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Publicity still of John Wayne and Sherry Jackson in Trouble Along the Way. Photos provided by Sherry Jackson.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Make Room for Daddy publicity still of Danny Thomas, Jean Hagen, Rusty Hammer and Sherry Jackson.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Screen shot of Star Trek episode, What Are Little Girls Made Of, with Sherry Jackson, William Shatner and Michael Strong.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sidelined with severe illness for several years, Sherry Jackson is finally recovering from a prolonged period of convalescence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI nearly died from pneumonia,\u201d said Jackson from her home in Los Angeles. \u201cI was in hospital for two months, then bedridden for another four. I lost my voice, dropped 30 pounds, and had to use a wheelchair then a walker. I\u2019m still not ready to run a marathon, but much improved.\u201d<\/p>\n

A popular guest at film and TV conventions, illness forced her to withdraw from last year\u2019s major Creation Entertainment\u2019s Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. She has just been added to the guest line-up for this year\u2019s event in August.<\/p>\n

Originally from Idaho, her family moved to California where little Sherry auditioned for \u201cThe Snake Pit,\u201d to play the young Olivia de Havilland character.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I came down with Chicken Pox and was so disappointed,\u201d she recalled.\u00a0 She eventually made her big screen debut with a small role in \u201cYou’re My Everything,\u201d released in 1949.<\/p>\n

Over the next 4 years, Sherry appeared in numerous films (see www.sherryjackson.net<\/a>) including four Ma and Pa Kettle comedy features.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was one of the Kettles\u2019 15 kids, so it was a little chaotic on the set,\u201d said Jackson, who mostly remembers comedic actress Marjorie Main (Ma) and her extreme obsession.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was terrified of germs and you couldn\u2019t touch her without washing your hands. Nor could you sneeze on the set. One little boy did, and was fired from the movie. My mother was freaking out in case I did!\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson\u2019s first big film role came in the John Wayne sports comedy \u201cTrouble Along the Way\u201d (1953).<\/p>\n

\u201cI adored John Wayne,\u201d said Jackson, who remembers him coming to her rescue during the screen test. \u201cI was around 10 and they wanted to make me look older, so Michael Curtiz (director) came over and said \u2018I want to cut your pigtails off.\u2019 I had tears in my eyes and Duke \u2013 Mr. Wayne as I called him \u2013 patted me on the shoulder and said he wouldn\u2019t let them be cut.\u201d<\/p>\n

After receiving excellent reviews playing John Wayne\u2019s daughter, Jackson was cast as Danny Thomas\u2019s daughter in the 1953 TV series, \u201cMake Room For Daddy.\u201d More film and television work followed, 1966 being a premium year with guest starring roles in three classic 60s series, \u201cBatman,\u201d \u201cLost in Space,\u201d and \u201cStar Trek.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the popular Trek episode, \u201cWhat Are Little Girls Made Of?\u201d Jackson is remembered for her convincing role of Andrea the android, not to mention a rather revealing costume.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took the role very seriously, and gave much thought to what an android might think and feel,\u201d she said. \u201cI was only 24 and at the peak of my attractiveness. The outfit also helped make the episode memorable!\u201d<\/p>\n

In \u201cGunn,\u201d a 1967 movie version of the popular \u201cPeter Gunn\u201d TV mystery series, Blake Edwards cast Jackson wearing mostly a bed sheet or bath towel to seduce Craig Steven\u2019s Gunn character. Offers of more steamy roles quickly followed, with Jackson retiring several years later at 40.<\/p>\n

\u201cI probably retired too young and should have just taken a break, but was getting typecast as the sexy femme fatale figure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her fans, however, never complained about those roles.<\/p>\n

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 600 magazines and newspapers. See www.tinseltowntalks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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