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Ivy Sawyer

ActorBorn 1897, died 1999On stage 1916 to 192710 productions on this page

Ivy Sawyer
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Ivy Sawyer (February 13, 1897 – November 16, 1999) was a British-born American cabaret and ballroom dancer, singer, and stage actress. The London-born Sawyer danced professionally with John Jarrot until she met and married fellow dancer/actor Joseph Santley. The two would dance and perform on stage together primarily in musical comedies for nearly two decades. They made their Broadway debut together in 1916 in Betty at the Globe Theatre and two years later played in the musical comedy Oh, My Dear! at the Princess Theatre. The couple appeared in the famous Irving Berlin Music Box Revues of the 1920s and later toured the United States, performing at major venues such as the National Theatre in…

On stage

10 productions, 11 years
1916
BettyBroadway Globe Theatre. Original. Directed by Edward Royce
63 performances
1918
Oh, My Dear!Broadway Princess Theatre. Original. Directed by Robert Milton
189 performances
1919
She’s A Good FellowBroadway Globe Theatre. Original. Directed by Fred G. Latham, Edward Royce
120 performances
1920
The Half MoonBroadway Liberty Theatre. Original. Directed by Fred G. Latham
48 performances
1921
Music Box Revue [1921]Broadway Music Box Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short
440 performances
1921
Music Box RevueBroadway Music Box Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short
440 performances
1923
Music Box Revue [1923]Broadway Music Box Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short
273 performances
1925
MayflowersBroadway Forrest Theatre. Original. Directed by William J. Wilson
81 performances
1927
Just FancyBroadway Casino Theatre. Original. Directed by Johnny Ford
79 performances
1927
LuckyBroadway New Amsterdam Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short
71 performances

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