Judy, Judy, Judy...
as in Tuvim.
Yup, her real name (til she switched it) was
Judith Tuvim,
born in Sunnyside, Queens in 1921.
One of her first jobs was as a switchboard operator
(so she had plenty of experience for "Bells")
for the Mercury Theatre, run by Orson Welles and John Houseman.
Take a minute to imagine that.
Above and below,
pics from the recording session of Broadway's
Bells Are Ringing...with Syd Chaplin (her co-star)
and below with Gerry Mulligan, her long time "guy".
Above with Dean Martin,
in the film version of Bells,
done in 1960.
With William Holden in
Born Yesterday...
done in 1950.
An Academy Award winning performance!
Adam's Rib, released in 1949,
with Kate Hepburn and Spencer Tracey.
Judy as the wronged wife!
A Golden Globe nomination...
And with Jack Lemmon in a publicity shot from
Phfft!
Judy passed away at the age of 43,
having completed just 13 movies
and 7 staged productions.
We wuz robbed!
Carol Burnett
(yes, her REAL name!)
was born in 1933, in San Antonio, Texas.
Raised by her grandmother, in near destitute conditions,
Carol caught the theatre bug
and (thanks to a monetary gift from an "angel")
moved to NYC to try her luck!
Making a splash with Once Upon A Mattress,
and success on the Garry Moore Show, concerts, and
myriad television appearances
(including a Twilight Zone!),
Fade Out - Fade In (1964) came along.
Carol starred with Jack Cassidy (above) and
Dick Patterson (below).
Reviews were positive, and box off sales UP,
til Carol sustained a neck injury,
began to miss performances,
and ending up leaving the production
for a television show (The Entertainers).
Betty Hutton replaced her in the role,
but the show lost momentum and closed.
Couldn't resist adding these two shots,
above with Woody and Julie...
and below, well, cuz it's cute! :)
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