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    Vivian Blaine

    American actress and singer

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  2. Vivian Blaine (born Vivian Stapleton; November 21, 1921 – December 9, 1995) was an American actress and singer, best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production of Guys and Dolls, as well as appearing in the subsequent film version, in which she co-starred with Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra .

  3. Vivian Blaine. Actress: Guys and Dolls. Ms. Blaine is most noted for having portrayed Miss Adelaide, the long-suffering, perpetually engaged chorus girl, in the Broadway and film versions of Guys and Dolls (1955). She originated the role in 1950 on Broadway and stopped the show each night with her rendition of "Adelaide's Lament," in which she complains about having a bad cold because of her ...

    • November 21, 1921
    • December 9, 1995
  4. Born Vivian Stapleton in Newark, New Jersey, in 1921, she started her career as a band singer with Art Kassel (and his "Kassels in the Air"). Given a contract by 20th Century-Fox in 1942, she ...

  5. Blaine, Vivian (1921–1995) American actress, best known for her role in Guys and Dolls. Born Vivian Stapleton on November 21, 1921, in Newark, New Jersey; died on December 9, 1995, in New York, New York; daughter of Lionel P. and Wilhelmina (Tepley) Stapleton; attended South-side High School, Newark, New Jersey; American Academy of Dramatic ...

  6. Dec 14, 1995 · Vivian Blaine, who created the role of the ditsy "well-known fiancee" Miss Adelaide in the original production of "Guys and Dolls," died on Saturday at Beth Israel Medical Center North in Manhattan.

  7. Blaine was married three times - to Manuel George Frank, a talent representative; Milton Rackmil, a film executive, and Stuart Clark. She had no children and there are no survivors, Meyers said.

  8. Dec 14, 1995 · By Staff. Dec 14, 1995. Vivian Blaine, who played Miss Adelaide, the long-suffering, perpetually engaged chorus girl, in both the Broadway and film versions of "Guys and Dolls," has died at age...

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