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Margaret Kathleen Regan [1] (September 14, 1919 – April 10, 1980), better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress. For her performance as Rose Brice in the musical Funny Girl and the film adaptation of the same name, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and an Academy Award for Best Supporting ...
Actress: Funny Girl. A veteran scene stealer in the cynical tradition of Thelma Ritter and known for her own inimitably dry, poker-faced delivery, Kay Medford was born Margaret Kathleen Regan in the Bronx, New York City on September 14, 1919, the daughter of Irish folk James and Mary Regan.
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Kay Medford. Birth. 14 Sep 1919. New York, New York County, New York, USA. Death. 10 Apr 1980 (aged 60) New York, New York County, New York, USA. Burial. Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Cremated remains thrown to the wind off of a building. Add to Map. Memorial ID. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 2. Flowers 327.
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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Margaret Kathleen Regan (September 14, 1919 – April 10, 1980), better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress. For her performance as Rose Brice in the musical Funny Girl and the film adaptation of the same name, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and an Academy Award for Best ...
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role in “Funny Girl”. In Funny Girl: Academy Award nominations (*denotes win) Assorted Referencesbased on life of Brice.
Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical-musical film directed by William Wyler and written by Isobel Lennart, adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein .