This page will contain discussion groups about Julie Newmar, as they become available.Julie NewmarJulie NewmarJulie Newmar (born August 16, 1935) as Julia Chalan Newmeyer, a statuesque actress, dancer and singer. She is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 145 pounds, measures 38-23-38, and has an IQ of 135. Her first appearances, before she changed her name, were as the "dancer-assassin" in Slaves of Babylon (1953) and as "the gilded girl" in Serpent of the Nile (1953) in which she was clad only in gold paint. She also danced in Demtrius and the Gladiators (1954). Her first major role was as one of the brides in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). Her show-stopping 90-second Broadway appearance as "Stupefyin' Jones" in Li'l Abner in 1956 led to a reprise in the 1959 film version. In The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) she developed the stock character role of the sexy Swede. Newmar starred as the sexy Rhoda the Robot in the short-lived cult TV series My Living Doll (1964). She is best known for her recurring role on Batman as the villainous "Catwoman" (portrayed in the final season by Eartha Kitt). She appeared on stage with Anthony Newley in a national tour of "Stop the World I Want to Get Off" and as Lola in Damn Yankees!. Newmar's beauty was so legendary that it was even paid tribute in the title of a film, "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar". On November 2, 2004 Newmar was sued by actor James Belushi for the sum of $4 million. Belushi claims that Newmar has been harassing him and actively trying to force him to move through such acts as destroying his property, blaring loud music directed at his home and bad-mouthing him to neighbours. Quotation
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Belushi claims that Newmar has been harassing him and actively trying to force him to move through such acts as destroying his property, blaring loud music directed at his home and bad-mouthing him to neighbours. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, she was honored with her image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. On November 2, 2004 Newmar was sued by actor James Belushi for the sum of $4 million. They had two children: a daughter, Ann Gallery, and a son, Don Gallery (ne Marvin Carville La Marr), whom they adopted after the death of his mother, actress Barbara La Marr. Newmar's beauty was so legendary that it was even paid tribute in the title of a film, "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar". Pitts was married to actor Tom Gallery from 1920 to 1932. She appeared on stage with Anthony Newley in a national tour of "Stop the World I Want to Get Off" and as Lola in Damn Yankees!. She was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. She is best known for her recurring role on Batman as the villainous "Catwoman" (portrayed in the final season by Eartha Kitt). ZaSu Pitts died of cancer in Hollywood, California at age 69. Newmar starred as the sexy Rhoda the Robot in the short-lived cult TV series My Living Doll (1964). From the 1940s through the early 1960s ZaSu Pitts also made numerous television appearances, including her role in The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna (1956-1960), with Gale Storm. In The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) she developed the stock character role of the sexy Swede. When Mae Questel was called on to create the screen voice of the character "Olive Oyl" for the Fleischer Studios animated cartoon version of the comic strip "Popeye", Questel created a caricature of Zazu Pitts' voice. Her show-stopping 90-second Broadway appearance as "Stupefyin' Jones" in Li'l Abner in 1956 led to a reprise in the 1959 film version. When Hollywood switched to talkies, Pitts, who had a distinctive nasal voice with a wavering vibrato, switched to comedy character actor roles. Her first major role was as one of the brides in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). Von Stroheim also featured her in The Wedding March and Walking Down Broadway. She also danced in Demtrius and the Gladiators (1954). Perhaps her most famous early role was in Erich von Stroheim's Greed (1925). Her first appearances, before she changed her name, were as the "dancer-assassin" in Slaves of Babylon (1953) and as "the gilded girl" in Serpent of the Nile (1953) in which she was clad only in gold paint. Pitts debuted in silent film in 1917, including a number of leading roles. She is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 145 pounds, measures 38-23-38, and has an IQ of 135. Her unusual first name was coined from parts of the names "Eliza" and "Susan", female relatives who both wanted ZaSu's mother to name the child after them. Julie Newmar (born August 16, 1935) as Julia Chalan Newmeyer, a statuesque actress, dancer and singer. ZaSu Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas and grew up in Santa Cruz, California. The Bionic Woman (1976) playing "Claudette" in episode: "Black Magic" (episode # 2.9) 10 November. In many of her film credits and contemporary articles, her name is rendered as Zazu Pitts. Bewitched (1964) playing "Ophelia" in episode: "The Eight Year Itch Witch" (episode # 8.12) 8 December. ZaSu Pitts (3 January 1894 - 7 June 1963) was a United States movie actress. Star Trek (1966) playing "Eleen" in episode: "Friday's Child" (episode # 2.11) 1 December. The Monkees (1966) playing "April Conquest" in episode: "Monkees Get Out More Dirt" (episode # 1.29) 3 April. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) playing "Ulla Bergstrom" in episode: "The Beautiful Maid" (episode # 4.27) 16 March. The Twilight Zone (1959) playing "Miss Devlin" in episode: "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville" (episode # 4.14) 11 April. Tell me I'm funny and it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me." -- Julie Newmar, New York Times interview. Tell me I'm intellectual, I know it. "Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing. |