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Vivian Blaine (born Vivian Stapleton; November 21, 1921 – December 9, 1995) was an American actress and singer, best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production of Guys and Dolls, as well as appearing in the subsequent film version, in which she co-starred with Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra.

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Vivian Blaine
Blaine in 1955
Born	Vivian Stapleton (1921-11-21)November 21, 1921 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 9, 1995(1995-12-09) (aged 74) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Education	South Side High School
Occupation	Actress Singer
Years active	1934–1985
Known for	Guys and Dolls Something for the Boys State Fair
Spouses	Manny Franks ​ ​ (m. 1945; div. 1956)​ Milton Rackmil ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1961)​ Stuart Clark ​ (m. 1973)​

Early years

Blaine was born in Newark, New Jersey to Leo Stapleton, an insurance agent,[1] and Wilhelmina Tepley.[2] The cherry-blonde-haired Blaine appeared on local stages as early as 1934 and she started touring after graduating from South Side High School.[3]

Personal appearances

Blaine was a touring singer with dance bands starting in 1937.

At one point in the 1940s, she was the top-billed act at New York's Copacabana nightclub. In his book, Dean and Me: (A Love Story), Jerry Lewis wrote about appearing at the club when Blaine was on the same bill: "We [Lewis and Dean Martin, as the double act Martin and Lewis] weren't even the top-billed act. That honor went to a Broadway singing star named Vivian Blaine, who'd conquered Manhattan, gone out to Hollywood to make movies for 20th Century Fox, then returned to the Big Apple in triumph. Vivian was a lovely and very talented actress and singer ..."[4]

Film

In 1942, Blaine's agent and soon-to-be husband Manny Franks signed her to a contract with Twentieth Century-Fox, and she moved to Hollywood, sharing top billing with Laurel and Hardy in Jitterbugs (1943) and starring in Greenwich Village (1944), Something for the Boys (1944), Nob Hill (1945), and State Fair (1945).

Stage

Following her Fox years, Blaine returned to the stage, making her Broadway debut as Miss Adelaide in the Frank Loesser musical Guys and Dolls in 1950. Her character Miss Adelaide has been engaged to inveterate gambler Nathan Detroit played by Sam Levene for 14 years, a condition which, according to her song "Adelaide's Lament", has given her a psychosomatic cold as well as chronic heartbreak.^{[citation needed]}

After the show's 1,200-performance Broadway run, Blaine and Levene reprised their roles as Miss Adelaide and Nathan Detroit in the first UK production of Guys and Dolls, which opened at London's West End Coliseum a few days before the 1953 Coronation; the two stars performed their roles 553 times, including a Royal Command Variety Performance for Queen Elizabeth on November 9, 1953. Blaine as Miss Adelaide, Levene as Nathan Detroit and Robert Alda as Sky Masterson also performed twice daily in a reduced version of Guys and Dolls when the first Las Vegas production opened a six-month run at the Royal Nevada, September 7, 1955, the first time a Broadway musical was performed on the strip. Vivian Blaine recreated her role as Miss Adelaide in the film version in 1955.^{[citation needed]}

Blaine also appeared on Broadway in A Hatful of Rain, Say, Darling, Enter Laughing, Company, and Zorba, as well as participating in the touring companies of musicals such as Gypsy.

Television

As Blaine reached age 50, her television career took off, with guest appearances on shows like Fantasy Island, Murder, She Wrote and The Love Boat, and a recurring role in the cult hit Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.[5] On the 25th annual Tony Awards in 1971, she appeared as a guest performer and sang "Adelaide's Lament" from Guys and Dolls.

Blaine always commented that working with manager Rob Cipriano reminded her of working with her first husband Manny Franks.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Blaine's first marriage, to Franks, lasted from 1945 to 1956. She then married Milton Rackmil, president of Universal Studios and Decca Records, in 1959, and recorded several albums prior to their 1961 divorce. In 1973, she married Stuart Clark.^{[citation needed]}

In 1983, Blaine became the first celebrity to make public service announcements for AIDS-related causes. She made numerous appearances in support of the then-fledgling AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and in 1983 recorded her cabaret act for AEI Records, which donated its royalties to the new group;[6] this included the last recordings of her songs from Guys and Dolls. Her prior albums for Mercury Records[7] have all subsequently been reissued on CD.[8]

According to Blaine, she was a registered Democrat and a lifelong practicing Roman Catholic.[9]

