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'''Mary Anne Meacham''' (July 21, 1925 — January 12, 2006) was a noted [[United States|American]] actress of [[Stage (theatre)|stage]], [[film]] and [[television]].
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'''Anne Meacham''' (July 21, 1925 — January 12, 2006) was an American actress of stage, film and television.
Born and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], Meacham left to study drama at [[Yale University]], graduating with a degree in 1947.


==New York stage==
==Biography==
Born and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], Meacham left to study drama at [[Yale University]] and the [[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre|Neighborhood Playhouse]], [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/obituaries/arts/anne-meacham-80-actress-on-new-york-stages-and-tv.html |title=Anne Meacham, 80, Actress On New York Stages and TV |newspaper=The New York Times |date=17 January 2006 |access-date=2018-02-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206103902/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/obituaries/arts/anne-meacham-80-actress-on-new-york-stages-and-tv.html |archive-date=2017-02-06 |last1=Isherwood |first1=Charles }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Daniel Blum's Theatre World |volume=20 |year=1963 |publisher=Greenberg |page=247}}</ref> She debuted on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as Ensign Jane Hilton in the 1952 ''The Long Watch'',<ref name="ibdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/anne-meacham-52619 |title=Anne Meacham |website=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=28 July 2023}}</ref> for which she received a [[Clarence Derwent Award]], a prize for newcomers to the New York stage.<ref name="nyt" />
Meacham debuted on Broadway as Ensign Jane Hilton in 1952's ''The Long Watch'' (written by Harvey Haislip), for which she received a [[Clarence Derwent Award]], given to outstanding newcomers to the New York stage.


She appeared in many on- and [[off-Broadway]] productions, often adaptations of plays written by [[Tennessee Williams]], such as ''[[Suddenly Last Summer]]'', ''[[List of one-act plays by Tennessee Williams#The Gnädiges Fräulein|The Gnädiges Fräulein]]'' and ''[[In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel]]''.<ref name="nyt" /> For her interpretation of the role of Catherine Holly in ''Suddenly Last Summer'' (played by [[Elizabeth Taylor]] in the [[Suddenly, Last Summer (film)|film version]]), she received an [[Obie Awards|Obie Award]] as Best Actress.<ref name="nyt" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Culture Clash: The Making of Gay Sensibility |first=Michael |last=Bronski |year=1984 |publisher=South End Press |isbn=9780896082175 |page=123}}</ref>
She is most famous for her roles on and off-Broadway, most notably in adaptations of plays written by [[Tennessee Williams]], who was a close friend. Williams once wrote an editorial in ''[[The New York Times]]'' praising Meacham, noting "There's nothing she won't say or do onstage without any sign of embarrassment" ([http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060119/news_1m19meacham.html]).


Other Broadway appearances included [[Jean Giraudoux]]'s ''[[Ondine (play)|Ondine]]'', ''Eugenia'', an adaptation of [[Henry James]]'s ''[[The Europeans]]'', ''[[The Crucible]]'' and ''[[The Seagull]]''.<ref name="nyt" /><ref name="ibdb" /> She received a second Obie award for her performance in [[Hedda Gabler]] in 1961.<ref name="nyt" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1960s. Voices, Documents, New Interpretations |first=Mike |last=Sell |year=2018 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=9781350204546 |page=216}}</ref> Her last Broadway appearance was as Gertrude in [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' in 1968.<ref name="nyt" />
She also portrayed roles in the Broadway productions of
''[[Candide]]'' and ''[[A Passage to India (play)|A Passage to India]]''. She won two Best Actress [[Obie Awards]], one for her role as "Catherine Holly" (the first actress to play the role which was later essayed by [[Elizabeth Taylor]] in the film version) in [[Tennessee Williams]]'
''[[Suddenly, Last Summer]]'' (1958) and another for the title role in [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' (1961).


Meacham made many TV appearances since the 1950s and made her film debut in Robert Rossen's 1964 ''[[Lilith (film)|Lilith]]''.<ref name="nyt" /> She was a long-lasting cast member of the TV series ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anne Meacham, 80; Actress Had Roles in Plays by Her Friend Tennessee Williams |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-18-me-passings18.4-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=18 January 2006 |access-date=28 July 2023}}</ref>
She also appeared in ''[[List of one-act plays by Tennessee Williams#The Gnädiges Fräulein|The Gnädiges Fräulein]]'' in 1966, and ''[[In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel]]'' in 1969. Her final Broadway credit was as [[Hamlet (play)|Queen Gertrude]] in ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' in 1968. All of her stage appearances after 1968 (including ''In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel'') were [[off-Broadway]].


