Shirley Booth (born Marjory Ford; August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an American actress. One of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards.
Primarily a theater actress, Booth began her career on Broadway in 1915. Her most significant success was as Lola Delaney, in the drama Come Back, Little Sheba, for which she received her second Tony Award in 1950 (she would go on to win three). She made her film debut, reprising her role in the 1952 film version, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance. Despite her successful entry into films, she preferred acting on the stage, and made only four more films.
From 1961 to 1966, she played the title role in the sitcom Hazel, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards. She was acclaimed for her performance in the 1966 television production of The Glass Menagerie. Her final role was providing the voice of Mrs. Claus in the 1974 animated Christmas television special The Year Without a Santa Claus.
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ShirleyBooth (born Marjory Ford; August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an American actress. One of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting...
on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book of the same name. It is narrated by ShirleyBooth (her final acting credit before her retirement from acting) and starring...
Awards: 1947: Best Actress in a Play – Joan of Lorraine American actress ShirleyBooth (1898–1992) completed the triple crown in 1962. She was a 4-time Emmy...
on Broadway in Marc Blitzstein's musical Juno in 1959, which starred ShirleyBooth. Composer Marc Blitzstein was reportedly so delighted with Amundsen...
national telecast of the Awards show drew an estimated 43 million viewers. ShirleyBooth, appearing in a play in Philadelphia, presented the Academy Award for...
the bittersweet romance between Leona Samish (originally played by ShirleyBooth), a single American executive secretary vacationing in Europe and Renato...
Taylor The Turning Point (1977) – Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine Terms of Endearment (1983) – Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger Thelma & Louise (1991)...
March 14, 1949, cover of Time. She was the title character played by ShirleyBooth in the Playhouse 90 feature "The Hostess with the Mostess" in 1957....
Rachel Stephens as Receptionist In the play, Bunny Watson (played by ShirleyBooth, who was originally intended for the film as well) had only brief, somewhat...
2015. Retrieved September 2, 2008. "A Tribute to ShirleyBooth, paragraph: Dean Martin on ShirleyBooth – Dean Martin recalling an encounter with Driscoll...
Merrie Melodies theme "Merrily We Roll Along"), (d. 1970). August 30: ShirleyBooth, American actress (voice of Mrs. Claus in The Year Without a Santa Claus)...
Andersen, both with six). This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards. ShirleyBooth was the last person born in the 19th century to win an Oscar in a Leading...
numerous radio historians, suggested Arden for Our Miss Brooks after ShirleyBooth auditioned for but failed to land the role and Ball—committed at the...
Paramount Pictures vehicle for ShirleyBooth, Columbia head Harry Cohn decided to offer it to Capra instead, hoping he could lure Booth to his studio. Unable to...
sitcom that was based on the British series For the Love of Ada starring ShirleyBooth and J. Patrick O'Malley centering on a widow who moves in with her daughter...
for their debut performances in film: Best Actor None Best Actress ShirleyBooth (Come Back, Little Sheba, 1952) Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins, 1964) Barbra...
Award-winning performances, collaborating with actors like Burt Lancaster, ShirleyBooth, Susan Hayward, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin and Anthony...
his score with Ethel Merman in mind, but director Joshua Logan cast ShirleyBooth instead. Sammy Davis, Jr.'s salary demands put him out of the running...
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