Maureen Stapleton.

Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American actress in film, theater and television, who also won an Emmy Award, two Tony Awards and was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Image File history File links MaureenStapleton. ... Image File history File links MaureenStapleton. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... An Emmy Award. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... The American Theatre Hall of Fame in New York City was founded in 1971 by Earl Blackwell, Gerard Oestreicher, James M. Nederlander, and Arnold Weissberger. ...

Biography

Early life

Stapleton was born in Troy, New York to John P. and Irene (Walsh) Stapleton, Irish American Catholics. Her father was an alcoholic. Stapleton began acting in theater after finishing high school and rapidly gained respect as both a dramatic and comedic actress. Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ...

She fled to New York City at the age of 18, and did modeling to pay the bills. She once said that it was her infatuation with the handsome Hollywood actor Joel McCrea which led her into acting. She made her Broadway debut in Burgess Meredith's production of The Playboy of the Western World in 1946. Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent Joel Albert McCrea, (November 5, 1905 - October 20, 1990) was an American film actor. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Burgess Meredith in Probe (1972) Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was a versatile American actor and is best known for portraying Rocky Balboas trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky films and the Penguin in the television series Batman. ... The Playboy of the Western World is a play written by J. M. Synge and first performed in January 1907. ...

Career

Stepping in because Anna Magnani refused the role due to her limited English, Stapleton won a Tony Award for her role in Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo in 1951. (Magnani's English improved, however, and she was able to play the role in the film version, winning an Oscar). Stapleton played in other Williams' productions, including Twenty-Seven Wagons Full of Cotton and Orpheus Descending, as well as Lillian Hellman's Toys in the Attic. She won a second Tony Award for Neil Simon's The Gingerbread Lady, which was written especially for her, in 1971. Anna Magnani (March 7, 1908 - September 26, 1973) was an Academy Award-winning Italian actress, with stage experience. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Tennessee Williams (1965) Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911–February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. ... The Rose Tattoo is a Tennessee Williams play. ... Orpheus Descending is a play by Tennessee Williams. ... Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was a successful American playwright, linked throughout her life with many left-wing causes. ... Toys in the Attic is a 1963 film with Dean Martin and Geraldine Page, directed by George Roy Hill and based on a Tony Award-winning play by Lillian Hellman. ... Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is an American playwright and screenwriter. ... Maureen Stapleton across the street from the Plymouth Theatre during the run of The Gingerbread Lady The Gingerbread Lady is a 1970 play by Neil Simon, written specifically for actress Maureen Stapleton, who won both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance. ...

Her film career also brought her immediate success, with her debut in Lonelyhearts (1958) earning a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was nominated again for Airport (1970) and Woody Allen's Interiors (1978); she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Reds (1981), directed by Warren Beatty,in which she portrayed the Lithuanian-born anarchist, Emma Goldman. Lonelyhearts is a 1958 film with Maureen Stapleton. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, musician, and comedian. ... Interiors is a 1978 film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... See also Cincinnati Reds Reds is a 1981 movie starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. ... Warren Beatty at the 1990 Academy Awards. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Emma Goldman Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) aka Red Emma, was a Kaunas, Lithuania-born anarchist known for her writings and speeches. ...

Stapleton won a 1968 Emmy Award for her performance in Among the Paths of Eden. She was nominated for the television version of All the King's Men (1959), Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975), and The Gathering (1977). 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... An Emmy Award. ... Cover of All the Kings Men This article is about the book. ... Charles Durning and Maureen Stapleton Queen of the Stardust Ballroom was a 1975 television production directed by Sam OSteen and starring Maureen Stapleton, Charles Durning, and Charlotte Rae, all of whom were nominated for an Emmy Award for their performances. ... The Gathering may refer to: In music: The Gathering (band), a Dutch alternative rock band The Gathering (album), by psychedelic trance duo Infected Mushroom The Gathering (Testament album), by the band Testament In other fields: The Gathering (film), a 2002 movie The Gathering (novel), a young adults novel by Australian...

Her more recent appearances included Johnny Dangerously (1984), Cocoon (1985) and its sequel Cocoon: The Return (1988). Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction film about a group of elderly humans who were rejuvenated by aliens. ... 1988 sequel to the feature film, Cocoon. ...

Personal life

Stapleton's first husband was Max Allentuck (general manager to the producer Kermit Bloomgarden), and her second husband was playwright David Rayfiel, from whom she was divorced. She had a son, Daniel, and a daughter, Katherine, by her first husband and later was a devoted grandmother. Her daughter, Katherine Allentuck, garnered good reviews for her single movie role, that of "Aggie" in Summer of '42. Summer of 42 is a 1971 American coming-of-age motion picture drama based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman Raucher. ...

Stapelton suffered from anxiety and alcoholism for many years and once told an interviewer, "The curtain came down and I went into the vodka." She also said that her unhappy childhood contributed to her insecurities. A heavy smoker, Maureen Stapleton died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at her home in Lenox, Massachusetts, at the age of 80. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for a group of respiratory tract diseases that are characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. ... Settled: 1750 â€“ Incorporated: 1775 Zip Code(s): 01240 â€“ Area Code(s): 413 Official website: http://www. ...

In 1981 Hudson Valley Community College in Stapleton's childhood city of Troy, New York dedicated a theater in her name at the suggestion of then college president Joseph Bulmer who was a childhood friend. The theatre is located in the college’s newly renovated Raymond H. Siek Campus Center. Hudson Valley Community College, a SUNY associated two-year college, is located in Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. ... Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ...

She was not related to actress Jean Stapleton of All in the Family fame. Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City) is an American actress of stage, television and film. ... All in the Family is a popular and acclaimed American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 until April 8, 1979, when the final original episode aired. ...

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External links

• Maureen Stapleton at the Internet Movie Database
• Maureen Stapleton press photo
• Associated Press (March 13, 2006). Actress Maureen Stapleton Dies at 80.
• Berkvist, Robert (March 13, 2006). Maureen Stapleton, Oscar-Winning Actress, Dies. New York Times