Diva/Mensch pair for July 1, 2026
The 1977 Tonys had another showdown between Julie Harris and Colleen Dewhurst: Diva: Colleen Dewhurst, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Mensch: Julie Harris, The Belle of Amherst Once again Harris was the winner. Don't feel too bad for Dewhurst, she did win two Tonys. Though Harris won FIVE.
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CDA x 5: Blyth, Burrows, Clayton-Thomas, Dunn, Large
Ann Blyth (age 98) was a major Hollywood star in the 40s. She's best known and was nominated for an Oscar for playing Joan Crawford's horrible daughter in Mildred Pierce. Here she is in my favorite scene from that movie: James Burrows (age 85) was a major figure in television. I read two mind-boggling statistics in his New York Times obit: he directed 75 pilot episodes that became series. And he directed 240 of the 275 episodes of Cheers. Other shows that he created: Taxi, Fr
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