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Sheehan 10 percent of
Crowley's wages for five years. The filing said that Sheehan, a milliner, used her contacts in the entertainment industry to help Crowley advance in her career. At one point, it added, Sheehan relinquished her business to spend more time on advancing Crowley's career. The complaint said that Crowley and her parents signed an agreement to pay Sheehan beginning in August 1945 or when Crowley's earnings reached $ 200 per week after that, but Sheehan had never received any money from them. Sheehan said that she was due $ 25,000 based on an estimate of $ 250,000 actual and prospective earnings for Crowley. The lawsuit also sought $ 50,000 for breach of contract and $ 50,000 for Sheehan's efforts in launching Crowley's career.
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Crowley's performances were interrupted by surgery for appendicitis. She also toured in the US as Laurey and also as Carrie Pipperidge in
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