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  2. Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and singer, known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940), opposite Cary Grant, as well as for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in the 1956 stage and 1958 film adaptations of Auntie Mame, and Rose in ...

  3. Aug 12, 2021 · Catherine Rosalind Russell was born in 1907, in Waterbury, Connecticut. Her family was Irish Catholic and she was one of seven children. “I’m the middle one, the ham in the sandwich ...

  4. Childhood & Early Life. Catherine Rosalind Russell was born on June 4, 1907, in Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. as the fourth of the seven children born to James Edward Russell, a trial attorney, and Clara McKnight, a school teacher. Her family was a wealthy one and she enjoyed a comfortable childhood. As a young girl she was an adventurous tomboy ...

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  6. Apr 23, 2024 · Rosalind Russell (born June 4, 1907, Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.—died November 28, 1976, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actress who was best remembered for her film and stage portrayals of witty, assertive, independent women. Russell attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her Broadway debut in 1930 in the Theatre ...

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  7. Catherine Rosalind Russell was an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and singer, known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940), opposite Cary Grant, as well as for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in the 1956 stage and 1958 film adaptations of Auntie Mame, and Rose in Gypsy (1962).

  8. Rosalind Russell. She was born Catherine Rosalind Russell on June 4, 1907, a middle child of seven in a prosperous Catholic family in Waterbury. Her father had a lucrative law practice, and her mother worked as a teacher. “My mother was Irish and she was superstitious, if you’ll forgive the tautology,” she wrote.

  9. Catherine Rosalind Russell was born on June 4, 1907, in Waterbury, CT. The fourth of seven children born to James Edward Russell, a trial attorney, and the former Clara McKnight, a school teacher ...