Patricia Morison, star of Broadway and Hollywood, dies aged 103

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Source: The Guardian

Patricia Morison, who originated the role of an overemotional diva in the Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate, starred on stage opposite Yul Brynner in The King and I and appeared in films with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, died on Sunday at the age of 103.

Morison died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, publicist Harlan Boll said. Morison’s death was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter.

With her long auburn hair and fiery blue-gray eyes, Morison radiated a sophisticated sex appeal. She had “the most sensual mouth of any lady in the movies”, Gregory William Mank wrote in his book Women in Horror Films, 1940s.

The Broadway actress Merle Dandridge posted a picture of herself with Morison on Sunday and tweeted out a tribute. “Rest, Beautiful Patricia Morison,” Dandridge said. “It was an honor to follow in your footsteps.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/20/patricia-morison-star-broadway-hollywood-dies-103

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[elleng]

2. Here:

[John1956PA]

3. I watched that 1971 Tony Awards Show which marked the 25th anniversary of that event.

From https://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/200909161253133493031.html (Year Selected: 1971)

Saluting 25 Years of Tony Award-Winning Musicals

David Wayne - "When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love" from Finian's Rainbow (1947);
Nanette Fabray - "Papa, Won't You Dance with Me?" from High Button Shoes (1948);
Alfred Drake - "Where Is the Life That Late I Led?" from Kiss Me Kate (1949);
Ray Walston and company - "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame" from South Pacific (1950);
Vivian Blaine - "Adelaide's Lament" from Guys and Dolls (1951);
Patricia Morison and Yul Brynner - "Shall We Dance" from The King and I (1952);
Edie Adams - "It's Love" from Wonderful Town (1953);
Alfred Drake - "The Olive Tree" from Kismet (1954);
Gwen Verdon – dance from Can-Can (1953);
John Raitt - "Hey There" from The Pajama Game (1955);
Gwen Verdon - "Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)" from Damn Yankees (1956);
Stanley Holloway - "Get Me to the Church on Time" from My Fair Lady (1957);
Robert Preston - "Ya Got Trouble" from The Music Man (1958);
Richard Kiley and Gwen Verdon - "Look Who's in Love" from Redhead (1959);
Tom Bosley - "The Name's LaGuardia" from Fiorello! (1960);
Florence Henderson – the title song from The Sound of Music (1960);
Paul Lynde -"Kids" from Bye Bye Birdie (1961);
Robert Morse - "I Believe in You" from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962);
Zero Mostel - "Comedy Tonight" from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1963);
Carol Channing - "Before the Parade Passes By" from Hello, Dolly! (1964);
Zero Mostel - "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof (1965);
Angela Lansbury - "Open a New Window" from Mame (1966);
Richard Kiley - "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" from Man of La Mancha (1965);
Jill Haworth – title song from Cabaret (1967);
Leslie Uggams - "Now's the Time" from Hallelujah, Baby (1968);
William Daniels and Virginia Vestoff - "Till Then" from 1776 (1969);
Lauren Bacall - "Welcome to the Theater" from Applause (1970)

[elleng]

8. What a great list!!!

[longship]

4. Here!

[Honeycombe8]

5. I loved that movie, Kiss Me Kate (altho she wasn't in it)....She lived a long time!

Just think. When she was born, women couldn't vote.

I hope her passing went peacefully.

[elleng]

6. Right, she was 'just' on Broadway!

Here's a bit of her.

Great movie, and Kathryn Grayson was super!

[elleng]

7. 'She was handpicked by Cole Porter to play the feisty actress Lilli Vanessi opposite Mr. Drake,

who played her co-star and ex-husband in “Kiss Me, Kate,” Porter’s behind-the-scenes show about a musical version of “The Taming of the Shrew.” The critics loved both her and the show — Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times praised her as “an agile and humorous actress who is not afraid of slapstick and who can sing enchantingly” — and so did the public.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/20/obituaries/patricia-morison-dies-kiss-me-kate.html?