Thursday, May 20, 2021

Birthday Randomness: Leslie and Bob!


A face ya gotta love...Robert Morse, born in Newton, Mass.
on May 18, 1931.
Winner of a Tony for his "not really trying" in 
How To Succeed.
Below, with Bonnie Scott, his "Rosemary!"




In Sugar, with Tony Roberts.

With Carol Channing, who he starred with in 
Sugar Babies
(replacing Mickey Rooney in the original production).

With E.J. Peaker on the one-season "musical" sit-com, That's Life.

As Bertram Cooper in Mad Men. Loved the "soft shoe" dance (Bert's final "number")!

Robert just turned 90...


Leslie Uggams' natal day is May 25, when she'll turn 77.
She was born and raised in Harlem, and
attended the Professional Children's School of New York and Julliard.
Like Robert, she's a Tony Winner...due to her work in
Hallelujah, Baby! 


Leslie started acting on Ethel Water's TV show, Beulah, 
playing Ethel's niece, at the age of 6. 
Below, with Dick Van Dyke, on her OWN show in 1969.







With Chita Rivera and Dorothy Loudon, when they teamed up to do "Jerry's Girls" in 1985. Other Broadway accomplishments include replacing Patti LuPone in Anything Goes, and playing Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie.


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