Sherry Jackson remembers Maverick! Range Rider! Riverboat! Danny Thomas!! A WORD ON WESTERNS
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- With over 100 credits, Sherry Jackson was one of the busiest child actors in Hollywood. On the big screen, she was little Susie Kettle in three of the popular Ma and Pa Kettle films. In "Trouble Along the Way" (1953), young Sherry held her own as John Wayne's precocious daughter. On TV in the 1950s, she worked the early western hits "The Gene Autry Show," "The Roy Rogers Show" and "The Range Rider" starring Jock Mahoney. When told she was too young (at age 10) to marry Jocko, she tried to convince her widowed mother to grab him! Instead, her mother married acclaimed writer/producer/director Montgomery Pittman who wrote episodes of "Maverick," "The Rifleman" and "Riverboat" that featured Sherry as a guest star. During this busy time, Sherry was growing up on camera as "Terry Williams" on "The Danny Thomas Show" (1953-58). Of course, as she got older, her parts became, as she says "sexier." Find out more from Sherry in this revealing A WORD ON WESTERNS interview. Recorded May 15, 2018.
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Sherry was delightfull. Very revealing how movies and TV was accomplished. Rob you are doing a great service to future generations. The notes on the interviews help with searches for some of the movies and stars. Good job Rob and thank you for making my Sunday morning.
We all grew up with Sherry Jackson and she went from "cute little girl" to this "beautiful woman" on screen. She has a lot of delightful stories about so many of our favorite stars and shows. Love her candor and her crush on Jock Mahoney who women wanted and men wanted to be.
sherry jackson still looks great and always will. She is one of my favorite actresses. I love this channel.
I loved the Sherry Jackson interview , she is full of energy and a wealth of information.
Thanks, Teho.
What a wonderful interview, Rob. I can’t thank you enough for the look back into the shows I grew up with. Thanks to the Encore channels, these very shows are still up and running every day. The Danny Thomas insight was revealing and shows us another side of the actor. Thank you so much, Rob!
It is very nice to see Sherry Jackson. A great actress as a child and a young lady.Thanks Rob.
Jocko was accused of molestion and its scarey her talking about him like this as a child
She was absolutely adorable as a tot and beautiful as a young lady. A lot of talent there and a very tight mouthed actress who never gave away what arrogant bullies both Sheldon Leonard and Danny Thomas were. It was no secret in that town at that time that Danny Thomas expected those around him to kiss his ring as he was the Cardinal of Beverly Hills.... Yeah, right! Nice seeing Ms Jackson once again.
As a fellow Lebanese-American Maronite it pains me to hear about Thomas' behavior on set. But you need to look at the totality of his life. He did amazing work for sick and disabled children through St. Jude's Hospital in Tennessee. Nobody is perfect.
@hiram hacklesworth It certainly doesn't. I have spent some time there and it is amazing to see all the children and families with hope. Very moving...
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"As above so below!"
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Neither negligence nor absence of malice.... Cheers.
Sherry was gorgeous in episodes of Wild Wild West.
Sherry doesn't pull any punches.... She seems like a lot of fun.
Such a great guest. I could listen to her stories for hours. Her appearance on Star Trek was a coming of age moment for me. Apparently, when she walked into the Desilu Studio commissary in that costume it pretty much stopped time itself...
Me too! Since I grew up in the 50-60s, she is as much a star as John Wayne(almost). She was in all my favorite tv shows! And great serials.
SHERRY JACKSON was a terrific and cute child actress and a way sexy adult (no, not porn) actress...
She gives a straight and salty interview of her career that is very sincere and engaging.
With writer/director Montgomery Pittman as her step father, I caught her today in an episode from the first season of THE RIFLEMAN, that by chance shows young Johnny Crawford telling a then 16 year-old Sherry she'd make a fine wife for Chuck Connors... kind of like Sherry telling her mother than Jock Mahoney is the one for her. By coincidence, Sherry had worked with Chuck earlier in 1953's TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY, and later in a 1965 episode of BRANDED.
Sherry Jackson has a great gutsy attitude and a very appealing sense of humor!
I certainly agree, graham. Sexy, talented and outspoken. She was a fun guest.
As a child of the 40's and 50's, I had a crush on Sherry Jackson, even though I knew it was a fantasy and would never come to fruition. Great to hear her memories of those early TV Western shows - we watched them all!
Jocko Mahoney was Sally Field's stepdad. Read Sally's autobiography "In Pieces" for a different opinion of Jocko.
