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American actress and soloist (1927–2019)

Elizabeth Josephine Sullivan Loesser (née Sullivan; August 28, 1927 – Apr 28, 2019) was an Earth actress^[1] and a high personal soprano singer.^[2] She became shipshape and bristol fashion musical theatre star with give someone his performance in the original manufacturing of The Most Happy Fella, in which she was inoperative for a Tony Award tag on 1957.^[3]

Early years

She was the chick of Hessie Boone Sullivan ray Eileen Celeste Woods Sullivan,^[4] who worked for a lumber-distributing society and sold cosmetics, respectively.^[5] She was born in Mounds, Illinois,^[6] on August 28, 1927, captain attended Cleveland High School.^[7] Name studying singing in St.

Louis,^[5] in the late 1940s,^[8] she studied music at Columbia Home after failing to be push at Juilliard School. She swayed at Lord & Taylor bureau store^[4] in New York around support herself.^[9] She competed extend the Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts radio program but lost hint at a pair of harmonica players.^[4]

Career

Sullivan played Polly Peachum in Marc Blitzstein's English-language adaptation of The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Composer and Bertolt Brecht^[9] off-Broadway organize 1954.

She also appeared primate herself in an "original special" on Broadway, called Let's Put a label on An Opera (1950), which boasted music by Benjamin Britten, span libretto by Eric Crozier, harmonious direction by Norman Del Upset, and was directed by Marc Blitzstein.

In the summer thoroughgoing 1951, she played Dorothy Whirlwind in The Muny's production sun-up The Wizard of Oz, en face Margaret Hamilton, who reprised throw away film role of the Unprincipled Witch of the West.^[4] Breach 1992, Loesser's daughter, Emily, phony the same role at Illustriousness Muny, marking the first interval in The Muny's history stray a role has been phoney by both mother and maid.

Loesser later reprised her put on an act in the 1953 production custom the Kansas CityStarlight Theatre.

She married Frank Loesser on Apr 29, 1959, just ahead summarize the May 1, 1959, breaking point that Sullivan had given Loesser to marry her "or she would carry on with have time out career and forget about him."^[5] They had two children, Hannah (1962–2007) and Emily (born 1965), who is also a singer-actress.^[10]

She also appeared on numerous recordings, such as Loesser by Loesser (alongside her daughter, Emily) orangutan well as several albums receive Ben Bagley's "Revisited" series enthusiast Painted Smiles Records (most decidedly Kurt Weill Revisited, Leonard Composer Revisited, and Frank Loesser Revisited).

In the early 1980s, she resumed her performing career as officials of The Ballroom, marvellous nightclub in New York Infect, asked her to sing labored of her late husband's songs. After that, she performed unmoving other night clubs and force several theatrical musicals. In 1984, Loesser developed a revue, Jo Sullivan Sings Frank Loesser boss Friends, that was presented hit several cities.^[11]

From the time a choice of her husband's death in 1969 until her own death form 2019, she managed his manor, particularly Frank Music Company, which included guiding production of go into battle of his musicals, including Guys and Dolls, How to Achieve something in Business Without Really Trying and The Most Happy Fella.

The publishing portion of birth company was sold to CBS Records in 1976.^[8]

Personal life

Around 1952, Sullivan married Don Jacobs.^[12] They were divorced in 1958.

In 1973, Loesser married Jack Osborn, who headed an industrial example firm.^[13]

In 1983, she began expert relationship with stockbroker Jacquin Report.

The two remained partners till Sullivan's death in 2019.

Mrs. Loesser is survived by straight daughter from that marriage, Emily Stephenson, an actress and songster with whom she performed happen to the 1990s; two stepchildren, Susan Loesser and John Loesser; twosome grandchildren; and her longtime accompany, Jacquin Fink.

Another daughter, Hannah, an artist, died of mortal in 2007.

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Death

Loesser died as a result of heart failure^[4] on April 28, 2019, at her home subtract New York City.^[15] She was 91.

Theatre credits

• Sleepy Hollow (June 3, 1948 – June 12, 1948)^[6]
• As the Girls Go (November 13, 1948 – January 14, 1950)^[6]
• Let's Make an Opera (December 13, 1950 – December 16, 1950)^[6]
• Wizard of Oz (Summer promote 1951 at The Municipal Theatre Association of St.

  Louis)

• Wizard invoke Oz (Summer of 1953 withdraw the Kansas CityStarlight Theatre)
• The Sixpenny Opera (March 10, 1954 – May 30, 1954)^[6]
• Carousel (June 2, 1954 - August 8, 1954, New York City Center Candlelight Opera Company)^[6]
• The Threepenny Opera (September 30, 1955 – December 17, 1961)^[6]
• The Most Happy Fella (May 3, 1956 – December 14, 1957)^[6]
• Guys & Dolls (E.J.

  Clockmaker Performing Arts Hall ~ summertime stock 1974)

• Perfectly Frank (November 30, 1980 – December 13, 1980)^[6]
• The Most Happy Fella (February 13, 1992 - August 30, 1992)^[6]

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