Gwen Verdon
출생 : 1925-01-13, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
사망 : 2000-10-18
약력
Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach for theater and film. With flaming red hair and a quaver in her voice, Verdon was a critically acclaimed performer on Broadway from the 1950s-70s. Having originated many roles in musicals she is also strongly identified with her second husband, director–choreographer Bob Fosse, remembered as the dancer–collaborator–muse for whom he choreographed much of his work and as the guardian of his legacy after his death.
By the time she was six, she was already dancing on stage. She went on to study multiple dance forms, ranging from tap, jazz, ballroom and flamenco to Balinese. In 1942, Verdon’s parents asked her to marry family friend and tabloid reporter James Henaghan after he got her pregnant at 17, and she quit her dancing career to raise their child. After her divorce, she entrusted her son Jimmy to the care of her parents. Early on, Verdon found a job as assistant to choreographer Jack Cole. During her five-year employment with Cole, she took small roles in movie musicals as a "specialty dancer" She also taught dance to stars such as Jane Russell, Fernando Lamas, and Lana Turner. Verdon started out on Broadway as a "gypsy," going from one chorus line to another. Her breakthrough role finally came as second female lead in Cole Porter's musical Can-Can. Verdon's biggest success was George Abbott's Damn Yankees. Verdon won another Tony and went to Hollywood to repeat her role in the 1958 movie version Damn Yankees. Verdon won another Tony for her performance in the musical, New Girl in Town, and won her fourth Tony for Redhead. Verdon and Fosse continued to collaborate on projects such as musicals Chicago and Dancin', as well as All That Jazz. After originating the role of Roxie opposite Chita Rivera's Velma Kelly in Chicago, Verdon focused on film acting, playing character roles in movies such as The Cotton Club, Cocoon and its sequel. She continued to teach dance and musical theater and to act. She received three Emmy Award nominations for appearances on Magnum, P.I., Dream On, and Homicide: Life on the Street. Verdon appeared in Alice and Marvin's Room). In 1999, Verdon served as artistic consultant on a Broadway musical designed to showcase examples of classic Fosse choreography, called Fosse. which won a Tony Award for best musical.
Verdon appeared in the movie Walking Across Egypt, as well as Bruno. Verdon received a total of four Tonys, for best featured actress for Can-Can and best leading actress for Damn Yankees, New Girl in Town, and Redhead. She also won a Grammy Award for the cast recording of Redhead.
Verdon was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1981, and in 1998, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
Herself (archive footage)
잭 콜과 밥 포시의 뮤즈인 그웬 버돈은 40년의 세월에 걸쳐 브로드웨이의 안무를 새로운 국면으로 이끌었다. 영화는 〈캉캉〉, 〈댐 양키즈〉, 〈스위트 채리티〉, 〈시카고〉 등 여러 상징적인 무대들에 선 그웬의 모습을 통해 그녀의 절정기를 선보이는 한편, 그 성공 이면의 놀라운 이야기를 함께 밝힌다. 구루병으로 보낸 유약한 유년기를 딛고 16세에 사생아를 임신하기에 이르기까지 그웬의 성공기는 포기를 모르고 역경에 맞서 브로드웨이 최고의 댄서가 된 한 여인의 이야기다. 독창력, 재능, 투지의 결정체였던 그녀의 영향력은 오늘날 브로드웨이 댄서들에게도 여전히 드러난다.
Self (archive footage)
A retrospective of Chita Rivera's film, television and stage career, including interviews with Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Carol Lawrence and others. Originally aired as Episode 2 of Season 43 of the PBS series Great Performances.
Lola (segment "Damn Yankees")
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows strut their stuff in 23 performances that have become part of Broadway history.
Roxie Hart (segment "Chicago")
The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, were the producers of the show. This film offers a compilation of performances from Tony Award broadcasts during those years. They are presented with color-corrected footage and digitally re-mastered sound.
Herself
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.
Creative Consultant
Fosse is a three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. The musical was conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Reinking. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2000. In 2002, Fosse, featuring Reinking and Ben Vereen, was aired as part of the "Great Performances — Dance In America" series on PBS television. This filmed Broadway tribute strings together acclaimed director/choreographer Bob Fosse's "greatest hits."
Mrs. Drago
The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
Alora
An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.
Edith Cooper
Sarah and Harriet have been best friends since childhood. They married at the same time, had children within the same year and now find themselves facing uncertain futures after the sudden deaths of their husbands. Though they have much in common, Sarah is a relaxed nature lover, while Harriet is intense and set in her ways. Sarah has been able to move on with her life with the help of her mother, her maid Katie and Will, the new man in her life. Harriet is unable to cope with her loss and her relationship with her daughter Pammy is strained. When Harriet is diagnosed with a serious illness, she and Sarah learn a lesson about love and friendship.
Self
A profile of composing team John Kander and Fred Ebb, who have written many Broadway musicals. Highlights include interviews with Lauren Bacall, Joel Grey and others, as well as the two men themselves, plus clips of performances of their songs.
