Born: 4-Jun-1907
Birthplace: Waterbury, CT
Died: 28-Nov-1976
Location of death: Beverly Hills, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Breast
Remains: Buried, Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, CA

Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Auntie Mame

Father: (lawyer)
Husband: Frederick Brisson (m. 25-Oct-1941, until her death, one son)
Son: Lance Brisson (b. 1943)

    University: Marymount School, Tarrytown, NY
    University: American Academy of Dramatic Art, New York City

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    Golden Globe 1947 for Sister Kenny
    Golden Globe 1948 for Mourning Becomes Electra
    Golden Globe 1959 for Auntie Mame
    Golden Globe 1962 for A Majority of One
    Golden Globe 1963 for Gypsy
    Tony 1953 for Wonderful Town
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1708 Vine St.
    Hip Replacement Surgery
    Risk Factors: Arthritis, Breast Cancer

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (12-May-1971)
    Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (10-Apr-1968)
    Rosie! (22-Nov-1967)
    The Trouble with Angels (30-Mar-1966)
    Gypsy (1-Nov-1962)
    A Majority of One (11-Jan-1962)
    Auntie Mame (27-Dec-1958)
    Picnic (11-Feb-1956)
    A Woman of Distinction (1-Mar-1950)
    Tell It to the Judge (18-Nov-1949)
    The Velvet Touch (13-Jul-1948)
    Mourning Becomes Electra (19-Nov-1947)
    The Guilt of Janet Ames (6-Mar-1947)
    Sister Kenny (29-Sep-1946)
    Roughly Speaking (31-Jan-1945)
    My Sister Eileen (24-Sep-1942)
    Take a Letter, Darling (6-May-1942)
    The Feminine Touch (Oct-1941)
    They Met in Bombay (27-Jun-1941)
    No Time for Comedy (7-Sep-1940)
    His Girl Friday (11-Jan-1940)
    The Women (1-Sep-1939)
    Four's a Crowd (13-Nov-1938)
    The Citadel (3-Nov-1938)
    Night Must Fall (30-Apr-1937)
    Craig's Wife (25-Sep-1936)
    Under Two Flags (30-Apr-1936)
    China Seas (9-Aug-1935)
    Reckless (17-Apr-1935)
    West Point of the Air (23-Mar-1935)
    Forsaking All Others (23-Dec-1934)
    Evelyn Prentice (9-Nov-1934)

Author of books:
Life Is a Banquet (1977, memoir)

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