Patricia Marand (January 25, 1934 – November 27, 2008) was an American actress and singer, best known for roles in

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. She was nominated for a 1966

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for her part as

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in the musical '' It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman''. She also appeared in the 1952 musical ''

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''. She was a regular on '' The Merv Griffin Show''.

Life and career

Marand, was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in New York City, the daughter of Patrick and Justine Marandino. Her birth name was Patricia Marandino, and she had a brother Robert. Simonson, Robert
"Patricia Marand, Tony-Nominated Star of ''It's a Bird…'', Dies at 74"
Playbill, November 30, 2008, accessed January 4, 2013"Patricia Marand of Broadway's ''The King and I'' and ''La Mancha'' Passes Away"
BroadwayWorld, November 28, 2008, accessed January 4, 2012 She made her Broadway debut in ''

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'' as a replacement for Lt. Genevieve Marshall. She then starred as Teddy Stern in the 1952 musical ''

'', opposite Jack Cassidy. She was back on Broadway in ''

The Pajama Game ''The Pajama Game'' is a musical based on the 1953 novel '' 7½ Cents'' by Richard Bissell. The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. and dances were staged by Bob Fosse in hi ...

'' in 1955 as a replacement in the role of Brenda. She was nominated for the

in 1966 as Lois Lane in the

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-directed Broadway production of '' It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman'', composed by

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. The press called her "A statuesque, red haired beauty with an unforgettable rich, smooth and melodic soprano voice, Marand’s iconic performances epitomized legendary Broadway theatre with memorable grace and style." A regular in summer stock,"Patricia Marand, at 74; stage actress"
''The Boston Globe'', accessed January 4, 2013 she toured in 1981, starring opposite

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, as Anna in ''

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''. In other stage roles, she played Aldonza in ''

Man of La Mancha ''Man of La Mancha'' is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay '' I, Don Quixote'', which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cerva ...

'' opposite Alfred Drake and had leading roles in ''

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'', '' Guys & Dolls'', ''

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'' and '' Kismet'', among others. She was a regular on '' The Merv Griffin Show'' and appeared as a guest several times on ''

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'' and ''

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''. On March 5, 1967, she was the featured star for the "Stars of Defense" radio show. She also sang in concerts with the Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New Haven and Minneapolis Symphonies, and sang in long-running engagements at supper clubs at such venues as New York's

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and

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s."Broadway's Patricia Marand dead at 74"
United Press International, November 28, 2008, accessed January 4, 2013 She guest starred as Helen Barone in ''

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'' (2000). Marand married lawyer Irving Salem in 1984 and died in 2008 at the age of 74, in New York City, from

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. She is buried at Greenwood Union Cemetery in Harrison, New York.

References

External links

* *
Patricia Marand website
by her husband Irving Salem, with numerous links to photos and sound files

*[http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=2036046&imageID=ps_the_cd113_1737&word=42353&s=1¬word=&d=&c=&f=13&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=Name&sLevel=&sLabel=Friedman-Abeles&sort=&total=123&num=60&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=76 Photo with Jack Cassidy], 1966 {{DEFAULTSORT:Marand, Patricia 1934 births 2008 deaths American musical theatre actresses Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Deaths from brain cancer in the United States 20th-century American actresses Actresses from New York City Musicians from Brooklyn 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American women