Shirley Booth
Biography
Shirley Booth was an American actress who won an Oscar, two Primetime Emmys, and three Tony Awards. Born in Brooklyn, she began her stage career as a teenager and made her Broadway debut in 1925 in Hell's Bells. She first drew major notice in the comedy Three Men on a Horse, then won Tony Awards for Goodbye, My Fancy, Come Back, Little Sheba, and The Time of the Cuckoo. She reprised her stage role as Lola Delaney in the film Come Back, Little Sheba (1953), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, and appeared as herself in Main Street to Broadway (1953). From 1961 to 1966 she starred in the title role of Hazel, earning two Emmy Awards, and she was acclaimed for The Glass Menagerie. Her final role was the voice of Mrs. Claus in The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974).
94years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died Chatham
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Thelma Marjorie Ford (birth name)Also credited as Marjory Ford
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 21 years1953 to 1974
Every film, newest first
- 1974The Year Without a Santa ClausIMDb rating 7.7
- 1953Come Back, Little ShebaIMDb rating 7.5
- 1953Main Street to BroadwayIMDb rating 6.0
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A role that slipped away
Booth declined Frank Capra's offer to star in Pocketful of Miracles, saying she could not match May Robson's Oscar-nominated performance in the original Lady for a Day, so Capra cast Bette Davis.
First role
Booth started acting as a teenager in stock company productions, and for a time performed in Pittsburgh theater with the Sharp Company. Her Broadway debut came in Hell's Bells, with Humphrey Bogart, on January 26, 1925.
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Worked with
Shirley Booth made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Burt Lancaster's page
Mickey Rooney's page
Agnes Moorehead's page
Richard Jaeckel's page
Lionel Barrymore's page
Louis Calhern's page
Arthur Rankin Jr.Director, 1 film, 1974
All films by Arthur Rankin Jr.
Jules BassDirector, 1 film, 1974
All films by Jules Bass
Daniel MannDirector, 1 film, 1953
All films by Daniel Mann
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1949 to 1954, five of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1953 | Best Actress | Come Back, Little Sheba | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Won | ||
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1953 | Best Actress in a Play | Won | |
| 1950 | Best Actress in a Play | Won | |
| 1949 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1954 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | Won | |
| Donaldson Awards | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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