Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian and singer. [ 1 ] She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and musicals.
Reiner had originally conceived the project for Judy Holliday, who developed cancer and had to bow out of the project, according to Reiner's reminiscence during his videotaped "Archive of American Television" interview.
It Should Happen to You is a 1954 American romantic comedy film starring Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford and Jack Lemmon; it was Lemmon's first major film appearance.The film was directed by George Cukor, and partly filmed on location in New York City.
In 1960, the play Laurette, starring Judy Holliday and directed by José Quintero, closed out of town in Philadelphia owing to Holliday's battle with breast cancer. [16] For years, film director George Cukor tried unsuccessfully to launch a film version of Taylor's life. In 1963, a musical adaptation of Laurette opened on Broadway.
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
William Holden and Judy Holliday in a promotional still for Born Yesterday. Bullying, uncouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock goes to Washington, D.C. with his brassy girlfriend, Emma "Billie" Dawn, and his crooked lawyer, Jim Devery, to "influence" a politician or two.
The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Lydia McLaughlin is shining a light on her late mom Judy Stirling’s private health struggles. “My mom battled breast cancer for many years ...
Newcomer Judy Holliday won the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of showgirl mistress Billie Dawn in the film version of the play Born Yesterday, a role which she had originated on Broadway. Other Best Actress nominees for that year were Bette Davis and Anne Baxter for All About Eve, Eleanor Parker for Caged and Gloria Swanson for Sunset ...