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Oct 16, 1992 · A celebrated Broadway star of long standing, Shirley Booth graced two TV series and a handful of films with her warm, if often acerbic, presence. Leaving high school to pursue acting, Booth appeared in over 600 plays in stock before her career really got off the ground. Her Broadway debut came...
Oct 16, 1992 · Booth made only four more films subsequently, the most noteworthy of which was Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker (1958), in which she was a trend-setting Dolly Gallagher Levi. Two of her later Broadway hits, The Time of the Cuckoo and Desk Set, were adapted for the screen, but in both instances the Shirley Booth role went to Katharine Hepburn.
Aug 12, 2021 · Hussey was the first actress to receive an Oscar nomination for a role originated by Booth on Broadway. She wouldn’t be the last. From November 1940-December 1942, Booth starred in the smash hit, My Sister Eileen, losing the film version to Rosalind Russell who, yep, received an Oscar nomination for her performance.
The Matchmaker. About Mrs. Leslie. Main Street to Broadway. The Smugglers. Hot Spell. The Glass Menagerie. 1 Credit. The Year Without a Santa Claus. See Shirley Booth full list of movies and tv ...
Nov 6, 1992 · Legacy: Shirley Booth . Before the working-class whine of Roseanne‘s domestic goddess, there was the TV success of Hazel, whose star, Shirley Booth, died at her Cape Cod home on Oct. 16 at the ...
Jun 25, 2019 · Even when Shirley got inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in November 1979, she stayed home while Celeste Holm accepted the award on her behalf. "I'm devoted to privacy," she told the Sarasota Herald. "You give so much energy on the stage you need time to recharge." Her health started declining during the 1980s when she reportedly ...
Oct 16, 1992 · By the Beautiful Sea (Apr 08, 1954 - Nov 27, 1954) Starring: Shirley Booth [Lottie Gibson] Musical Comedy Original. The Time of the Cuckoo (Oct 15, 1952 - May 30, 1953) Starring: Shirley Booth [Leona Samish] Play Comedy Original. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Apr 19, 1951 - Dec 08, 1951) Starring: Shirley Booth [Cissy] Musical Original.
