Carol Haney

Carol Haney (December 24, 1924 – May 10, 1964) was an American dancer and actress. After assisting Gene Kelly in choreographing films, Haney won a Tony Award for her role in The Pajama Game. She then shifted to choreography, being nominated for three more Tonys for her choreography work on Broadway.

Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she opened a dancing school when she was fifteen years old. After high school, Haney left her home town for Hollywood and landed bit parts in movies until she was spotted by dancer/choreographer Jack Cole, becoming his dance partner and assistant from 1946–48.

In 1949, Haney was hired by Gene Kelly to be his assistant choreographer on MGM musical films, and she aided Kelly in some of his best work, including On the Town, Summer Stock, An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain (she dubbed Kelly's taps in the title song), and Kelly's dream project, Invitation to the Dance.

Haney danced with Bob Fosse in the 1953 film version of Kiss Me, Kate, and when he landed his first Broadway choreographing assignment, The Pajama Game (1954), he recommended that Haney be cast in a small dancing part. She then impressed director George Abbott so much that Abbott combined her role with a larger part, resulting in the character of Gladys Hotchkiss. The role shot Haney to Broadway fame and won her a Tony Award and two Donaldson awards. The role of Gladys was lucky for Haney's understudy, Shirley MacLaine. A month into the run of The Pajama Game, Haney injured her leg, and MacLaine took over the role. She was spotted by Hollywood producer Hal Wallis, who had come to the show to see Haney, and MacLaine got a film contract that launched her career, while Haney never became a Hollywood star.

Haney, Carol Filmography

Play in Full Screen That's Dancing!

1985, role: actress , character name: Herself
Play in Full Screen That's Entertainment, Part II

1976, role: actress , character name: Clip from 'Kiss Me Kate'
Play in Full Screen The Enchanted Nutcracker

1961, role: miscellaneous crew
Play in Full Screen America Pauses for the Merry Month of May

1959, role: actress , character name: Herself
Play in Full Screen The Pajama Game

1957, role: actress , character name: Gladys Hotchkiss
Play in Full Screen Invitation to the Dance

1956, role: miscellaneous crew
Play in Full Screen Sunday Spectacular: The Bachelor

1956, role: actress , character name: Marion
Play in Full Screen Invitation to the Dance

1956, role: actress , character name: Scheherazade in 'Sinbad the Sailor'
Play in Full Screen Invitation to the Dance

1956, role: miscellaneous crew
Play in Full Screen Kiss Me Kate

1953, role: actress , character name: Specialty Dancer
Play in Full Screen Singin' in the Rain

1952, role: miscellaneous crew
Play in Full Screen An American in Paris

1951, role: miscellaneous crew
Play in Full Screen Summer Stock

1950, role: actress , character name: Stock Company Member
Play in Full Screen Tea for Two

1950, role: actress , character name: Chorus Girl
Play in Full Screen On the Town

1949, role: miscellaneous crew
Play in Full Screen On the Town

1949, role: actress , character name: Dancer in 'Day in New York' Ballet
Play in Full Screen Ziegfeld Follies

1945, role: actress , character name: Ziegfeld Girl
Play in Full Screen Wonder Man

1945, role: actress , character name: Goldwyn Girl

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Steppin' Out

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Why God Why

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Bui Doi

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Way Back In The Fifties

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Belgian police arrest 12 in huge anti-terror operation

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IAAF Refuses To Lift Ban, Russian Olympic Team To Miss Rio Olympics

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GOP Wants to Declare War On Islamic Ideology In Wake Of Orlando Shooting

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jun 2016

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingRepublicans are giving a whole new meaning to Carl Von Clausewitz’s famous military theory “war is the continuation of Politik by other means.” ... “Groups like ISIS want to claim that they are the true leaders of over a billion Muslims…who reject their crazy notions” said the president ... Indeed, some view it as either a conservative or liberal movement dependent on their notion of Islam....

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Tim Peake: British astronaut on way to earth after historic space visit

Edit CNN 18 Jun 2016

(CNN) Britain's first astronaut aboard the International Space Station is headed home after a six-month mission. Tim Peake lands Saturday morning in a Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan. He'll be accompanied by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and U.S. astronaut Timothy Kopra, who've spent 186 days in space with him ... Peake, 44, made the most of his time in space ... Read More ... It was spectacular." ... JUST WATCHED ... Replay. More Videos ... MUST WATCH ... ET ... ....