Yes sad to say Sally’s account of Mahoney casts a different perspective
She still is my crush from Star Trek!What a outfit she wore in What Are Little Girls Made Of?Wow!
I had a feeling , a vague recollection, Sherry Jackson was interviewed on AWOW. Nice to see again. Recently discovered MRFD/The Danny Thomas Show online. Thank you (again) for this interview. I'm reminded make-believe is make-believe but always, always a treat to watch Sherry at work. Will have to look for that Maverick episode with Wayde Preston.
She was in one of my favorite John Wayne movies "Trouble Along the Way". Wonderful picture! You must see it.
It's a really nice film. Unusual for Duke and Sherry was terrific. Even though it wasn't a western we did an entire episode about the movie. Check it out. I think you'll enjoy her comments.
Sherry Jackson was great in Trouble Along the Way. Her best role as a child.
Another great interview with Ms. Jackson. I really enjoyed the "Riverboat" story. Thank you for posting.
thanks again, roberta.
Sherry Jackson is just as beautiful as when she was on Star Trek episode name what are little girls made of, a little black hair dye & eye make up 👋🏻💋 Perfecto 1966 again 😌
Wish I could give you 2 thumbs up....what a sweet heart❤!!
Sherry Jackson not only beautiful but very likable as well. 🥰
Thank you for the memories. I grew up in the 1950s when the western was king on TV. Watched and liked them all.
I remember her on Death Valley today what a beautiful woman turn off just now watch her on The Rifleman
Still looking great. In her prime, she was "snap your head back" gorgeous!
I think so too!
Hilarious lady. She certainly didn't beat around the bush. Her book should be a hoot.
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard the term, “Black Irish”. Hear in the U.S., it was used to denote someone of African-American and European mixed race. That’s why it threw me off with her using it. But, she my have meant it to be in the UK tense, of being Irish but having dark hair and skin as a result of Spanish ancestry. I have a cousin who was born in Dublin, and has dark hair, eyes and skin like a Spaniard but is of 100% Irish origin.
My grandfather always called us “black Dutch”. He would say our ancestors were originally from the Iberian peninsula. More likely it was due to our small stature, dark coloring, working-class status, and being of German extract.
A put down in his day, he made it his own.
A lot of the Spanish sailors and soldiers of the Spanish Armada shipwrecked on the Irish coast. They intermarried with the Irish there as both were Catholics and it was impractical to try to return to Spain. It caused a lot of the Irish, who were of strong nordic descent, to have black hair while retaining blue eyes.
To this day I've never seen anyone more beautiful or hot than Sherry Jackson in Star Trek.
Just great! Sherie sounds like a wonderful person! Someone you’d love to hang out with! Witty! Anyway, another great wake up for Sunday! Thank You Rob! 😊
Top notch interview and production, per usual-but you make it seem so easy, which is a true mark of a true pro.
Matthew Ronson Thanks! I try.
You can still see the "little girl" in Sherry Jackson!
Sherry was great! Sherry is Great!
Yes! Check out our episode of WOW tomorrow and you'll see more of her.
She was a total babe as a young woman and I had a big crush on her. So pretty!
I absolutely love Sherry Jackson she's a legend ❤❤❤
Such a great channel...
I must admit I had no idea who she was until u showed her as a child.
I just ♥️ ur channel. It’s wonderful to see actors when the were young n seeing the them now n to hear all the great stories to tell. ♥️👍😊
Thank you again, Shelly. Glad you enjoy our show.
She’s great !!!!!!
Beautiful stories I could sit and listen to her tell them all day
Love your interviews with Sherry
I love me some westerns,I always learn something. THANKS Rob.
Charming Lady
Didn’t she pose for Playboy? Beautiful!
yes, she did, kdp. Stunningly beautiful!
What an interesting and long career this beautiful lady had. Rob I think you should definitely have her back. Would love to hear about her working with John Wayne. Her heyday was really the 60s and 70s and she was on so many shows like Stark Trek, Batman, The Wild Wild West, Lost in Space, The Virginian, etc.
Thanks, 55. th-cam.com/video/XCWmySeb4HE/w-d-xo.html Here's the link to Sherry talking about working with Duke in TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY.
@@AWordonWesterns Thanks Rob👍
Great interview Rob!
