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'{{Infobox person | name = Carol Haney | birth_name = Carolyn Haney | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|12|24}}<ref name="Hess"/> | birth_place = [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1964|5|10|1924|12|24}} | death_place = [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Bronchopneumonia]] | spouse = Eugene Dorian Johnson (1945-1953)<br>[[Larry Blyden]] (1955-1962) | children = Joshua Blyden (1957-2000)<br>Ellen Blyden (b. 1960) | yearsactive = 1945-1957 | tonyawards = '''[[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress]]''' <br> 1955 ''[[The Pajama Game]]''}} '''Carol Haney''' (December 24, 1924<ref name="Hess"/> – 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 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway's]] ''[[The Pajama Game]]''. She then shifted to primarily Broadway choreography, being nominated for three more Tonys for her work. ==Life and career== Born in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], she began to dance at age five and opened a dancing school at age fifteen.<ref name="Hess">{{cite book |last1= Hess |first1= Earl J. |last2= Dabholkar |first2= Pratibha A. |title= Singin’ in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece |year=2009 |publisher= University Press of Kansas |location= Lawrence, KS |isbn= 978-0-7006-1656-5 |page= 41 }}</ref> 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 (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 several [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|M-G-M]] [[musical film]]s, and she aided Kelly in some of his best work, including ''[[On the Town (film)|On the Town]]'' (1949), ''[[Summer Stock]]'' (1950), ''[[An American in Paris (film)|An American in Paris]]'' (1951), ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1952),<ref name=Bloom>Bloom and Vlastnik, p. 248</ref> as well as Kelly's dream project, ''[[Invitation to the Dance (film)|Invitation to the Dance]]'' (1956). Haney danced with [[Bob Fosse]] in the 1953 film version of ''[[Kiss Me, Kate (film)|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.<ref name=Bloom/><ref>MacLaine, Shirley. ''My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir'', Bantam Books, 1995, p.168</ref> After this, Haney appeared in a few shows, including the touring production ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1956'', but developed paralyzing stage fright.<ref name=Bloom/> She was seen on television, and she recreated her performance as Gladys in the film version of ''[[The Pajama Game (film)|The Pajama Game]]'' (1957). She focused her career on choreography for Broadway shows: ''[[Flower Drum Song]]'' (1958, directed by Gene Kelly), ''[[Bravo Giovanni]]'' (1962), ''[[She Loves Me]]'' (1963) and ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]'' (1964). ''The American Dance Machine'' (1978) featured her choreography from television. She was nominated for three more Tony Awards, for choreography, for ''Flower Drum Song'', ''Bravo Giovanni'' and, posthumously, for ''Funny Girl''. In May 1958, she and [[Dick Van Dyke]] appeared together as guest stars on [[Polly Bergen]]'s [[NBC]]'s short-lived [[variety show]], ''[[The Polly Bergen Show]]''. ==Family== Haney was married to Eugene Dorian Johnson (1945–1953) and then Broadway actor and TV host [[Larry Blyden]] (1955–62), whom she choreographed in ''Flower Drum Song''. She and Blyden had two children, Joshua (1957–2000) and Ellen (b. 1960). ==Death== Haney died in [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey]] in 1964, at age 39, six weeks after the opening of ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]'', which she choreographed. The cause of death was [[pneumonia]], complicated by [[diabetes]] and [[alcoholism]]. Blyden and Haney resided in the historic [[Achenbach House]] in [[Saddle River, New Jersey]], which they believed to be haunted by the spirit of its builder. The house was later sold to tour operator [[Mario Perillo]] and was destroyed by fire in 2004.<ref>Fisher, Janon. [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/20/nyregion/bergen-county-house-on-historic-register-is-fire-victim.html "Bergen County House on Historic Register Is Fire Victim"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 20, 2004. Accessed February 4, 2012. "In the 1960s, the private house, known as the Achenbach House, was the home of the actor and producer Larry Blyden and his wife, the actress and dancer Carol Haney, who believed the house was haunted. Later it was owned by Mario Perillo of Perillo Tours, well known for his television commercials selling package tours to Italy; after his death, the house passed to Mr. Perillo's son Stephen, the current owner."</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==References== * {{cite book|author=Bloom, Ken and Vlastnik, Frank|year=2004|title=Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of all Time|publisher= Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers|location=New York|isbn=1-57912-390-2}} ==External links== {{Portal|Biography}} * {{Find a Grave|6274807}} * {{IBDB name|1216}} * {{IMDb name|359776}} {{TonyAward MusicalFeaturedActress 1947-1975}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Haney, Carol}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:1964 deaths]] [[Category:American female dancers]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American musical theatre actresses]] [[Category:American choreographers]] [[Category:Deaths from diabetes]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in New Jersey]] [[Category:Donaldson Award winners]] [[Category:People from New Bedford, Massachusetts]] [[Category:People from Saddle River, New Jersey]] [[Category:Tony Award winners]] [[Category:20th-century American actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Singers from Massachusetts]] [[Category:20th-century American singers]]'