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Video: Godzilla-sized lizard tries to enter home in Thailand

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The American Dance Machine at the Joyce Recalls Great Musical Comedy Dances Greatly

Edit Huffington Post 28 Dec 2015

As Americans, we're lucky to have an abundance of national treasures. Some treasures, however, are more prominent than others ... But it's not dancing alive in the moment, and what a loss that would have been ... Possibly forgotten now is that two of Cole's leading interpreters were Gwen Verdon and Carol Haney, both of whom made more than a modicum of Broadway history. (Look for Haney and Fosse in MGM's Kiss Me, Kate .) ... Forget it ... ....

Why ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ isn’t the greatest MGM musical

Edit New York Post 25 Feb 2015

Sorry, the beloved “Singin’ in the Rain” isn’t the finest of the legendary MGM musicals. For my money, it’s a close second to “The Band Wagon,’’ which has better music, better dances, better direction, more lavish sets and costumes and a wittier script (by the same writers) ... The 3-D especially enhances Hermes Pan’s choreography for such superb dancers as Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bobby Van, Carol Haney and a very young Bob Fosse ... ....

10 iconic movie-musical dances, according to a Broadway choreographer

Edit Entertainment Weekly 14 Nov 2014

If your favorite part of NBC’s dearly departed Smash was the dynamite dancing in the Broadway-style musical numbers, you can thank Joshua Bergasse, the award-winning choreographer behind them. Related. Stage. See Full Coverage ... An American in Paris (1951) ... This number is fantastic because it features Ann Miller, Carol Haney, Bobby Van, Tommy Rall…and that’s Bob Fosse ... He guest choreographed his section, with just him and Carol Haney ... Tags.....

"Skylight," "The Pajama Game" Revived, "Adler & Gibb" New in London

Edit Huffington Post 24 Jun 2014

That's when Tom's dying wife Alice learned about what was going on, and Kyra left the household, having long told Tom she would depart immediately if Alice ever found out ... That isn't the case here ... It wouldn't be that unusual a recurrence, were it not for specific theater lore associated with the original 1954 Pajama Game production and what happened one day when the original Gladys (Carol Haney) couldn't go on, and her understudy did....

Richard Eyre on why the Pajama Game is Broadway aristocracy

Edit The Guardian 10 May 2014

The choreographer for that was Hermes Pan – Astaire's choreographer – who was persuaded by Fosse to let him do his own choreography for a number that he performed in the film with Carol Haney – later cast as Gladys in The Pajama Game.  ... Fosse's routine for "Steam Heat" – Carol Haney's number – had all the hallmarks of what became his signature style....

‘Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast Recording’ 50th Anniversary Edition to Be Released by Capitol/UMe

Edit Business Wire 26 Mar 2014

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It has been 50 years since Barbra Streisand portrayed Fanny Brice in the 1964 Broadway stage production of Funny Girl, and 46 years since she reprised her critically acclaimed role for the 1968 feature film ... With music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Merrill, Funny Girl was produced by Ray Stark, directed by Garson Kanin, and choreographed by Carol Haney under the supervision of Jerome Robbins ... Funny Girl....

Oscar-winner Shirley MacLaine, a guest at the Miami International Film Festival, comes to terms with her career

Edit The Miami Herald 06 Mar 2014

On the cusp of 80, Oscar-winner Shirley MacLaine remains fearless and uncensored ... “If I could answer that, I’d head a studio. Are you kidding me or what?” ... A year later, she became understudy to musical star Carol Haney in George Abbott and Jerome Robbins’ The Pajama Game, choreographed by Bob Fosse. That led to instant stardom when Haney sprained her ankle and, in 42nd Street fashion, MacLaine went on in her place ... ....

Shirley MacLaine at the Boulder International Film Festival

Edit Denver Post 14 Feb 2014

The Boulder International Film Festival will honor actress-writer-activist Shirley MacLaine Feb. 15 ... I really did all that?" ... In December, MacLaine, 79, was a Kennedy Center honoree and watched from the balcony as Broadway stars — Tony winners Patina Miller and Sutton Foster among them — performed a tribute to the star who got her start in 1954 as an understudy in "The Pajama Game" when actress Carol Haney broke her ankle ... ....

Boulder Film Fest set to honor legend Shirley MacClaine

Edit Denver Post 11 Feb 2014

MacLaine ... In December, MacLaine, 79, a Kennedy Center honoree, watched from the balcony as Broadway aces — among them Tony winners Patina Miller and Sutton Foster — performed a tribute to the star, who got her start in 1954 as an understudy in "Pajama Game" when actress Carol Haney broke her ankle ... Macy, James Franco, Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Rep. John Lewis, Oliver Stone and Blythe Danner ... Not all have been for acting ... ....

Boulder International Film Festival to honor legend Shirley MacLaine

Edit Denver Post 10 Feb 2014