Like so many here, growing up in the 60s, I had a crush on Sherry, which REALLY grew when I saw her in the STAR TREK episode, ironically titled "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
Wooof . 😘
She was so hot in the 60’s
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Sherry sure loved Jock Mahoney. At the time he was married to Maggie Field and they had a daughter, Princess O' Mahoney. He was Sally Field's stepfather. After reading Sally Field’s memoir, my opinion of Jock totally changed. He may have been beautiful on the outside but inside, definitely not.😢
Sherry, Sherry Baby. She was my first pre-teen crush. She still looks mighty fine, and smarts to boot. Thanks Rob.
Sherry s a real pistol. Good to hear that she liked Darren mcgavin after the bad rap he has been getting f or years from Burt Reynolds
Words, I grew up with a father that couldn't cope with the 20th century, like John Wayne he bashed women then kissed them as they fell in love with this ideal of a man. Suffer with the trauma of this ideal man until old enough to make my own living. It makes me sick to listen to your ideal time in cinema, but I like watching old westerns. Men like you that remissness about a time before cars and electricity, that remissness about the old west don't realise the terror of living with a father that couldn't adjust to the 20th century.
I love all of these videos Rob! Every one is a national treasure of information and personal experiences that puts all of our earlier TV and Movie heros in a new light of what they were like behind the scenes and their roles!
I cant imagine why anyone would give any of these videos a thumbs down unless it was accidental because they're typing with big thumbs on a small cell phone keyboard and hit it accidently!
Ha! Thanks, Don.
Fascinating!
Thank you for sharing this‼️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Three thumbs up‼️
Thank you too
I had a dual crush on that woman; once when she was a little girl, and again when she "blossomed". It's good to hear these stories; for we as an audience rarely ever think about the reality and difficulty of the work that goes into telling stories on film. Thank you Sherry!!!
That was a great interview as always. She is Still such a pretty lady.
I had a mild crush on her when she played Terry Williams on Make Room For Daddy. I was a young kid but I always went for the spunky but sultry tomboys. I’m married to one. 😊
Very entertaining and candid interview!
interesting rob.
This is one of the best interviews that you ever did .loved this Jock was my friend and it was great to hear her talk so nice about him
Look forward to all the interviews. Your guests are great and you are a great interviewer. Thanks.
Much appreciated!
I thought she was adorable in Our Lady of Fatima, drop-jaw gorgeous in Star Trek, and still a beauty today! ❤️❤️ Love this woman!
Couldn't agree more! Thanks.
Lovely lady
I just love it when your guest has nice things to say about people they worked with!
Us too!
It has been two years since this interview took place. Did her autobiography ever come out?
I don't believe so, Todd. I haven't seen anything about it but love to have it.
Miz Sherry is still vibrant and beautiful!
Great work as always, really enjoy your show.
You have a real rapport with all your guests
Thanks. I, too, love hearing their stories!
That was a very funny and entertaining interview, and suspect it barely scratches the surface. I'll have to read Sherry's book. I've been a fan of hers since "Make Room For Daddy", though I think her best work was a movie she made a few years before I was born, "Trouble Along the Way" with John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, and Chuck Connors.
Great interview! I love that lady!
Sherry Jackson is very fortunate to have worked in Hollywood from a young age & was able to, seemingly, avoid many of the pitfalls that overtook so many child actors. " Make Room for Daddy" was my favorite show at age 6 yrs. What happened to "Rusty" ?
Rusty committed suicide, olddude. Very sad.
@@AWordonWesterns OMG, thanks
So great! Thanks Rob!!
Lovely!🌹❤️
Oh man, I will NEVER forget her in Star Trek (talk about blossoming)! And apparently Sally Field thinks Jocko was the most evil guy ever. Dunno, never read her book. Great episode.
Sally Field is a crank. Not going out with grace, and full of bitterness.
@@AmericasChoice I disagree, maybe it's her politics you don't like. I really don't understand why somebody would make that up. By the way, Field started to talk about this as far back as the 1980's.
@@gerrydooley951 She (Field) has alluded to sexual improprieties regarding him, also accusations of physical abuse by him towards her mother so yeah, she's not enamored of Mahoney.
@@gerrydooley951 Nothing to do with politics. Easy to disparage a man after he is dead and can't defend himself. People are too ready to believe anything said against a man after he is gone. Field is a crank, and has slandered everyone she was remotely connected to in her life. I doubt her sanity, frankly. She has admitted to deep emotional and psychological issues. Keep that in mind, Gerry.
I notice these allegations always surface after the person is conveniently dead. Gary Crosby and Christine Crawford fabricated abuse to sell books. I suspect Sally may have as well.
What book?
Joza Texan Sherry is working on her autobiography.
she's still hot!