Sharon Baird

Sharon Baird is an American actress and dancer who is best known for having been a Mouseketeer. Sharon Baird was born in Seattle, Washington to Eldon Baird, an aerospace worker, and Nikki Marcus, a future talent agent. She has one younger brother, Jimmy Baird, also a former child actor. Sharon began dance lessons at age three, and won a "Little Miss Washington" contest at five. Her mother took her to California for the national competition and fell in love with the climate. So the family relocated to Los Angeles, where Sharon continued her dance lessons with tap great Louis da Pron among... others. Sharon Baird appeared in her first film, Bloodhounds of Broadway, in 1950. At age nine she began regular appearances on The Colgate Comedy Hour television show with Eddie Cantor. She did episodes of several different television shows, and an unbilled song and dance number with Dean Martin in Artists and Models , just before being selected for the Mickey Mouse Club. Contrary to the impression given by Disney publicity, many of the Mickey Mouse Club cast had some prior experience in films and television.
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