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Haney was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Norman Vincent Haney (1899-1990), a bank teller, and his Danish-born wife, Ellen (née Christensen) Haney (1900-1952). She had an older sister, Mrs. Miriam Woodcock (1922-1961). She began to dance at age five and opened a dancing school in her teens.
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.
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Carol Haney. Additional Crew: Invitation to the Dance. 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. During the WWII years, she ...
- December 24, 1924
- May 10, 1964
Haney, Carol (1925–1964) 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 ...
Bob Fosse compared her to Marilyn Monroe. Her New York Times obituary reads, “Five feet, six inches tall, with a pixie face, a shaggy hairdo and a husky voice. Carol Haney worked in the wings for 15 years before she got her big chance in front of the footlights. When her moment came, she was equal to the occasion.”.
Feb 22, 2022 · From This Moment On - Kiss me Kate (1953) - Bob Fosse and Carol Haney. After leaving an uncredited dance assistant job with Gene Kelly, Haney landed at MGM as a specialty dancer and partner to Fosse, who was playing Hortensio in the film Kiss Me Kate. The pair’s dance to “From This Moment On,” featuring struck poses and snapping fingers ...
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.
