cujas Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 One of Broadway's most legendary musical stars, she appeared on stage with Fred Astaire and re-created several of her stage hits for the movies. She was also portrayed on film by 2 different actresses--one was, ironically, one of Hollywood's most legendary musical stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineramaRick Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Is it Fanny Brice? Of course she was portrayed by Barbra Streisand in *Funny Girl* (1968) and Rosalind Harris in *The Cotton Club* (1984) - and by Dorothy Loudon on television. She was in *Ziegfeld Follies* (1945) with Fred Astaire but I don't know what she appeared with him in on stage. She recreated some of her stage rountines in the Oscar-winning *The Great Ziegfeld* (1936) and other films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 I can't recall Fanny Brice appearing in a Broadway show with Fred Astaire. But you're getting quite hot. The female performer referenced in the question was also a Ziegfeld Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 To repeat the original question-- This musical comedy Broadway legend was portrayed in the movies by 2 actresses--one just so happened to be a Hollywood musical comedy legend in her own right. Hint: The Performer was a noted dancer and performed on Broadway with Fred Astaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Hi cujas- I'm taking a wild guess just to get things going- maybe Ruby Keeler? Fits some of the clues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Marilyn Miller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Thank You Cujas. I missed You and everybody here. You wrote 2 actresses portrayed Marilyn Miller on film, the other was June Haver in *Look For The Silver Lining* . I'm watching Howard Keel right now in *Floods of Fear* a very different role for him. I'll try to post a question later. btw, You made my day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Here's a 2'fer Her Film career was prolific during the 1940's-50's. She appeared in films with many of Warner's leading men. She met her husband while touring in a stage production. He was the lead in a very successful TV show. Their marriage lasted almost 50 years. She won a Tony award as the lead in a Broadway musical. His film career took place during the 1940's-1950's. He appeared in a very well known much loved musical in the '50's. When his film career slowed down, he began directing films and TV shows. He appeared in a Broadway musical and was nominated for a Tony award. Both this actor and actress appeared together in this multi award winning production on Broadway. Name them both and this Broadway show. ( To avoid any confusion, they were not married to each other) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Alexis Smith and Gene Nelson? "Follies"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 When this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical was taken to the screen, two members of the original principal Broadway cast appeared in the film version. Name of film? Who were the two cast members? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 *Flower Drum Song* ? There were 3 original cast members in The Broadway production that appeared in the film. Miyoshi Umeki, Jack Soo, Juanita Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 You got it anyway. I had only counted Umeki and Hall. Your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Shirley Booth----COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Shirley Booth is correct, finance. Good work, your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 This was basically a two-character Broadway play that opened in the late '50s, with a huge male movie star and a future Oscar-winning sctress in the starring roles. Neither appeared in the screen version a few years later. The male role in the film was played by an A-list actor for whom the role was an unusual one for him, and the female role was played by a future Oscar-winning actress who had begun her career as a dancer on Broadway. Name of film and play? The two stars on Broadway? The two stars of the film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Correct, 6s. Yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Big movie star returns to Broadway in 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Famous playwright for the era--his plays had been made into films. Actor was a movie star as big as they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Is it Spencer Tracy in "The Rugged Path", written by Robert Sherwood, who also wrote "The Petrified Forest"? The play was directed by Garson Kanin, who had directed Tracy and Hepburn in the movie "Woman Of The Year". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Sorry, my bad. That's what can happen when you rely on strictly memory and don't do the proper research. Thanks for pointing that out. Well, cujas, is the rest of my answer correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Miles--I hope the hurricane has not ruined your perfect English grammar. But, at any rate, you are still perfectly correct. For Spence, the play was, indeed, a rugged path, and his last on stage appearance. Miles, it's all yours-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I guess that was an easy one. Yes, Ethel Merman is correct. She also starred in both the stage and movie versions of "Anything Goes" and "Call Me Madam". Later in her career she starred as Mama in the Broadway show "Gypsy". Your turn, finance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Giveaway hint: This director died fairly recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 Sidney Lumet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Correct, cujas. Yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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