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Judy Holliday

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Actor 1921–1965 On stage 19451963

Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and musicals. Her success as Billie Dawn in the 1946 stage production of Born Yesterday led to her being cast in the 1950 film version, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. She was known for her performance on Broadway in the musical Bells Are Ringing, winning a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and reprising her role in the 1960 film adaptation. In 1952, Holliday was called to testify be…

On stage 5 productions, 18 years

1945 Kiss Them for Me Belasco Theatre · Original · directed by Herman Shumlin 110 perf.
1946 Born Yesterday Lyceum Theatre · Original 1,642 perf.
1951 Dream Girl City Center · Revival · directed by Morton Da Costa 15 perf.
1956 Bells Are Ringing Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Jerome Robbins 924 perf.
1963 Hot Spot Majestic Theatre · Original 43 perf.

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Worked with more than once2 names

Doria Avila 2 productions
Arny Freeman 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • 3 The Revuers (left to right): Adolph Green, John Frank, Betty Comden, Alvin Hammer, Judy Holliday, 1940s.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
  • 21 Judy Holliday (1921–65), American actress. Born Judy Tuvim, she was a member of The Revuers. She later married David Oppenheim. One of her greatest Broadway successes was her Tony-winning performance as Ella in Bells are Ringing , written by Comden and Green with music by Jule Styne and choreography by Jerome Robbins.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
  • 131 The eventual star of Greenwich Village was Carmen Miranda. Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Judy Holliday, and Alvin Hammer all appeared in the film.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
  • 25 Born Yesterday , directed by George Cukor. Judy Holliday won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Emma “Billie” Dawn.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
  • Act One: “Bells Are Ringing” (Chorus); “It’s a Perfect Relationship” (Judy Holliday); “On My Own” (aka “Independent”) (Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble); “You’ve Got to Do It” (Sydney Chaplin); “It’s a Simple Little System” (Eddie Lawrence); “Is It a Crime?” (Judy Holliday); “Hello, Hello, There!” (Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble); “I Met…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act Two: “Mu-Cha-Cha” (Judy Holliday, Peter Gennaro); Dance (Ellen Ray, Peter Gennaro, Dancers); “Just in Time” (Sydney Chaplin, Judy Holliday, Ensemble); “Drop That Name” (Judy Holliday, Ensemble); “The Party’s Over” (Judy Holliday); “Salzburg” (Jean Stapleton, Eddie Lawrence); “The Midas Touch” (Frank Green, Boys, Girls); “Long Before I…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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