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  1. Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter, and singer, [2] 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 ...

  2. Rosalind Russell. Actress: Auntie Mame. The middle of seven children, she was named, not for the heroine of "As You Like It" but for the S.S. Rosalind on which her parents had sailed, at the suggestion of her father, a successful lawyer. After receiving a Catholic school education, she went to the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York ...

  3. Rosalind Russell. Actress: Auntie Mame. The middle of seven children, she was named, not for the heroine of "As You Like It" but for the S.S. Rosalind on which her parents had sailed, at the suggestion of her father, a successful lawyer. After receiving a Catholic school education, she went to the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York, having convinced her mother that she intended to ...

  4. Jul 12, 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 ...

  5. Nov 29, 1976 · Rosalind Russell, long one of the brightest stars of the American stage and screen, whose witty sophistication as Auntie Mame was a natural extension of Roz, the woman, died yesterday of cancer at ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 who loved to climb ...

  8. Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as the role of Mame Dennis in the film Auntie Mame. She won all 5 Golden Globes for which she was nominated, and was tied with Meryl Streep for wins until 2007 when ...

  9. Russell, Rosalind (1908–1976)American actress, famed for her performances in Auntie Mame and Gypsy. Born on June 4, 1908, in Waterbury, Connecticut; died of cancer on November 28, 1976, in Los Angeles, California; one of seven children of Clara Russell and James Russell (a trial lawyer); had a Catholic school education before graduating from New York's America Source for information on ...

  10. Dec 16, 2010 · Rosalind Russell was the star of Auntie Mame, His Girl Friday, Gypsy and scores of other memorable films and Broadway shows. An innovative and highly talented performer, Rosalind earned four Oscar ...

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