Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth, actually Thelma Marjorie Ford ( born August 30, 1898 in New York; † 16 October 1992 in North Chatham, Massachusetts ) was an American actress.

Life

Shirley Booth was primarily a stage actress. Her Broadway debut in 1925, she had in the play Hell's Bells on the side of Humphrey Bogart. Overall, they played to 1970 in numerous plays on Broadway. Your film debut, she had until 1952 with the film sweeping back, little Sheba. Director Daniel Mann brought this play by William Inge first in 1950 with her ​​in the lead role on Broadway for the premiere and filmed it in 1952 with Burt Lancaster as her partner. For this first film role in 1953, she received an Oscar for best actress and also a Golden Globe.

In the course of her career, she won an Emmy Award twice (1962 and 1963) and a Tony Award three times (1949, 1950 and 1953).

Shirley Booth married in 1929 Ed Gardner, from whom she was divorced in 1942. In 1943, she married William V. Baker, and was widowed in 1951.