize for women in a competition in . Kalish also attended
the Goodman Theatre School of Drama in Chicago.In , Kalish had a
leading role in Girls in Uniform, presented at the Blackstone Theatre
in Chicago. During the play's run, she turned down an opportunity to
meet with representatives from the Radio-Keith-Orpheum film company,
saying that she preferred to continue acting on stage. After that
play, she had the lead in Sixteen, which was also presented at the
Blackstone.
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