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Elizabeth "Beth" Howland (born May 28, 1941) is an American actress. She has worked on stage and television. Howland is best known for playing Vera on the sitcom Alice, inspired by the Martin Scorsese film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
Howland also originated the role of Amy in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she introduced the patter song "Getting Married Today."
Howland is an only child born to Roman Catholic parents. She attended a Catholic school as a young girl and became interested in acting and dancing with encouragement from one of the nuns. At the age of 16, she left home and followed a dancer friend to New York City.
From November 6, 1961, to 1969, she was married to character actor Michael J. Pollard, with whom she has a daughter named Holly. She is currently married to actor Charles Kimbrough, an actor of Broadway and Murphy Brown fame. Kimbrough and Howland appeared together in Company.
After a time of struggling, Howland made her Broadway debut in 1959 as Lady Beth in the Carol Burnett musical Once Upon a Mattress. She went on to have roles in the musicals Bye Bye Birdie, High Spirits, Drat! The Cat!, and Darling of the Day.
Beth Howland with Steve Elmore, Teri Ralston and cast sing "Getting Married Today" from the original broadway cast of Sondheim's "Company", 1970. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Company: Original Cast Album" of the 1970 recording session. See more 1970 excerpts at http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyOBC/ For videos from the 2006 revival, see http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyRevival/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
The news is now being reported to the media that the actress died in December 2015.
In a 1983 interview on People Now, Beth Howland talks about what it was like to play her character on the TV show "Alice."
Alice: The complete Second Season available on October 23! As the second season of the break-out hit Alice graced the nation's airwaves, Mel's Diner soon became the nation's dining destination of choice. Thanks to its hearty combination of down-home eccentrics, sweet sentiment, blue-collar ethos, and the spice of edgy topicality, Alice proved a dish the nation could not resist. With the central flavorings of Alice (Linda Lavin), Flo (Polly Holliday), and Vera (Beth Howland) rooting the comedy, and Mel (Vic Tayback) and Tommy (Philip McKeon) on hand to balance the distaff waitstaff with curmudgeonly charm and youthful enthusiasm, Alice was cooking with gas and ready to serve up some sit-com gold. George Burns, Jerry Reed, Desi Arnaz are among those who get served in season 2, as the staff...
After 23 years of original footage of Company, by the genius Stephen Sondheim, the cast gathers again to present a benefit concert. In the video we see the wonderful interpretation of Beth Howland, Steve Elmore and cast in "Getting Married Today", my favorite song of this musical!
Elizabeth "Beth" Howland (May 28, 1941 – December 31, 2015) was an American actress. She worked on stage and television and was best known for playing Vera in the sitcom Alice, inspired by the Martin Scorsese film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Howland also originated the role of Amy in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she introduced the patter song "Getting Married Today." Howland was an only child born to Roman Catholic parents. She attended a Catholic school as a young girl and became interested in acting and dancing with encouragement from one of the nuns. At the age of 16, she left home and followed a dancer friend to New York City. From November 6, 1961, to 1969, she was married to character actor Michael J. Pollard, with whom she had a daughter na...
Beth Howland (28 May 1941 - 31 December 2015) Rest in Peace ● Pay Your Tribute ● Share Your Thoughts Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIP3ooo Facebook: https://facebook.com/RIP3ooo Google+: https://plus.google.com/+RIP3ooo Soundtrack: "At Rest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under CC BY 3.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Company musical scene of Stephen Sondheim sung by Beth Howland, Steve Elmore and cast. Audio recorded live in a presentation of Musical on 05.02.1970, with photos of the original cast on the scene.
Thanks For Watching !!!! Best Wishes for You !! Subcribe to See More Best Video !!! https://goo.gl/PrvXxR ----------------------------------- "Alice" actress Beth Howland is dead, her husband Charles Kimbrough revealed Tuesday. She was 74. Howland died on Dec. 31 after a battle with lung cancer, Kimbrough told The New York Times. According to the newspaper, he waited to announce her death because of an unusual request by Howland not to say anything earlier; no funeral was held, either, as she wished. "It was the Boston side of her personality coming out. She didn't want to make a fuss," Kimbrough, who starred on TV's "Murphy Brown," said. Howland famously played accident-prone Mel's Diner waitress Vera Louise Gorman on the CBS sitcom that ran from 1976 to 1985. The role was played by Va...
"…And if things work out she's going to stay awhile." And they sure did, resulting in "new girl" Alice sticking around for a triumphant nine season run that saw this new style sit-com become the standard bearer for the next generation of TV comedy.Alice is the story of Alice Hyatt (Linda Lavin), a recently widowed single mom who finds herself working as a waitress at an Arizona diner while caring for her pre-teen son, Tommy (Philip McKeon). The inimitable Vic Tayback plays Mel, the gruff owner of the diner, while Beth Howland and Polly Holliday play her co-workers, neurotic Vera and no-nonsense Flo. This 3-Disc, 24- Episode Collection collects the entire first season of the Bicentennial-era break-out hit, including the rarely seen pilot episode featuring Alfred Lutter from Alice Doesn't Li...
April 11, 12 1993 - Lincoln Center - Broadway Cares Benefit Concert Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth, choreography by Michael Bennett, originally Directed by Hal Prince .Dean Jones, Donna McKechnie, Susan Browning, Pamela Myers, Barbara Barrie, Charles Kimbrough, Merle Louise, Beth Howland, Stanley Grover, John Cunningham, George Coe, Steve Elmore, Teri Ralston, Elaine Stritch, Marilyn Saunders, Cathy Corkill, Dona D. Vaughn, & Natasha Katz.
