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Rosalind Russell: Susan St
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In honor of the centennial of the late Rosalind Russell, Waterbury's film and theatre treasure, Chase Collegiate School is pleased to announce the premiere exhibit of Waterbury's famous native. Known as the witty and stylish lead actress of stage and screen, Russell was honored with five Golden Globe wins, a Tony Award and four Oscar nominations for the sharp-tongued successful career women she played. The exhibit opens with a reception, May 17th from 5:30 7:30 on the Chase Collegiate campus in Saint Margaret's Hall. and includes original movie posters, portraits, photos and magazine covers that span the four decades of her career.
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Synopsis: Self-centered Washington socialite Rosalind Russell joins the WACS in order to be near her boyfriend William Ching, a GI stationed in Paris. Russell is certain that her DC connections will enable her to get out of the service as easily as she got in. Unfortunately for her, Russell's ex-husband Paul DouglasRead More
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In this entry in Columbia's Screen Snapshots series (production number 8859), Ralph Staub visits the homes of actresses Judy Canova, Ginny Simms, Rosalind Russell, Brenda Marshall and Eleanor Powell, as they show off their offsprings. ...more about Screen Snapshots: Famous Hollywood Mothers
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A Woman of Distinction serves as a tailor-made vehicle for Rosalind Russell. The star is cast as Susan Middlecott, a highly respected college dean. As can be expected, Susan is too busy for romance -- at least until handsome professor Alec Stevenson (Ray Milland) enters the picture. At first, the dean and the prof are thrown together by the overzealous machinations of a press agent, and they're none too pleased about it. No matter how hard they try to keep their distance from each other, Susan and Alec constantly find themselves in embarrassing situations in full view of the public. It takes the behind-the-scenes maneuvers of Susan's puckish papa (Edmund Gwenn) to straighten things out. Appearing in unbilled cameos are Lucille Ball as herself, and Ball's future TV cohort Gale Gordon as a railroad ticket agent.
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Synopsis: A Woman of Distinction serves as a tailor-made vehicle for Rosalind Russell. The star is cast as Susan Middlecott, a highly respected college dean. As can be expected, Susan is too busy for romance -- at least until handsome professor Alec Stevenson (Ray Milland) enters the picture. At first, theRead More
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Born in 1907, Russell spent her earliest days at 43 Chestnut Ave. Soon after, the family moved to a much larger home on upper Willow Street, now occupied by Snyder Funeral Home. Russell began her stage career in her early '20s, and debuted onscreen in 1934. Among Russell¹s finest performances
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