Shirley Booth: Summary

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Birthday:
8-30-1898
Birthplace:
New York, NY
Birth Name:
Thelma Marjorie Ford
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Hazel and the Playground (Episode Clip)

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While trying to teach Harold how to kick a football, Hazel realizes that what is needed in town is a playground for the children.

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TRIVIA

  • Shirley turned down the role of Ada Quonsett in Airport (1970) due to chronic bursitis she had that was acting up at the time, and the part went to Helen Hayes.(edit)
  • Shirley made her stage debut at the age of 12, when she joined the Hartford Stock Company, doing 3 plays a week.(edit)
  • Shirley's role as Lola Delaney in Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) was turned down by Bette Davis, who said she felt strongly that only Shirley could do the role justice.(edit)
  • Shirley was named "The World's Greatest Actress" at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.(edit)
  • Shirley got noticed by Hollywood producers appearing in skits by Dorothy Parker in New York City at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel called "Sunday Nights at Nine" in exchange for room and breakfast in the early 1930s.(edit)
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