Dorothy LoudonDorothy Loudon (September 17, 1933 - November 15, 2003) was a Broadway actress noted for her comedy and "belting" singing voice, which she used to deliver a wide range of musical comedy and Roaring Twenties songs. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began singing as a child. She moved to New York and landed a job as a featured nightclub performer. She became a lounge singer, mingling song with ad-libbed comedy, and was featured on televsion on "The Perry Como Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show". She made her stage debut in 1962 in The World of Jules Feiffer, a Jules Feiffer play directed by Mike Nichols, with music by Stephen Sondheim. She made her Broadway debut in "Nowhere to Go But Up" which ran only two weeks but earned her outstanding reviews. She appeared in a series of commercial failures (The Fig Leaves Are Falling ran for four performances) which nonetheless garnered her favorable reviews and a nomination for a Tony Award in 1969. She looked back on these with typical humor, once answering the comment "Miss Loudon, I saw you in Comedy Tonight with the response, "Oh, you poor thing! I feel so bad for you!" She married Norman Paris, a composer who arranged the music for Sondheim's television muscial "Evening Primrose", and who wrote the theme song for the television game show "I've Got a Secret". Her best-remembered role is "Miss Hannigan" in Annie, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in 1977. She was widowed in 1977, and appeared as a recently widowed woman in Ballroom in 1979. Her performance of the song "Fifty Percent" from Ballroom on the Tony Awards was one of a series of triumphant performances on the yearly awards show, which included an outrageous version of "Broadway Baby" from Follies. Her version of Gershwin's "Vodka" had her throwing off a luxurious fur, (telling it to "wait in the car") to reveal a spectacular sleek blue sequined costume, adding "I am too good for this room. I am too good for this song! I am, however, not too good for this dress." Her television series, Dorothy, in 1979, had her portraying a former showgirl teaching music and drama at a stuffy Girls' School. She took over as Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and co-starred with Katharine Hepburn in the play West Side Waltz in 1981. Her (non-musical) performance as a washed-up television comedienne in 1983's Noises Off received rave reviews, but the role was played in the movie by Carol Burnett (who also got Loudon's role in the 1982 film version of Annie). She appeared in two films, playing an agent in Garbo Talks and an eccentric in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. She died in New York of cancer and was interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York Plays
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She died in New York of cancer and was interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. Full text as PDF (http://www.danicamckellar.com/math/percolation.pdf). She appeared in two films, playing an agent in Garbo Talks and an eccentric in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Journal of Physics A: Mathematics and General, 31, 9055–9063. Her (non-musical) performance as a washed-up television comedienne in 1983's Noises Off received rave reviews, but the role was played in the movie by Carol Burnett (who also got Loudon's role in the 1982 film version of Annie). (1998) Percolation and Gibbs states multiplicity for ferromagnetic Ashkin–Teller models on Z. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and co-starred with Katharine Hepburn in the play West Side Waltz in 1981. & Winn, B. She took over as Mrs. 1 Chayes, L., McKellar, D. Her television series, Dorothy, in 1979, had her portraying a former showgirl teaching music and drama at a stuffy Girls' School. Her acting credits include:. I am too good for this song! I am, however, not too good for this dress.". She has returned to regular television with a role in The West Wing. Her version of Gershwin's "Vodka" had her throwing off a luxurious fur, (telling it to "wait in the car") to reveal a spectacular sleek blue sequined costume, adding "I am too good for this room. Since then, as well as several guest roles in television series, she has written and directed two short films. Her performance of the song "Fifty Percent" from Ballroom on the Tony Awards was one of a series of triumphant performances on the yearly awards show, which included an outrageous version of "Broadway Baby" from Follies. She coauthored a scientific paper1 which appeared in a peer-reviewed physics journal. She was widowed in 1977, and appeared as a recently widowed woman in Ballroom in 1979. McKellar studied at UCLA, majoring in mathematics, and graduated summa cum laude in 1998. Her best-remembered role is "Miss Hannigan" in Annie, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in 1977. Danica and her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 8, and soon after, she and her sister began acting. She married Norman Paris, a composer who arranged the music for Sondheim's television muscial "Evening Primrose", and who wrote the theme song for the television game show "I've Got a Secret". Born in La Jolla, California, McKellar and sister Crystal McKellar have mantained a friendly competition to see who gets more acting jobs, and, as a matter of a fact, when the actress who would play Winnie had to be chosen, the only two actresses who were still in competition were the McKellar sisters. She looked back on these with typical humor, once answering the comment "Miss Loudon, I saw you in Comedy Tonight with the response, "Oh, you poor thing! I feel so bad for you!". Danica McKellar (born January 3, 1975), is an American actress better known for her job as Winnie Cooper in the television show, The Wonder Years. She appeared in a series of commercial failures (The Fig Leaves Are Falling ran for four performances) which nonetheless garnered her favorable reviews and a nomination for a Tony Award in 1969. The West Wing 2002-. She made her Broadway debut in "Nowhere to Go But Up" which ran only two weeks but earned her outstanding reviews. Grease (play) (as Rizzo) 1999. She made her stage debut in 1962 in The World of Jules Feiffer, a Jules Feiffer play directed by Mike Nichols, with music by Stephen Sondheim. Happy Hour (as herself) 1999. She became a lounge singer, mingling song with ad-libbed comedy, and was featured on televsion on "The Perry Como Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show". The Love Boat The Next Wave (played a nun in one episode) 1997. She moved to New York and landed a job as a featured nightclub performer. Working (Jolie in two episodes) 1997. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began singing as a child. Justice For Annie (tv movie, as Annie) 1995. Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1933 - November 15, 2003) was a Broadway actress noted for her comedy and "belting" singing voice, which she used to deliver a wide range of musical comedy and Roaring Twenties songs. Sirens, 1994. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil -1997. Cradle Of Conspiracy (tv movie, she also played Lori) 1994. Garbo Talks - 1984. Walker, Texas Ranger (played Lori in one episode) 1994. "Dorothy" - 1979. Sidekicks (feature movie, as Lauren) 1993. "The Garry Moore Show" - regular appearances 1962-1964. Captain Planet (animated, voice only) 1992. "It's a Business" - 1952. Camp Cucamonga (Tv movie, as Lindsey Scott) 1990. Dinner at Eight - 2002 (replaced in previews due to ill health). No More Rhyme (Deborah 'Debbie' Gibson video) 1989. Comedy Tonight - 1994. The Wonder Years, 1988-1993. Jerry's Girls - 1985. Wide World Of Kids, (as herself), 1987-1990. Noises Off - 1983. Volkswagen commercial, 1986. West Side Waltz - 1981. The Twilight Zone (as Debbie Dobs) 1985-1986. Sweeney Todd - 1980. Ballroom (musical) - 1979. Annie (musical) - 1977. The Women - 1973. Three Men on a Horse - 1969. The Fig Leaves Are Falling - 1969. Noël Coward's Sweet Potato - 1968. Nowhere to Go But Up - 1962. The World of Jules Feiffer - 1962. |