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Jonathan Oppenheim. Holliday in her dressing room, Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, 1959. Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian and singer. [1] 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 ...
Judy Holliday. Actress: Born Yesterday. Judy Holliday was born Judith Tuvim in New York City on June 21, 1921. Her mother, a piano teacher, was attending a play when she went into labor and made it to the hospital just in time. Judy was an only child. By the age of four, her mother had her enrolled in ballet school which fostered a life-long interest in show business. Two years...
- June 21, 1921
- June 7, 1965
Apr 23, 2024 · Judy Holliday (born June 21, 1921, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 7, 1965, New York City) was an American actress noted for her distinctive voice and her warm, intelligent portrayal of funny and endearing “dumb blondes” onstage and in film. Holliday’s father was a respected New York civic leader; her mother was a music teacher; and ...
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Nov 30, 2017 · Rocky producer Gene Kirkwood has acquired life and some music rights for the late Oscar winner Judy Holliday and will turn her story into the biopic Smart Blonde. The actress was a 22-year-old day ...
Jun 6, 2016 · Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar and a niche in theatrical history for her performance as the junk dealer’s squeaky-voiced girl friend in “Born Yesterday,” died Monday of cancer. She was 43.
Judy Holliday appeared in one last musical, the unsuccessful Hot Spot in 1963, and was writing lyrics to songs by the jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan at the time of her death. She died of breast cancer on June 7, 1965, two weeks before her 43rd birthday. sources: Carey, Gary. Judy Holliday: An Intimate Life Story. Seaview, 1982. Current Biography.
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Biography Judy Holliday was born Judith Tuvim into a Russian Jewish family on June 21, 1921 in New York City. Her parents separated when she was six years old and she was brought up by her mother, who was a music teacher. The separation affected Judy deeply and she suffered from depression.
