Gwen Verdon American actor-singer

Gwen Verdon is a 75 years old American actor-singer from Culver City, California. Gwen Verdon was born on January 13, 1925 (died on October 18, 2000, she was 75 years old) in Culver City, California as Gwenyth Evelyn Verdon.

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Gwenyth Evelyn “Gwen” Verdon was an actress and dancer who won four Tony awards for her musical comedy performances and served as uncredited choreographers assistant and specialty dance coach for both theater and film. With flaming red hair and a quaver in her voice Verdon was a critically acclaimed performer on Broadway in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Is Gwen Verdon still alive?

No, she died on 10/18/2000, 23 years ago. She was 75 years old when she died. Cause of death: myocardial infarction. She died in Woodstock

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Gwen Verdon Albums (3)

There are 3 albums of Gwen Verdon.

Her last album New Girl In Town Original Broadway Cast released 1 decade 5 years ago. When New Girl In Town Original Broadway Cast released, she was 83 years old. This album contains 18 tracks

Her first album The Girl I Left Home For released 67 years ago, she was 30 years old when this album released. There were 12 songs in this album.

Popular Gwen Verdon Songs

1. Sweet Charity: If My Friends Could See Me Now (Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast Recording), released 57 years ago)
2. Whatever Lola Wants (Damn Yankees (Original Broadway Cast Recording), released 68 years ago)
3. Sweet Charity: There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This (Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast Recording), released 57 years ago)
4. Who's Got The Pain? (Damn Yankees (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Recording), released 34 years ago)
5. A Little Brains, A Little Talent (Damn Yankees (Original Broadway Cast Recording), released 68 years ago)
6. We Both Reached For The Gun (Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville (Original Broadway Cast Recording), released 48 years ago)
7. Sweet Charity: I'm The Bravest Individual (Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast Recording), released 57 years ago)
8. Roxie (Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville (Original Broadway Cast Recording), released 48 years ago)
9. Sweet Charity: Where Am I Going? (Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast Recording), released 57 years ago)
10. Nowadays (Legends of Broadway: Chita Rivera, released 66 years ago)

Gwen Verdon Movies (25)

There are 25 movies of Gwen Verdon.

Her first feature film was Cocoon (1985, as Bess McCarthy). She was 60 when she starred in this movie. Since 1985, she has appeared in 25 feature films. The last one is The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997). In this movie, she played the character Herself .

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Gwen Verdon movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films she starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Bess McCarthy	Cocoon (1985)	60
Ruth	Marvin's Room (1996)	71
Bess McCarthy Selwyn	Cocoon: The Return (1988)	63
	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	51
Mrs. Drago	Bruno (2000)	75
Alice's Mother	Alice (1990)	65
Tish Dwyer	The Cotton Club (1984)	59
Vera	Nadine (1987)	62
Roxie Hart	Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)	78
Specialty Dancer	David and Bathsheba (1951)	26
Herself	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)	77
	That's Dancing! (1985)	59
Lola	Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)	80
Lola	Damn Yankees (1958)	33
Alora	Walking Across Egypt (1999)	73
Audience	Liza with a Z (1972)	47
Etta Pell, Old Folks Home Resident	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)	69
	Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (2019)	94
Specialty Ballerina	The King Steps Out (1936)	11
Gwen Verdon / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe	Meet Me After the Show (1951)	26
Herself	Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)	90
	Deadly Visitor (1973)	48
Herself - Host	American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance (1983)	58
Herself - Narrator	Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (1990)	65
Herself	The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997)	72

Gwen Verdon TV Shows (15)

Her first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).

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Awards (4)

Awarded National Medal of Arts , awarded Theatre World Award in 1952 , awarded Library of Congress Living Legend in 2000 , nominated Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1965 ,

What was Gwen's zodiac sign?

Gwen Verdon zodiac sign was capricorn.

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