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO DIE 1988 documentary a young boy's experience with pediatric cancer, with animation designed and directed by John Canemaker HBO special. Winner of 1988 Academy Award - Best Achievement in Documentary Short Subject. Executive Producers: Beth Howland and Jennifer Warren. Producers: William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke Director: Malcolm Clarke HBO producer: Sheila Nevins New York Post, 5 December 1988: "John Canemaker, an animator whose credits include PEE WEE'S PLAYHOUSE and HBO's very pleasant adaptation of LYLE LYLE CROCODILE takes the book illustrations by Tim and Adam Gaes and expands upon them, adhering to the visual style but incorporating new ideas while fleshing out old ones. Consequently, the animated image of Jason's heaven is even more reassuring in the TV...
Originally produced on Broadway in 1970, this special event saw a return of the original cast members (bar one) from the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical classic. Original direction by Harold Prince and choreography by Michael Bennett. CAST. Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, Charles Kimbrough, Merle Louise, John Cunningham, Teri Ralston, George Coe, Beth Howland, Steve Elmore, Elaine Stritch & Stanley Grover. TRIO: Susan Browning, Pamela Myers & Donna McKechnie. VOCAL MINORITY: Cathy Corkill, Eileen Barnett, Dona D. Vaughn & Marilyn Saunders
Stephen Sondheim & George Furth's classic musical COMPANY at Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC. Hosted by Patti LuPone and featuring all the performers (bar one) who had appeared in this 1970 masterwork. Choreography by Michael Bennett. Robert - Dean Jones , Sarah - Barbara Barrie, Harry - Charles Kimbrough , Susan - Merle Louise, Peter - John Cunningham, Jenny - Teri Ralston, David - George Coe, Amy - Beth Howland, Paul - Steve Elmore, Joanne - Elaine Stritch, Larry - Stanley Grover, Marta - Pamela Myers, Kathy - Donna McKechnie, April - Susan Browning.
A fan of Sue Ann's joins the show and then starts to push her out ala All About Eve. (26 Oct. 1974)
Story links (a partial list / not in order): Embankment collapses near Florence's famed Ponte Vecchio bridge, buildings evacuated http://ab.co/247qldH A woman with breast cancer was fined for wearing an altered seatbelt, with the officer telling her 'Not my problem' https://t.co/27O0dD2ckd Worker wage protest shuts McDonald’s headquarters http://money.us/1TXgC4f IMPD officer arrested on domestic battery, kidnapping charges. http://via.fox59.com/deZ2w Noodles & Company customers, check your bank statement; the company is investigating a data breach https://t.co/x1ihZceVPn As far as wild theories go, this one is out of this world: A meteor may have brought down EgyptAir Flight 804 https://t.co/R0gEBRyEgW Last Liberia sanctions, vestige of civil war era, finally lifted by Security Council htt...
An international team of radio amateurs and scientists travels by schooner to remote and barren Howland Island and is stranded for a week due to high surf. A planned 9 day visit was extended to 15 days. Howland Island is best known as the destination of the ill fated final flight of Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan and is located near the intersection of the equator and the International Date Line. The island is now a US National Wildlife Refuge managed for the protection of native plants and animals, including breeding seabirds, by the US F&WS. Legal entry is by special permit only. Over 52,000 radio contacts were made in Jan/Feb of 1993. Why this effort? Ham operators are licensed under ITU rules to practice the radio arts for education, enjoyment, and emergencies. A popular face...
Little Women - The Musical Book by Allan Knee Music by Jason Howland Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Adapted from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Directed by Linda Spencer Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters — brassy, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth — and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while the family patriarch is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. Starring Jo - Madison Houck Meg - Crystal Bennett Beth - Melissa Cox Amy - Sarah Mason Marmee - Susan Leone Laurie - Brandon Arias Aunt...
"Little Women" is a 21st century musical based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. This new musical version opened on Broadway on January 23, 2005. This production was produced in 2013. Speaking personally as someone who has seen musicals on Broadway, London, and throughout the world.... I believe you'll find this particular cast, especially of the beloved March Sisters... truly amazing and spectacular. Their chemistry on stage pulls the audience into a reality very difficult to capture on stage. Audience members have said the actress portraying the lead character "Jo," played by Madison Pintar, brings her to life exactly as she is portrayed in this timeless classic. You will laugh, you will certainly cry, and you will leave with a true ...
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"Alice" TV sitcom star Beth Howland waits at Los Angeles International Airport in 1998. Also, shot of her husband, "Murphy Brown" TV sitcom star Charles Kimbrough.
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Actress Beth Howland, best known for her role on the television comedy "Alice," has died, said her husband, Charles Kimbrough. She was 74.- LoneWolf & The Three Muskadoggies(◑_◑) "Please....Remember Our Homeless. Hospitalized & Disabled Veterans And Fallen Heroes! Thank You...America!" "I'm LoneWolf...And I Approve This Message!" LoneWolf & The Three Muskadoggies https://www.facebook.com/LoneWolfSager TODAY...The WhiteHouse TOMORROW....The United Nations! What A "CAPITOL" Idea! "Watch Out(◑_◑) .......LoneWolf Is On The Loose!"
Actress Beth Howland, who played Vera on ‘Alice,’ dies at 74 Her husband, actor Charles Kimbrough, said Howland died on December 31 of lung cancer in Santa Monica. He said there had been no announcement, funeral or memorial service. Beth Howland, the actress best known for her role as a ditsy waitress on the 1970s and ’80s CBS sitcom Alice, has died. She was 74. Subscribe us for more videos Source: http://gulfnews.com/leisure/television/actress-beth-howland-who-played-vera-on-alice-dies-at-74-1.1835137
Beth Howland blev 74 år gammal, skriver The New York Post.
Beth Howland, Who Played Vera on 'Alice,' Dies at 74