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Shirley Booth

ActorBorn 1898, died 1992On stage 1925 to 197030 productions on this page

Shirley Booth
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Shirley Booth (born Marjory Ford; August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an American actress. One of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Tony Awards. Primarily a theater actress, Booth began her career on Broadway in 1915. Her most significant success was as Lola Delaney, in the drama Come Back, Little Sheba, for which she received her second Tony Award in 1950 (she would go on to win three). She made her film debut, reprising her role in the 1952 film version, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance. Despite her succ…

On stage

30 productions, 45 years
1925
Hell's BellsBroadway Wallacks Theatre. Original. Directed by John Hayden
120 performances
1926
Buy, Buy, BabyBroadway Princess Theatre. Original
12 performances
1927
High GearBroadway Wallacks Theatre. Original. Directed by Roy Walling
20 performances
1931
CoastwiseBroadway Provincetown Playhouse. Original
37 performances
1931
School for VirtueBroadway Longacre Theatre. Original. Directed by Victor Morley
7 performances
1931
The Camels Are ComingBroadway President Theatre. Original
11 performances
1933
The Mask and the FaceBroadway Guild Theatre. Revival. Directed by Philip Moeller
40 performances
1934
After Such PleasuresBroadway Bijou Theatre. Original
23 performances
1937
ExcursionBroadway Vanderbilt Theatre. Original. Directed by C. Worthington Miner
116 performances
1937
Too Many HeroesBroadway Hudson Theatre. Original. Directed by Garson Kanin
16 performances
1939
The Philadelphia StoryBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
417 performances
1940
My Sister EileenBroadway Biltmore Theatre. Original. Directed by George S. Kaufman
864 performances
1943
Tomorrow the WorldBroadway Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Original. Directed by Elliott Nugent
500 performances
1945
Hollywood PinaforeBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by Douglas Coudy
52 performances
1946
Land's EndBroadway Playhouse Theatre. Original. Directed by Robert Lewis
5 performances
1948
Goodbye, My FancyBroadway Morosco Theatre. Original. Directed by Sam Wanamaker
446 performances
1948
The Men We MarryBroadway Mansfield Theatre. Original. Directed by Martin Manulis
3 performances
1949
Love Me LongBroadway 48th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Margaret Perry
16 performances
1950
Come Back, Little ShebaBroadway Booth Theatre. Original. Directed by Daniel Mann
191 performances
1951
A Tree Grows in BrooklynBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by George Abbott
267 performances
1951
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn “A New Musical”Broadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by George Abbott
270 performances
1952
The Time of the CuckooBroadway Empire Theatre. Original. Directed by Harold Clurman
263 performances
1954
By the Beautiful SeaBroadway Majestic Theatre. Original. Directed by Marshall Jamison
270 performances
1954
By the Beautiful Sea “The New Musical”Broadway Majestic Theatre. Original. Directed by Marshall Jamison
270 performances
1955
The Desk SetBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by Joseph Fields
297 performances
1957
Miss IsobelBroadway Royale Theatre. Original. Directed by Cedric Hardwicke
53 performances
1959
JunoBroadway Winter Garden Theatre. Original. Directed by Jose Ferrer
16 performances
1960
A Second StringBroadway Eugene Oneill Theatre. Original. Directed by Raymond Gerome
29 performances
1970
Hay FeverBroadway Helen Hayes Theatre. Revival. Directed by Arvin Brown
24 performances
1970
Look to the LiliesBroadway Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Original. Directed by Joshua Logan
25 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names

Also credited on

2 works

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