Elaine Stritch passes away at 89
BritishTheatre.com is saddened to report that theatre legend Elaine Stritch passed away at her home this morning, aged 89. Her stage credits included Loco (1946), Bus Stop (1955 – Tony Nominated), Sail Away (1961), Company (1970), A Delicate Balance (1996), Small Craft Warnings (1973), The Gingerbread Lady (1974), Showboat (1994) and A Little Night Music (2010). Her one woman show Elaine Stritch at Liberty in 2001 was a Tony Award winner and played seasons in both the UK and USA. During her career, which spanned seven decades she appeared in television shows including The Growing Paynes (1949), The Goodyear Television Playhouse (1953-55), The Ed Sullivan Show (1954), she was also the first and original Trixie Norton in the pilot for The Honeymooners sketch with Jackie Gleeson, Art Carney and Pert Kelton. On the big screen she appeared with Charlton Heston in Three Violent People (1956), with Rock Hudson in A … Read more
