C/D Judy Holliday

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Blonde, trilly, died-young film star of the late '40s and '50s, obviously best remembered for her Oscared kept-girl savant in Born Yesterday. Given a career-making one-shot jailhouse monologue by George Cukor in Adam's Rib (with Kate Hepburn's back to the camera!), and gave a really affecting performance opposite Aldo Ray in Cukor's tragicomic The Marrying Kind about a working-class marriage in trouble. Also seen to good advantage opposite Jack Lemmon in It Should Happen to You and Phffft.

Haven't caught any of her other few starring vehicles, like the Minnelli/Broadway musical Bells Are Ringing with Dino, but she strikes me as Lucille Ball with a soul. Could do dance, slapstick, heartbreak. Classic.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 September 2006 16:41 (nineteen years ago)

I seem to recall that she almost didn't get to carry over from the stage to the screen for her role in Born Yesterday because, as Harry Cohn or somebody said: "the kid had a weight problem."

― Ruud Comes to Haarvest (Ken L), Thursday, 28 September 2006 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

Bells Are Ringing is almost timeless. Much better than Born Yesterday.

― Paul Eater (eater), Thursday, 28 September 2006 16:46 (nineteen years ago)

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Of course, that didn't stop Dean Martin from dating her.

― Ruud Comes to Haarvest (Ken L), Thursday, 28 September 2006 16:47 (nineteen years ago)

She's endearing but the voice is kind of hard to take after awhile.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 28 September 2006 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

really? she's no Jennifer Tilly!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 September 2006 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

Bells Are Ringing has some ace numbers, but she kills it in Born Yesterday

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 28 September 2006 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

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