Death

Blaine died of congestive heart failure on December 9, 1995, aged 74.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1942	It Happened in Flatbush	Minor Role
1942	Thru Different Eyes	Sue Boardman
1942	Girl Trouble	Barbara	Alternate titles: Between You and Me / Man from Brazil
1943	He Hired the Boss	Sally Conway
1943	Jitterbugs	Susan Cowan
1944	Greenwich Village	Bonnie Watson
1944	Something for the Boys	Blossom Hart
1945	Nob Hill	Sally Templeton
1945	State Fair	Emily Edwards
1945	Doll Face	Mary Elizabeth 'Doll Face' Carroll	Alternate title: Come Back to Me
1946	If I'm Lucky	Linda Farrell
1946	Three Little Girls in Blue	Liz Charters
1952	Skirts Ahoy!	Una Yancy
1953	Main Street to Broadway	Vivian Blaine	Uncredited
1955	Guys and Dolls	Miss Adelaide
1957	Public Pigeon No. 1	Rita DeLacey
1972	Richard	Washington Doctor
1979	The Dark	Courtney Floyd
1982	Parasite	Miss Elizabeth Daley
1983	I'm Going to Be Famous	Laura Lowell

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	The Philco Television Playhouse		Episode - "Double Jeopardy"
1954	Center Stage		Episode - "Heart of a Clown"
1954	The Colgate Comedy Hour	Winnie Potter	Episode - "Let's Face It"
1955	Damon Runyon Theater	Cutie Singleton	Episode - "Pick the Winner"
1955	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Georgina Allerton	Episode - "Dream Girl"
1955	What's My Line?	Mystery Guest
1956	The Bob Hope Show		Episode - "The Awful Truth"
1956	General Electric Summer Originals		Episode - "It's Sunny Again"
1957	Lux Video Theatre	Coral	Episode - "The Undesirable"
1963	Route 66	Dixie Martin	Episode - "A Bunch of Lonely Pagliaccis"
1976	Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman	Betty McCullough	21 episodes
1978	Fantasy Island	Mrs. Deverse	Episode - "The Big Dipper/The Pirate"
1978	Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold	Marietta Cutler	TV movie
1978	The Love Boat	Barbara Sharp	Episode - "The Minister and the Stripper"
1979	Vega$	Lenora	Episode - "Everything I Touch"
1979	The Cracker Factory	Helen	TV movie
1979	Fast Friends	Sylvia	TV movie
1979	Sooner or Later	Make-up Artist	TV movie
1979	CHiPs	Vivian Blaine	Episode - "Roller Disco: Part 2"
1983	Amanda's	Aunt Sonia	Episode - "Aunt Sonia"
1985	Murder, She Wrote	Rita Bristol	Episode - "Broadway Malady"

Stage work

References

Further reading

• Oderman, Stuart, Talking to the Piano Player 2. BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN 1-59393-320-7

External links

• Vivian Blaine at IMDb
• Vivian Blaine at the Internet Broadway Database
• Vivian Blaine at Rotten Tomatoes
• Vivian Blaine at AllMovie
• Vivian Blaine at Find a Grave
• Vivian Blaine Papers at the New York Public Library
• Blaine performing "Adelaide's Lament" on Tony Awards on YouTube
• Vivian Blaine papers, 1916-1995, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

На других языках

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[de] Vivian Blaine

Vivian Blaine (* 21. November 1921 in Newark, New Jersey als Vivian Stapleton; † 9. Dezember 1995 in New York City, New York) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch ihre Rolle der Miss Adelaide in der Uraufführung des Musicals Guys and Dolls sowie dessen Filmadaption Schwere Jungs – leichte Mädchen.

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- [en] Vivian Blaine

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[es] Vivian Blaine

Vivian Blaine (Newark; 21 de noviembre de 1921 – 9 de diciembre de 1995) fue una actriz y cantante de nacionalidad estadounidense, conocida sobre todo por su papel de Miss Adelaide en el musical Guys and Dolls, así como por actuar también en la posterior adaptación al cine de la obra, actuando junto a Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons y Frank Sinatra.

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[ru] Блейн, Вивиан

Вивиан Блейн (англ. Vivian Blaine, урождённая Вивиан Стэплтон (Vivian Stapleton), 21 ноября 1921 (1921-11-21) — 9 декабря 1995) — американская актриса и певица.

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