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Gwen Verdon

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Gwen Verdon Biography

  • Birth Name: Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon
  • Birth Place: Culver City, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/13/1925, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 10/18/2000
  • Profession: Actor; dancer; choreographer
Gwen Verdon Fast Facts:
  • Overcame rickets as a child by taking dance classes to strengthen her legs.
  • Left a growing dancing career and eloped with first husband James Henaghan at age 17.
  • After her divorce from Henaghan, returned to dancing and performing in numerous chorus lines. Breakout role came with the 1953 Broadway production of Cole Porter's Can-Can.
  • The fiery redhead met future husband and frequent collaborator, director-choreographer Bob Fosse, while portraying the infamous Lola in the 1955 stage production of Damn Yankees.
  • Final Broadway role was playing Roxie Hart in the 1975 razzle-dazzle musical Chicago.
  • A thinly veiled depiction of her life with Fosse appears in his 1979 semiautobiographical film, All That Jazz.
  • Though separated from Fosse for 15 years, they never officially divorced, and continued working together until his death in 1987.
  • Teamed with daughter Nicole to create the 1999 Tony-winning musical revue Fosse, spotlighting the director's unique choreography.
    Gwen Verdon Relationships:
  • Bob Fosse - Husband (deceased)
  • Gertrude Lilian Verdon - Mother
  • James Henaghan - Ex-husband
  • Jim Henaghan - Son
  • Joseph William Verdon - Father
  • Nicole Fosse - Daughter
  • William Farrell Verdon - Brother

  • Gwen Verdon Awards:
  • 1956 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
  • 1954 Tony: Actress, Supporting or Featured (Musical) - Winner
  • 1959 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
  • 1976 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Nominee
  • 1959 Grammy: Best Broadway Show Album - Winner
  • 1993 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1993 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1958 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
  • 1966 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Nominee

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