Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian, and singer.Obituary ''

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'', June 9, 1965, p. 71. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in

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plays and musicals. Her success as Billie Dawn in the 1946 stage production of '' Born Yesterday'' led to her being cast in the 1950 film version for which she won an

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and a

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. She was known for her performance on Broadway in the musical '' Bells Are Ringing,'' winning a

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and reprising her role in the 1960 film adaptation. In 1952, Holliday was called to testify before the

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to answer claims she was associated with

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. Unlike other figures who lost standing, Holliday managed to get through unscathed. She continued to act on Broadway and film until her death from

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in 1965.

Early life

Holliday was born Judith Tuvim (she took her stage name from ''yamim tovim'', which is Hebrew for "holidays") in

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, New York, the only child of Abe and Helen Tuvim (née Gollomb). Her father was executive director of the foundation for the

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of America (1951–1958), and a political activist who ran unsuccessfully six times between 1919 and 1938 as a

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candidate for the

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. Her mother taught piano. Both were of

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descent. Judith grew up in

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, New York, and graduated from

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in Manhattan. Her first job was as an assistant switchboard operator at the

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, which was administered by

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and

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.Judy Holiday, 42, Is Dead of Cancer
, ''The New York Times'', June 8, 1965, p. 1
, Jewish Women's Archive (jwa.org), retrieved February 21, 2010

Early career

Holliday began her show business career in 1938 as part of a nightclub act called The Revuers, whose other members were

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, Alvin Hammer, John Frank and Esther Cohen."Judy Holliday Biography"
Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com), retrieved February 21, 2010 They played engagements in New York night clubs including the

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, Spivy's Roof, the Blue Angel, and the

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, and the Trocadero in

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, California.

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, a friend of the group who shared an apartment with Green, occasionally provided piano accompaniment for their performances.Sargeant, Winthro
"Judy Holliday"
'Life Magazine'', April 2, 1951. In 1940, The Revuers released a 78-rpm album entitled ''Night Life in New York.'' The troupe filmed a scene for the 1944

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movie ''

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.'' Although the Revuers' performance was cut, Holliday was an unbilled extra in another scene. The group disbanded in early 1944. Holliday remembered her years in the Revuers as unpleasant, saying she was initially a bad actress and so shy that she vomited between shows. She found it difficult to perform on stage in smoke-filled rooms while patrons over-imbibed, heckled, and fought with each other, but deemed entertainers successful if they persevered in such atmospheres. In her first film role, Holliday played an airman's wife in

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’s version of the

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' play ''

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'' (1944). She made her

debut on March 20, 1945, at the

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in '' Kiss Them for Me'', and was one of the recipients that year of the

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for Most Promising Female Actress. In 1946, she returned to Broadway as the scatterbrained Billie Dawn in '' Born Yesterday''. Author

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wrote the play for

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; but when Arthur left New York for personal reasons, Kanin selected Holliday, two decades Arthur's junior, as her replacement. When Columbia bought the rights to adapt ''Born Yesterday'' to film, studio boss

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initially would not consider casting the Hollywood unknown, even though Holliday received rave reviews for her Broadway performance. Kanin, along with

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, and

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conspired to promote Holliday by offering her a key part in the Tracy-Hepburn film ''

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'' (1949). Cohn eventually relented and offered Holliday the chance to repeat her role for the film version, but only after a screen test (which at first was used only as a "benchmark against which to evaluate" other actresses being considered for the role). For her film performance in ''Born Yesterday'', Holliday won the first

; and at the

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, won the

, defeating

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, nominated for ''

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;''

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, for ''

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;'' and

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and

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, both for ''

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''. Holliday starred opposite newcomer

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in his first two feature films, the comedies '' It Should Happen to You'' and ''

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'' (both 1954). Film historian Bernard Dick summed up Holliday's acting: "Perhaps the most important aspect of the Judy Holliday persona, both in variations of Billie Dawn and in her roles as housewife, is her vulnerability...her ability to shift her mood quickly from comic to serious is one of her greatest technical gifts." Director George Cukor also observed that Holliday had "that depth of emotion, that unexpectedly touching emotion, that thing which would unexpectedly touch your heart."

Investigation for Communist sympathies

In 1950, Holliday's name appeared on a list of 151 "pro-Communist" artists in the conservative publication '' Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and TV''. The next year, she was

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ed by Senator Pat McCarran's

, which was investigating subversion and Communist activity in the entertainment industry. Holliday was one of several actors accused of fundraising for Communist front organizations. She appeared before the committee on March 26, 1952, with Simon H. Rifkind as her legal counsel. Holliday was advised to play dumb, as in her film portrayal of Billie Dawn, and she did – often to comedic effect. She denounced

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and

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generally, but defended the

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rights of those who espoused such views. Holliday later wrote of the experience to her friend

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: "Woodie, maybe you're ashamed of me, because I played Billie Dawn ... But I'm not ashamed of myself, because I didn't name names. That much I preserved." The investigation "did ''not'' reveal positive evidence of any membership in the Communist Party". The investigation concluded after three months and, unlike others whose careers were severely damaged by communist allegations, her career was relatively untarnished.

Later career

Holliday starred in the film version of ''

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'', which was released in August 1956. In November 1956, Holliday returned to Broadway, starring in the musical '' Bells Are Ringing'' with book and lyrics by her Revuers friends,

and

, and directed by

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. In 1957, she won the

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. Of Holliday's performance in the stage musical,

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wrote in ''

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'':

Nothing has happened to the shrill little moll whom the town loved in ''Born Yesterday''. The squeaky voice, the embarrassed giggle, the brassy naivete, the dimples, the teeter-totter walk fortunately remain unimpaired ... Miss Holliday now adds a trunk-full of song-and-dance routines...Without losing any of that doll-like personality, she is now singing music by Jule Styne and dancing numbers composed by Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse. She has gusto enough to triumph in every kind of music hall antic.

Returning to her film career after a gap of several years, Holliday starred in the film version of '' Bells Are Ringing'' (1960), her last film. In October 1960, Holliday started out-of-town tryouts on the play ''Laurette'', based on the life of

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. The show was directed by

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with background music by

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and produced by

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. When Holliday became ill and had to leave the show, it closed in Philadelphia without opening on Broadway. Holliday had surgery for a throat tumor shortly after leaving the production in October 1960. Her last role was in the stage musical '' Hot Spot'', co-starring newcomers such as

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and

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, which closed after 43 performances on May 25, 1963.

Personal life

In 1948, Holliday married clarinetist David Oppenheim, later a classical music and television producer, and academic. The couple had one child,

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, before they divorced in 1957. In the late 1950s, Holliday had a long-term relationship with jazz musician

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing t ...

. Holliday supported Henry Wallace in the

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and

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during the 1952 presidential election. In 1960, she was awarded a star on the

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at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Death

Holliday died on June 7, 1965, at Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital from metastatic

.“Judy Holliday”
biography,

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(TCM). Retrieved March 3, 2018. She was interred in the

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Filmography

Radio appearances

Stage

Discography

Holliday recorded two studio albums (not including her film and Broadway soundtracks) during her lifetime. *''Trouble Is a Man'' (1958) *''

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'' (DRG, recorded 1961, released 1980) with

References

External links

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