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Vivian Blaine(1921-1995)

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Vivian Blaine
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Guys and Dolls (1955)
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Ms. Blaine is most noted for having portrayed Miss Adelaide, the long-suffering, perpetually engaged chorus girl, in the Broadway and film versions of Guys and Dolls (1955). She originated the role in 1950 on Broadway and stopped the show each night with her rendition of "Adelaide's Lament," in which she complains about having a bad cold because of her long engagement to gambler Nathan Detroit. Ms. Blaine also originated roles on Broadway in "Say Darling" and "Enter Laughing." She also starred on Broadway in "Hatful of Rain," "Company," and, briefly, in "Zorba." She starred in many national tours, including "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Don't Drink the Water," "Hello Dolly," and "Gypsy." Before going to Broadway, Ms. Blaine was a starlet at 20th Century-Fox, appearing in many musical comedy films, including Jitterbugs (1943), Greenwich Village (1944), and State Fair (1945). In the mid 1950s, Ms. Blaine reprised her role as Adelaide in the film version of Guys and Dolls (1955) with Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando. After her Broadway appearance in "Company" in 1972, she appeared on national television at the 25th Tony anniversary special. This led to a revival of her TV career, and she continued to appear in guest roles on TV and in independent films and theater until her retirement in 1984.
BornNovember 21, 1921
DiedDecember 9, 1995(74)
BornNovember 21, 1921
DiedDecember 9, 1995(74)
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Vivian Blaine in Parasite (1982)
Marlon Brando and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, Stephen Dunne, and Dennis O'Keefe in Doll Face (1945)
Vivian Blaine, Veda Ann Borg, Barbara Brent, Jann Darlyn, Madelyn Darrow, June Kirby, Pat Sheehan, Larri Thomas, Sandra Warner, Sonia Werner, and The Goldwyn Girls in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Vivian Blaine
Vivian Blaine, June Haver, and Vera-Ellen in Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
Vivian Blaine, June Haver, and Vera-Ellen in Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
Vivian Blaine, June Haver, Frank Latimore, and George Montgomery in Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, Vivian Blaine, and Samuel Goldwyn
Vivian Blaine in Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957)
Jackie Barnett, Vivian Blaine, Les Clark, Jimmy Cross, and Merrill Long in Nob Hill (1945)

Known for

Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Guys and Dolls
7.1
  • Miss Adelaide
  • 1955
Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Fay Bainter, Vivian Blaine, Dick Haymes, and Charles Winninger in State Fair (1945)
State Fair
7.0
  • Emily Edwards
  • 1945
Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, Stephen Dunne, Dennis O'Keefe, and Martha Stewart in Doll Face (1945)
Doll Face
5.9
  • Mary Elizabeth 'Doll Face' Carroll
  • 1945
Oliver Hardy, Vivian Blaine, and Stan Laurel in Jitterbugs (1943)
Jitterbugs
6.2
  • Susan Cowan
  • 1943

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Actress

  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
  • Bea Arthur in Amanda's (1983)
    Amanda's
  • I'm Going to Be Famous (1983)
    I'm Going to Be Famous
  • Parasite (1982)
    Parasite
  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
    • (uncredited)
  • The Dark (1979)
    The Dark
  • Sooner or Later (1979)
    Sooner or Later
  • Fast Friends (1979)
    Fast Friends
  • The Cracker Factory (1979)
    The Cracker Factory
  • Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
    Vega$
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
  • Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978)
    Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
  • Richard (1972)
    Richard

Soundtrack

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
  • Lauren Bacall, Yul Brynner, Florence Henderson, Angela Lansbury, Paul Lynde, Diana Rigg, Ray Walston, Edie Adams, Vivian Blaine, Tom Bosley, Carol Channing, William Daniels, Alfred Drake, Nanette Fabray, Jill Haworth, Clark Jones, Ruby Keeler, Richard Kiley, Bert Michaels, Patricia Morison, Robert Morse, Zero Mostel, Hildy Parks, Estelle Parsons, Robert Preston, Marian Seldes, Stephen Sondheim, Maureen Stapleton, Leslie Uggams, Gwen Verdon, Virginia Vestoff, David Wayne, and Walter Willison in The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971)
    The 25th Annual Tony Awards
  • Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Guys and Dolls
    • (uncredited)
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
  • Vivian Blaine, Joan Evans, Dean Miller, Barry Sullivan, and Esther Williams in Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
    Skirts Ahoy!
    • (uncredited)
  • Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
    Three Little Girls in Blue
    • (uncredited)
  • Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, and Harry James in If I'm Lucky (1946)
    If I'm Lucky
    • (uncredited)
  • Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, Stephen Dunne, Dennis O'Keefe, and Martha Stewart in Doll Face (1945)
    Doll Face
    • (uncredited)
  • Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Fay Bainter, Vivian Blaine, Dick Haymes, and Charles Winninger in State Fair (1945)
    State Fair
  • Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, and Michael O'Shea in Something for the Boys (1944)
    Something for the Boys
  • Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix, and Vivian Blaine in Greenwich Village (1944)
    Greenwich Village
    • (uncredited)
  • Oliver Hardy, Vivian Blaine, and Stan Laurel in Jitterbugs (1943)
    Jitterbugs

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    • November 21, 1921
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
    • December 9, 1995
    • New York City, New York, USA(congestive heart failure)
    • December 21, 1973 - December 9, 1995 (her death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 2 Pictorials

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    Married three times. First husband was Manny Franks, her agent, who was 20 years older than she. Second husband was Milton Rachmil, the head of Universal Pictures and Decca Records, who wanted an at-home trophy wife; the marriage didn't last long, also ending in divorce court. Third husband was businessman Stuart Clark, who started to supervise her career and revived it on 1970s TV. He was 13 years her junior.
  • Quotes
    I put all my intelligence, such as it is, into playing dumb blondes.
    • At 20th Century Fox, she was known as the cherry blonde because of her extraordinary hair color as shown in Technicolor.

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