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Friday, April 11, 2014

Phyllis Frelich, Stage Star of 'Children of a Lesser God,' Dies at 70 by Mike Barnes

The deaf actress won a Tony Award for her leading role in the 1980 Broadway play. Marlee Matlin earned an Oscar for playing the part in the film version.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:53PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Broadway Star Jane Connell Dies at 87 by Mike Barnes

The veteran comic actress played Agnes Gooch in the original stage musical, then returned for the film version opposite Lucille Ball.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:05PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Actor Laurence Haddon Dies at 90 by Mike Barnes

Haddon went on the road in the national touring companies of Tea and Sympathy with Maria Riva and The Warm Peninsula, which starred Julie Harris and Larry Hagman and opened on Broadway in 19…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:58AM[SHARE]

Monday, May 6, 2013

'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' Star Virginia Gibson Dies at 88 by Mike Barnes

A regular on Broadway for more than decade starting in the 1940s, Gibson received a Tony Award nomination in 1957 for best featured actress in a musical for her work in Happy Hunting opposit…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:35AM[SHARE]

Sunday, February 24, 2013

'White Christmas' Dancer John Brascia Dies at 80 by Mike Barnes

He teamed with Vera-Ellen in the Bing Crosby classic, with Cyd Charisse in "Meet Me in Las Vegas" and with Tybee Arfa in nightclubs and on television.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:39PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Character Actor Ned Wertimer Dies at 89 by Mike Barnes

Ned Wertimer, a prolific character actor who was perhaps best known for playing Ralph the Doorman for 11 seasons on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, has died. He was 89.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:20AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Elaine Stewart, Star of 'Brigadoon,' Dies at 81 by Mike Barnes

Elaine Stewart, an alluring leading lady of the 1950s who went on to serve as a co-hostess of two hit game shows in the '70s, died Monday at her home in Beverly Hills. She was 81.

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:55AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Prolific TV Actress Phyllis Avery Dies at 88 by Mike Barnes

Avery made her Broadway debut in the 1937 production of Orchids Preferred. After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she played one of the featured ingenues in the 1940 st…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:47AM[SHARE]

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