Booth died at the age of 94 at her home in North Chatham
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Shirley Booth
Shirley Booth was an American actress. One of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Tony Awards.
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entertainment · American actress (1898–1992) · voice actor · stage actor · film actor · television actor · radio personality · actor · also Shirley Booth, Marjory Ford, Booth
Born 30 August 1898 · Died 16 October 1992 · Q253308
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1992· 2 entries
Died 1992-10-16.
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1974· 2 entries
Booth moved to North Chatham, Massachusetts, where she lived with her pet poodle and two cats
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Booth provided the voice for the character of Mrs
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1973· 1 entry
Booth returned to episodic television in the ABC series A Touch of Grace
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1971· 1 entry
Returned to Chicago to star with Gig Young in a revival of Harvey at the Blackstone Theater
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1963· 1 entry
Booth told the Associated Press at the height of Hazel's popularity,
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1961· 2 entries
Booth was cast in the title role on the sitcom Hazel, based on Ted Key's popular single-panel cartoon from the Saturday Evening Post about the domineering yet endearing housemaid named Hazel Burke who works for the Baxte
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Director Frank Capra approached Booth about starring in Pocketful of Miracles, an updated version of Capra's 1933 comedy-drama Lady for a Day starring May Robson
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1959· 1 entry
Starring as the long-suffering title character in Marc Blitzstein's musical Juno, an adaptation of Seán O'Casey's 1924 play Juno and the Paycock
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1957· 1 entry
Booth won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work on the stage in Chicago
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1954· 2 entries
Awarded Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (1954).
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To good reviews, but was poorly received by audiences
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1953· 3 entries
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (1953).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Actress for Come Back, Little Sheba (1953).
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Booth had made a cameo appearance as herself in the all-star comedy/drama movie Main Street to Broadway
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1951· 1 entry
Booth and Baker remained married until his death from heart disease in 1951.
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1950· 1 entry
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (1950).
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1949· 1 entry
Awarded Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (1949).
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1929· 1 entry
Booth married Ed Gardner, who later gained fame as the creator and host of the radio series Duffy's Tavern, with Booth originating the role of man-hungry Miss Duffy in the series
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1898· 2 entries
Born 1898-08-30.
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“s popularity, I liked playing Hazel the first time I read one of the scripts, and I could see all the possibilities of the character—the comedy would take care of itself. My job was to give her heart. Hazel never bores me. Besides, she”
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