She died from undisclosed causes in [[Canaan, New York]], on January 12, 2006, aged 80. Her death was reported by her friend, actress [[Marian Seldes]].<ref name="nyt" />
==Television==


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==Filmography (selected)==
In 1962 Meacham appeared as Sarah Lilly on the TV western ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' in the episode titled "The Brazen Bell." On television, she was most famous for playing the eccentric maid, "Louise Goddard", on ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''. She played the role from 1972 to 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574859/|title=Anne Meacham|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> Meacham's character was most recognized for naming all of the Cory family's houseplants, which numbered well into the dozens.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061002051839/http://www.igs.net/~awhp/1louise.html 'Louise Goddard Brooks'] character bio from The [https://web.archive.org/web/20080512051120/http://www.igs.net/~awhp/awhp.html ''Another World'' Home Page]</ref>
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* 1964: ''[[Lilith (film)|Lilith]]'' as Yvonne Meaghan

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* 1972: ''[[Dear Dead Delilah]]'' as Grace Charles
The trademark of the ''Another World'' casting department was to hire heavily from the [[New York City]] stage, and it was noted by author Annie Gilbert in the book, ''All My Afternoons'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/allmyafternoonsh0000gilb|url-access=registration|title=All my afternoons: the heart and soul of the TV soap opera|last=Gilbert|first=Annie|date=March 1979|publisher=A & W Publishers}}</ref> that Meacham was one of the many cast members taken from this genre to infuse strong acting performances into the show, due to her experience.
* 1972–1982: ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' (TV series) as Louise Goddard

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* 1974: ''[[The Gardener (1974 film)|The Gardener]]'' as Mrs. García
==Death==
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* 1974: ''[[Seizure (film)|Seizure]]'' as Eunice Kahn
Anne Meacham died from undisclosed causes in [[Canaan, New York]] on January 12, 2006 at the age of 80. Her death was reported by her friend, actress [[Marian Seldes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/obituaries/arts/anne-meacham-80-actress-on-new-york-stages-and-tv.html |title=Anne Meacham Obituary|accessdate=2018-02-10 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206103902/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/obituaries/arts/anne-meacham-80-actress-on-new-york-stages-and-tv.html |archivedate=2017-02-06 }}</ref>

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==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year
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|1964|| ''[[Lilith (film)|Lilith]]'' || Mrs.Yvonne Meaghan ||
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|1972|| ''[[Dear Dead Delilah]]'' || Grace Charles ||
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|1974|| ''[[The Gardener (1974 film)|The Gardener]]'' || Mrs. García ||
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|1974|| ''[[Seizure (film)|Seizure]]'' || Eunice Kahn ||
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==References==
==References==

{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0574859}}
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Latest revision as of 02:36, 5 December 2024

Anne Meacham
Born(1925-07-21)July 21, 1925
Chicago, U.S.
DiedJanuary 12, 2006(2006-01-12) (aged 80)
Canaan, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress

Anne Meacham (July 21, 1925 — January 12, 2006) was an American actress of stage, film and television.

Biography

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Born and raised in Chicago, Meacham left to study drama at Yale University and the Neighborhood Playhouse, New York.[1][2] She debuted on Broadway as Ensign Jane Hilton in the 1952 The Long Watch,[3] for which she received a Clarence Derwent Award, a prize for newcomers to the New York stage.[1]

She appeared in many on- and off-Broadway productions, often adaptations of plays written by Tennessee Williams, such as Suddenly Last Summer, The Gnädiges Fräulein and In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel.[1] For her interpretation of the role of Catherine Holly in Suddenly Last Summer (played by Elizabeth Taylor in the film version), she received an Obie Award as Best Actress.[1][4]

Other Broadway appearances included Jean Giraudoux's Ondine, Eugenia, an adaptation of Henry James's The Europeans, The Crucible and The Seagull.[1][3] She received a second Obie award for her performance in Hedda Gabler in 1961.[1][5] Her last Broadway appearance was as Gertrude in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 1968.[1]

Meacham made many TV appearances since the 1950s and made her film debut in Robert Rossen's 1964 Lilith.[1] She was a long-lasting cast member of the TV series Another World.[6]

She died from undisclosed causes in Canaan, New York, on January 12, 2006, aged 80. Her death was reported by her friend, actress Marian Seldes.[1]

Filmography (selected)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Isherwood, Charles (January 17, 2006). "Anne Meacham, 80, Actress On New York Stages and TV". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Daniel Blum's Theatre World. Vol. 20. Greenberg. 1963. p. 247.
  3. ^ a b "Anne Meacham". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Bronski, Michael (1984). Culture Clash: The Making of Gay Sensibility. South End Press. p. 123. ISBN 9780896082175.
  5. ^ Sell, Mike (2018). Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1960s. Voices, Documents, New Interpretations. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 9781350204546.
  6. ^ "Anne Meacham, 80; Actress Had Roles in Plays by Her Friend Tennessee Williams". Los Angeles Times. January 18, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
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