Theodora Lois Sherman (sometimes credited as Lois Sherman; stage name, Gayle Lord; April 1, 1921 – January 16, 2019)[1] was an American actress, TV writer, and screenwriter known for her work in the Western genre.

She spent her childhood traveling the country, and eventually went to a finishing school on the East Coast.

[2][3] She appeared in a few films her father produced and was popular as an actress, but found she enjoyed writing.

In 1946, she was named assistant story editor at her father's independent production studio, Enterprise Pictures, where she wrote half a dozen Westerns (including the Gary Cooper film[which?])

She was reportedly engaged to actor Rod Cameron at one point in the early '40s,[5] but that never led to marriage.