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Vivian Blaine (November 21, 1921 – December 9, 1995) was an American actress and singer best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production Guys and Dolls, as well appearing in the subsequent film version, in which she co-starred with Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra.
Born Vivian Stapleton, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., the cherry-blonde-haired Blaine appeared on local stages as early as 1934 and was a touring singer with dance bands starting in 1937. In 1942, her agent and soon-to-be husband Manny Franks signed her to a contract with Twentieth Century-Fox, and she relocated to Hollywood, sharing top billing with Laurel and Hardy in Jitterbugs (1943) and starring in Greenwich Village (1944), Something for the Boys (1944), both films with Carmen Miranda, Nob Hill (1945), and State Fair (1945), among other films. Following her Fox years, Blaine returned to the stage, making her Broadway debut in the Frank Loesser musical Guys and Dolls in 1950. Her character Adelaide has been engaged to inveterate gambler Nathan Detroit for 14 years, a condition which, according to her song "Adelaide's Lament", has given her a psychosomatic cold as well as chronic heartbreak. After the show's 1200-performance run on Broadway, in which she starred opposite Sam Levene as Nathan Detroit and Robert Alda as fellow gambler Sky Masterson, she reprised the role in London's West End in 1953, and then on film in 1955, with Frank Sinatra playing Nathan and Marlon Brando in Sky's role.
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (/sᵻˈnɑːtrə/; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor, producer, and director, who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. Sinatra's music has been considered timeless by many. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, he began his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. He found success as a solo artist after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He released his first album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. Sinatra's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known performers as part of the Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity and his subsequent Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums, including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958) and Nice 'n' Easy (1960).
Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine - "Sue Me" from Guys And Dolls (1955)
Vivian Blaine--Broadway Baby, Guys and Dolls Medley, 1984 TV
What's My Line? - George Axelrod; Vivian Blaine (Dec 4, 1955)
Vivian Blaine, Meredith MacRae--1983 TV Interview, AIDS Benefit
Vivian Blaine
"Guys and Dolls": "Sue Me"-Sam Levene & Vivian Blaine
Vivian Blaine - Bushell And A Peck ( 1953 )
Vivian Blaine -- Hello, Frisco!
Vivian Blaine ~ I Could Write A Book
Vivian Blaine's last performance
Actors: Jon Dough (actor), Peter North (actor), Randy West (actor), Tracey Adams (actress), Nina Hartley (actress), Britt Morgan (actress), Cheri Taylor (actress), K.C. Williams (actress), Mark Weiss (writer), Michael Craig (director), Henri Carboni (editor),
Genres: Adult,Actors: William A. Brady (producer), Montagu Love (actor), Alice Brady (actress), Frances Marion (writer), Harley Knoles (director), Frank Conlan (actor), George Broadhurst (writer), Josephine Drake (actress),
Plot: A social-climbing young woman marries Robert, a rich alcoholic, for his money. Aalthough basically a good man, when drunk Robert treats her as if she's just one more thing he owns, and not his wife. Realizing her mistake, she leaves him. Her brother-in-law believes that the two of them actually do love each other, and sets out to bring them back together.
Keywords: alcohol, based-on-play, marriage, melodramaVivian Blaine was the only original cast member from the Broadway play among the four leading stars in the film. And she did a fantastic job holding her own with Sinatra!
Vivian Blaine sings Stephen Sondheim's "Broadway Baby" from "Follies" and a medley from her classic hit "Guys and Dolls," including the showstopping "Adelaide's Lament," in this rare TV performance from 1984.
MYSTERY GUEST: George Axelrod (screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, best known for his play/movie, "The Seven Year Itch"); Vivian Blaine (musical theater and film actress, best known for her role as Miss Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls") PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
Vivian Blaine, one of the very first stars willing to lend their name to support for AIDS, discusses her career and also one of the early fund-raisers she participated in for APLA in Los Angeles, in this 1983 interview with Meredith MacRae.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/es/album/songs-from-ziegfeld-follies/id564402924 Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/54qTXPi7KIl68dKgpTm5Ep Vivian Blaine (noviembre 21, 1921 - diciembre 9, 1995) fue una actriz y cantante estadounidense conocida por el papel de Miss Adelaide en el musical de producción Guys and Dolls . Nacida como Vivian Stapleton comenzó su carrera en 1934 y estuvo de gira con orquestas de baile a partir de 1937. En 1942, su agente y pronto marido Frank Manny firmó un contrato con la Twentieth Century-Fox , y se trasladó a Hollywood , compartiendo cartel con Laurel y Hardy en Jitterbugs (1943) y protagonista en Greenwich Village ( 1944 ), Nob Hill (1945), y State Fair ( 1945 ), entre otras películas. Blaine volvió a los escenarios, debutando en Broadway con el mus...
Original 1950 Broadway leads Sam Levene and Vivian Blaine were brought over to repeat their roles in the 1953 London production (the first of many West End incarnations of "G&D;"). They were captured on UK television in their classic duet.
Charted in July 1953 in the UK & peaked at # 12 The only UK charting single for this American actor/singer
Vivian Blaine (noviembre 21, 1921 - diciembre 9, 1995) fue una actriz y cantante estadounidense conocida por el papel de Miss Adelaide en el musical de producción Guys and Dolls . Nacida como Vivian Stapleton comenzó su carrera en 1934 y estuvo de gira con orquestas de baile a partir de 1937. En 1942, su agente y pronto marido Frank Manny firmó un contrato con la Twentieth Century-Fox , y se trasladó a Hollywood , compartiendo cartel con Laurel y Hardy en Jitterbugs (1943) y protagonista en Greenwich Village ( 1944 ), Nob Hill (1945), y State Fair ( 1945 ), entre otras películas. Blaine volvió a los escenarios, debutando en Broadway con el musical Guys and Dolls en 1950. El musical trataba la vida de Nathan Detroit un organizador de las partidas más selectas de dados de Nueva York, y ...
Broadway Malady, episódio número 11 da primeira temporada da série ''Murder, She Wrote'' de 1985, que marca a última performance da cantora e atriz Vivian Blaine. Link para ver o episódio completo online: https://vk.com/video202138181_165349956
This is fantastic! Listen to Marlon Brando in this rare 30-minute radio recording on 'The Making of Guys & Dolls.' Brando's interview starts here: 21:04-29:52. Other interviews are with producer Samuel Goldwyn 0:50, Vivian Blaine 6:18, director Joseph L. Mankiewicz 10:53 and Jean Simmons 15:10.
MYSTERY GUEST: Jerry Lewis [comedian, film maker] PANEL: Arlene Francis, Paul Winchell, Vivian Blaine, Bennett Cerf
Vivian Blaine canta ''Adelaide's lament'' ao vivo no ''The 25th Annual Tony Awards'' na televisão, em 1971. Esta foi a música-tema de sua personagem Adelaide, do musical Guys and Dolls da década de 50. Este fragmento foi retirado do filme ''Broadway's Lost Treasures'' de 2003.