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Carol Haney (born Carolyn Haney; December 24, 1924 – May 10, 1964) was an American dancer and actress. After assisting Gene Kelly in choreographing films, Haney won a Tony Award for her role in Broadway's The Pajama Game, while later work as a stage choreographer earned her three Tony nominations.
Overview. Born. December 24, 1924 · New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Died. May 10, 1964 · Saddle Brook, New Jersey, USA (bronchial pneumonia) Birth name. Carolyn Grace Haney. Mini Bio. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and went to New Bedford High School.
- December 24, 1924
- May 10, 1964
Carol Haney, the energetic dancer who emerged from obscurity to stardom in “The Pajama Game” in 1954, died Sunday night in New York Hospital. She was 39 years old. Miss Haney, who...
When dancer, actress and choreographer Carol Haney (1924-1964) was a young child, a Portuguese fortune teller in New Bedford predicted her stardom. In a critically-acclaimed but short-lived career, Carol won a Tony Award and earned three Tony nominations for excellence on Broadway.
1 Photo. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and went to New Bedford High School. Even before graduating in 1942, she had opened a dance studio where she taught dancing. Dancing was in her blood from an early age, and she performed often at high school festivities, the Mexican Hat Dance being one of her favorites.
- January 1, 1
- New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- Saddle Brook, New Jersey, USA
American dancer and choreographer. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1925; died in New York City, on May 10, 1964; married actor Larry Blyden (divorced); children: two. A talented dancer and choreographer, Carol Haney was at the peak of her career when she was stricken with bronchial pneumonia and died suddenly at age 39.
American dancer, actress, and choreographer Carol Haney ( b. New Bedford, MA, 24 December 1924; d. New York City, NY, 10 May 1964) burst upon the Broadway scene in The Pajama Game in 1954. Over a very short but blazing career on stage and silver screen, she wowed her audiences with her unstoppable verve, personality, and creativity.
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