Alexis Smith

Actress

Female

Born Jun 8, 1921

Hometown Penticton

Died Jun 9, 1993

Death Place Los Angeles

Religion Roman Catholic

Height 5' 9" (175 cm)

Nationality Canadian

Alexis Smith was a Canadian-born stage, film, and television actress. She appeared in several major Hollywood movies in the 1940s and had a notable career on Broadway in the 1970s, winning a Tony Award in 1972.

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Craig Stevens
Married 1944 - 1993
Craig Stevens

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Theater Review | 'Follies'; ‘Follies’ On Broadway Review
NYTimes - Sep 13, 2011

'Somewhere along the road from Washington to Broadway, the Kennedy Center production of “Follies” picked up a pulse. A vigorous heart now beats at the center of this revitalized revival of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim ’s 1971 musical, which opened on Monday night at the Marquis Theater. And though the subject is the ghosts of'
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Corrections
NYTimes - Sep 04, 2011

'An article last Sunday about the original production of the Stephen Sondheim musical ''''Follies'''' quoted incorrectly from comments by the playwright John Guare about his memories of the show. Mr. Guare commented on Yvonne DeCarlo''s performances of ''''Can That Boy Foxtrot!'''' and ''''I''m Still Here.'''' He did not credit those performances to Alexis Smith,'
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Arts &Amp; Leisure; Memories Of Great Gams Of The Past
NYTimes - Aug 28, 2011

'EVERY Broadway musical has its originalists, the devotees who judge every subsequent production against the memory of the first one. The you-had-to-be-there contingent is particularly strong for ''''Follies,'''' Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman''s 1971 collaboration with the directors Harold Prince and Michael Bennett. Goldman''s book and Mr.'
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East Is Aiming For A Big Finish Belleville News Democrat
Google News - Aug 25, 2011

'Alexis Smith, a 6-3 junior, provides some imposing height on the right side. "She did not see a lot of action last year, so the teams that we play probably won't recognize her,'' Posey said. "It won't take her long to get some attention'
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CHILDHOOD

1921 Birth Born on June 8, 1921.

THIRTIES

1952 31 Years Old She also appeared on the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Radio (NBC) broadcast on 25 January 1952

1955 34 Years Old She toured in several stage hits including the 1955 National company of Plain and Fancy co-starring her husband Craig Stevens, Jean Kerr's Mary, Mary and Cactus Flower also co-starring Stevens.

FIFTIES

1971 50 Years Old She appeared on the cover of the May 3, 1971 issue of Time as the result of the critical acclaim for her singing and dancing role in Hal Prince's Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which marked her long-awaited Broadway debut.

1972 51 Years Old In 1972, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance.

1973 52 Years Old Her stage career continued through the 1970s, with appearances in the 1973 all-star revival of The Women (1973), the short-lived re-working of William Inge's drama Picnic, re-titled Summer Brave (1975), and the ill-fated musical Platinum (1978), which earned her another Tony nomination for her performance but closed after a brief run. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1988 67 Years Old She also starred in the short-lived 1988 series Hothouse, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for her guest appearance on Cheers in 1990.

1993 72 Years Old Smith died of brain cancer in Los Angeles in 1993 on the day after her 72nd birthday. … Read More

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