Brunette, petite Sharon Lynne was born D'Auvergne Sharon Lindsay in
Weatherford, Texas. A former beauty contest winner, she began in show
business as a nightclub singer and songwriter. Possessed of a strong,
bluesy voice, she drifted towards the musical stage, eventually
appearing in both the Broadway and screen versions of the musical
Sunny Side Up (1929). She was also
cast to good effect alongside
Sue Carol in
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929).
Billed as 'Sharon Lynn', she had a few more minor leads in the late
1920s, then, after joining Fox, found herself relegated to the
supporting cast. Even adding the extra 'e' to her surname didn't help.
For the remainder of the
1930's, Sharon Lynne played assorted 'other women', 'fickle dancers', and the like. Her last effective role was as Lola Marcel, an excellent menace to
Stan Laurel
and
Oliver Hardy, in
Way Out West (1937). Finding decent
roles ever harder to come by, Sharon had quit the movies by the end of
the decade. She was married twice, first to
Benjamin Glazer, an associate producer
at Paramount; secondly to John Sershen, a Beverly Hills businessman. At
the time of her death in 1963, she was known as Sharon Glazer Sershen.
Way Out West(1937)as Lola Marcel
Go Into Your Dance(1935)as Showgirl
Enter Madame!(1934)as Flora Preston
Big Executive(1933)as Miss Dolly Healy
It Came from Hollywood(1982)
Wild Company(1930)
Sunny Side Up(1929)
Happy Days(1929)
The Laurel and Hardy Show(1986)as Lola Marcel (1986)
