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Irish McCalla
  • Birth Name:
    Nellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla
  • Date of Birth:
    December 25, 1928
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Capricorn
  • Place of Birth:
    Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA
  • Place of Death:
    Tucson, Arizona, USA
  • Date of Death:
    February 1, 2002
  • Cause of Death:
    Brain tumor and stroke complications
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American

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    • Overcame a brain tumor in 1969 and again when it returned in 1981.
    • President of McCalla Enterprises, Inc. Member of Woman Artists of the American West.
    • Her art work is displayed in the Western White House, Los Angeles Museum of Arts and Sciences, and the Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
    • She was once a "Varga Girl" model. Has painted more than 1,000 paintings, eight collector plates and numerous limited edition lithographs.
    • The statuesque pin-up star whose measurements were 39-24-38, began appearing in girlie magazines; a photographer recommended her for the role of leopardskin-suited Sheena in the jungle series.

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    Irish McCalla
    • "I couldn't act, but I could swing through the trees."
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