Gwen Verdon

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Broadway performer actress dancer human

Gwen Verdon was an acclaimed American actress and dancer best known for her Tony Award–winning performances in Broadway musicals such as "Damn Yankees" and "Chicago."

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway performer ⓘ
actress ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
birthName Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
child Nicole Fosse NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1925-01-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2000-10-18 ⓘ
ethnicGroup American of English descent ⓘ
familyName Verdon ⓘ
fieldOfWork Broadway theatre ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
givenName Gwyneth ⓘ
honor induction into the American Theater Hall of Fame ⓘ
name Gwen Verdon self-link ⓘ
notableRole Anna Christie ⓘ
surface form: Anna Christie in New Girl in Town

Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity ⓘ
Lola in Damn Yankees ⓘ
Nickie in The Pajama Game ⓘ
Roxie Hart ⓘ
surface form: Roxie Hart in Chicago

Rusty Parker in Redhead ⓘ
notableWork Can-Can ⓘ
Chicago ⓘ
Damn Yankees ⓘ
Damn Yankees ⓘ
surface form: Damn Yankees (1958 film)

New Girl in Town ⓘ
Redhead ⓘ
Sweet Charity ⓘ
The Pajama Game ⓘ
numberOfTonyAwards 4 ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ
dance teacher ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
partner Bob Fosse ⓘ
placeOfBirth Culver City, California, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Woodstock, Vermont, United States ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Bob Fosse ⓘ
workedWith Bob Fosse ⓘ
Chita Rivera ⓘ
George Abbott ⓘ
Harold Prince ⓘ
yearsActive 1930s–1990s ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Gwen Verdon → name → Gwen Verdon self-link ⓘ
Cocoon → starredActor → Gwen Verdon ⓘ
Marvin's Room → starring → Gwen Verdon ⓘ