| IRISH McCALLA ON TV |
| Part 1: The Sheena Audition - Intro |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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| This section deals with
the story of how Irish McCalla came to play Sheena
in the classic televison series Sheena Queen of the
Jungle. It covers the seminal stages of the
project, including early unrealised plans for a Sheena
movie; the recommendation of Sheena for the role by famous
photographer Tom Kelly, who photographed Marilyn
Monroe nude for the Golden Dreams calendar; the audition
in the backyard of Edward Nassour's house in Hollywood;
the story of why Anita Eckberg declined the role;
how Irish was brought in to replace Anita; and finally,
how the series was eventually sold to the American Broadcasting
Company (ABC). Click on the links below to access
the pages for this topic. |
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PAGE 2
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PAGE 3
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PAGE 4
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PAGE 5
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PAGE 6
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| OTHER SHEENA PAGES |
| Please don't forget to visit my pages
devoted to the twenty six episodes of Sheena
Queen of the Jungle, if you haven't done so already. You will find
plot summaries, numerous comments about the individual episodes and video
captures from all of the surviving episodes. The whole Sheena story
- comics, short stories, television and film - is available on the Sheena
Intro page. |
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PHOTOS
• The photo of Irish and Anita Ekberg auditioning
was donated by Frank Bonilla
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SHEENA
© is the property of Sony Pictures Corporation
This independent, fan-based analysis of the Sheena material is copyright
© 2006-2008 Paul Wickham
These pages updated May 2008
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