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Elaine Stritch

1925 - 2014

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Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress, singer, and comedienne, known for her work on Broadway and later, television. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. Stritch was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995. Stritch made her Broadway debut in the 1946 comedy Loco and went on to receive four Tony Award nominations: for the William Inge play Bus Stop (1956); the Noël Coward musical Sail Away (1962); the Stephen Sondheim musical Company (1970), which included her performance of the song "The Ladies Who Lunch"; and for the revival of the Edward Albee play A Delicate Balance (1996). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Elaine Stritch is the 6,119th most popular actor (down from 5,447th in 2024), the 9,443rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,948th in 2019) and the 2,815th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Elaine Stritch ranks 6,115 out of 13,578. Before her are Boris Chirkov, and Joanna Pettet. After her are Lola Pagnani, James Kyson, Sylvia Hoeks, Emily Browning, Sharon Mitchell, Mary Carlisle, Cory Monteith, Lisa Eilbacher, Stuart Townsend, and Richard Dysart.

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Among people born in 1925, Elaine Stritch ranks 451. Before her are Yuriy Lituyev, Stepas Butautas, Arne Månsson, Josep Pintat Solans, Alain Decaux, and Peter Seeberg. After her are Guru Dutt, Otto Arosemena, Gunnar Birkerts, Jimmy Dickinson, Gwen Verdon, and Betty McKinnon. Among people deceased in 2014, Elaine Stritch ranks 438. Before her are Washington Rodríguez, Michio Mado, Amiri Baraka, Irene Fernandez, Els Borst, and Glenn Cornick. After her are Carmen Zapata, John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, Constantin Alexandru, Ian McLagan, Gundi Busch, and Kenny Wheeler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elaine Stritch ranks 9,443 out of 20,380. Before her are Buddy Adler (1906), Wally Pfister (1961), Hanya Yanagihara (1974), and John Russell (1921). After her are William E. Thornton (1929), Burton Downing (1885), Booker T (1965), Edwin Starr (1942), John Buscema (1927), Herb Ellis (1921), John Cody (1907), and Sharon Mitchell (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Elaine Stritch ranks 2,816. Before her are Shawnee Smith (1969), David Selby (1941), James Parrott (1897), Robert Costanzo (1942), Margaret Truman (1924), and John Russell (1921). After her are Sharon Mitchell (1956), Mary Carlisle (1914), Richard Dysart (1929), Will Yun Lee (1971), Harvey Korman (1927), and Alexis Arquette (1969).

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