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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.
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.
May 14, 2024 · New Bedford Woman Taught Barbra Streisand to Dance on Broadway. Barry Richard Published: May 14, 2024. The Ed Sullivan Show via YouTube. When she was 31, New Bedford native Carol Haney won the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theater, commonly known as the Tony Award.
One of entertainment's hardest done-by talents, Carol Haney was born in 1924 in New Bedford, Massachusetts and always knew she was going to end up a dancer - even fortune tellers told her so. Young Carol Haney owned her self-financed dance school even before she left high school, at which point she left the East for the West.
- December 24, 1924
- May 10, 1964
Everett Collection. When dancer/actress/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.
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.
Carol Haney (1924-1964) Carol Haney. 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.
