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| name = Sandra Church |
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| birth_name = Sandra Church |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|01|13}} |
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| birth_place = [[San Francisco]], [[California]] |
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| nationality = [[American]] {{flagicon|US}} |
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| known_for = [[Gypsy Rose Lee]] in<br>''[[Gypsy: A Musical Fable]]'' |
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| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Singer]], [[Performer]] |
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'''Sandra Church''' (born January 13, 1933, in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]) is an [[American]] actress in films and theatre, primarily known for her performance as [[Gypsy Rose Lee]] in the 1959 musical ''[[Gypsy: A Musical Fable]]'',<ref>Kantor, Michael and Laurence Maslon, ''Broadway: The American Musical'', Bulfinch Press, New York, p. 286.</ref> for which she was nominated for a [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]. |
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== Career == |
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=== Films and television === |
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Church's first on-screen appearance was on the ''[[Producers' Showcase]]'', the role of Jeannie in ''[[The Mugger]]'' (1958). She subsequently guest starred on the television series ''Look Up And Live'' (1959), as well as ''[[The DuPont Show of the Month]]'' in 1960. Three years later, she played Marion MacWhite in the film adaptation of [[Eugene Burdick]] and [[William Lederer]]'s novel, ''[[The Ugly American]]'' (1963). Also in 1963, she appeared on television in ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'' and ''[[Kraft Suspense Theatre]]''. Church played a minor role in the film ''Prison Ship'', which was released in North America in 1986. |
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=== Theatre and stage === |
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In 1953, she made her [[Broadway theatre]] debut in [[William Inge]]'s ''[[Picnic (play)|Picnic]]'', which won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]], at the [[Music Box Theatre]].<ref name="MarillAlvin">Marill, Alvin H. . More Theatre: Stage to Screen to Television, Vol II (M-Z). Metuchen: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1993. p.944.</ref><ref>Inge, William. Four Plays. New York: Grove Press, 1958. p.73.</ref><ref>Hawkins-Dady, Mark (Editor). International Dictionary of Theatre - 1: Plays. Chicago: St. James Press, 1992. p.613-614.</ref> Church then starred as Betsy Dean in the play ''[[Holiday for Lovers]]'', written by [[Ronald Alexander]] directed and produced by Shepard Traube.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2614 |title= Profile for the 1957 play |accessdate=2010-02-12|work=[[Internet Broadway Database]]}}</ref> |
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Church's first major theatre role came about in 1959: [[Stephen Sondheim]], [[Jule Styne]], and [[Arthur Laurents]]' musical, ''[[Gypsy: A Musical Fable]]'', in which Church starred as Louise Havoc ("[[Gypsy Rose Lee]]").<ref name="barnes">Barnes, Clive. "Gypsy Bounces Back With Zest and Lilt" ''New York Times'', September 24, 1974.</ref><ref name="times">[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E0DB163CF931A35756C0A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=%22Gypsy%22+&st=nyt Brantley, Ben. "New Momma Takes Charge" ''New York Times'' May 2, 2003]</ref><ref name="rich">Rich, Frank. ''The Hot Seat:Theater Criticism for The New York Times, 1980-1993'' Random House, 1998, ISBN 100679453008</ref> In his autobiography, Laurents states, "It came down to between [[Suzanne Pleshette]] and Sandra Church. Suzanne was the better actress, but Sandra was the better singer. We went with Sandra."<ref name="NYT21">"Suzanne Pleshette, 70, 'Newhart' Actress, Dies" (bio), Anita Gates, ''The New York Times'', 2008-01-21, webpage: [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/arts/21cnd-pleshette.html?hp NYTimes-21cnd-Pleshette].</ref> The original Broadway production opened on May 21, 1959 at [[The Broadway Theatre]] and subsequently transferred to the [[Imperial Theatre]], running for 702 performances. [[Ethel Merman]] starred as [[Rose Thompson Hovick|Rose Havoc]], Louise's mother. In ''Gypsy'', Church introduced the hit standard "Let Me Entertain You."<ref>[[1959 in music]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=1959_in_music&oldid=430896445 this version])</ref><ref>Sondheim, Stephen, ''Finishing the Hat'', New York: Alfred Knopf, 2010 p. 58-77 ISBN 978-0-679-43907-3</ref> The original [[cast album]] was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award]] in 1998.<ref>[[List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients E–I]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=List_of_Grammy_Hall_of_Fame_Award_recipients_E%E2%80%93I&oldid=432028283 this version])</ref> |
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Following ''Gypsy'', Church appeared in the 1960 Broadway play ''Under the Yum-Yum Tree'', which ran 173 performances at the [[Henry Miller's Theatre]] before closing in April 1961. Directed by [[Joseph Anthony]], the rest of the cast comprised [[Dean Jones]], [[John MacKay]], [[Nan Martin]], and [[Gig Young]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Roman|first=Lawrence|title=Cast (''in order of appearance'')|work=Under the yum-yum tree: a new comedy|publisher=Dramatists Play Service, Inc|accessdate=4 June 2011|date=1961}}</ref> |
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== Discography == |
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| <center>1959 || <center>''Gypsy: A Musical Fable <br>(Original Broadway Cast Recording)'' || <center>[[Columbia Records]] |
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| <center>1959 || <center>''Let Me Entertain You'' || <center>[[Columbia Records]] |
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| <center>2011 || <center>''Gypsy Meets Gypsy'' || <center>[[Records|Sepia Records]] |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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*{{ibdb name|35298}} |
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*{{imdbname|0161393}} |
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