Ruth Wakefield
결혼도 하지 않은 채 중풍에 걸린 아버지를 모시고 살고 있는 베시가 백혈병에 걸리자, 오래도록 소식이 없던 여동생 리가 두 아들과 함께 골수이식을 위해 고향에 돌아온다. 애정결핍에 걸린 리의 큰아들 행크는 이모에게서 따뜻한 사랑을 맛보고, 모처럼 한 자리에 모인 이들은 가족이 굴레가 아니고 화해의 장임을 확인한다.
Etta Pell
Lucy married at the turn of the last century, when she was fifteen and her husband was fifty. If Colonel William Marsden was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran" with a unique perspective on Southern history and Southern manhood. Her story encompasses everything from the tragic death of a Confederate boy soldier to the feisty narrator's daily battles in the Home--complete with visits from a mohawk-coiffed candy-striper.
Alice's Mother
자신의 결혼생활에 회의를 갖게 된 앨리스는 일에만 파묻혀 사는 남편과 아이들로부터 벗어나고 싶어한다. 그 마음은 이성에 대한 그리움으로 발전하여 아이들을 데리러 학교에 가는 길에 역시 아이를 데리러온 죠를 만나 그에게 끌리기 시작하면서 남 모를 상상의 나래를 펼친다. 자신의 감정과 남편과 아이들에 대한 죄책감 사이에서 갈등하던 앨리스는 마침내 심리요법의 권위자로 알려진 양 박사를 찾아간다. 의상 디자이너가 되려던 꿈을 포기하고 결혼함으로 자신의 의지와는 관계없이 남편의 부속물과 같은 삶을 살아왔다고 생각한 앨리스는 양박사의 충고대로 모든 것에 솔직해지기로 한다. 상상 속에서만 가능했던 죠와의 데이트, 그 황홀함에 앨리스는 차츰 자기 자신에 대해 눈뜨기 시작한다. 양박사가 처방해 준 약은 그녀를 더욱 신비한 세계로 안내하는데....
Self
A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Theatre. The Group Theatre, a cooperative theater ensemble, became a leading force in the theater world of the 30s. Meisner performed in many of the group’s most memorable productions.
Herself - Narrator
A documentary profile of director/choreographer Bob Fosse. Includes clips from his films and television specials as well as interviews with Fosse, remembrances from his friends, and commentary by Gwen Verdon. A Dance in America presentation, broadcast as part of Great Performances.
Bess McCarthy
5년 전, 안테리아라는 혹성에 갔던 노인들이 자기네가 본래 살던 요양소(양노원)에 다시 찾아오면서 갖가지 재미있는 사건이 벌어진다. 벤과 메어리 부부가 먼저 TV를 통해 손자 데이빗과 만나고 뒤이어 며느리 수잔을 만나면서 이들이 죽은 줄로만 알았던 수잔이 졸도를 한다. 이어서 아트와 조, 알마, 베스가 버니가요양소 생활에 절망을 느낀 나머지 버니가 자살하려던 순간에 나타난다. 안테리아 별에서는 늙거나 병에 걸리거나 죽은 일이 없기 때문에 세월이 흘렀음에도 아트 일행은 예전 그대로인데 버니는 늙은 것이다. 한편 배 밑창이 유리로 된 유람선 선장 잭은 갑자기 나타난 외계인 여자 친구 키티를 만나 재회의 기쁨과 함께 독특한 외계인식 나눠가짐(성행위)도 갖는다. 이때, 심해 밑바닥에 설치해 둔 코쿤(외계인이 들어 있는 거대한 조가비) 가운데 하나가 지진으로 인해 튕겨져 나옴으로써 러시아 해양학 연구소 측에 발견되어 죽게 될 위기에 빠지자, 이 문제로 파견된 키티는 잭에게 도움을 청하고 동시에 아트 등 지구 출신에게도 도움을 청하게 된다. 그 사이에 외계에서 돌아온 노인들은 젊은 농구선수들과 시합을 벌여 극적으로 이기는 묘기를 보여준다. 한편, 베스와 아트 사이엔 노령에도 불구하고 아이가 태어나고, 홀아비 버니는 역시 혼자된 루비와 사랑이 싹트고, 벤은 손자의 야구 훈련을 도와주고, 알마는 뮤의 아들에게 외계인 얘기를 해줌으로써 유치원 원장으로부터 보모 제의를 받게 되었으나, 남편 조는 백혈병이 재발되어 내일을 알 수 없게 되던 중, 아내가 소년을 구하려다 차에 치어 혼수상태가 되자 자기 몸의 기를 넣어주고 결국 대신 죽는다. 이러한 우여곡절 끝에 야구를 못해 만사에 의욕상실이었던 데이빗 덕분에 외계인 구출에 결정적인 도움을 받은 벤은 외계로 돌아가려던 순간에 부모가 자식보다 오래 살면 안된다는 아내 메어리의 뜻에 따라 지구에 남기로 함으로써 감동적인 순간을 맞게 된다.
Vera
Hairdresser Nadine Hightower wants to retrieve the risqué photos she once posed for, but when she visits the photographer at his office, he's murdered by an intruder. Nadine talks her estranged husband, Vernon, into going along when she returns to the office, where they stumble across plans for a less than legal construction project. But when Vernon tries to turn the documents into a cash windfall, he and Nadine are pursued by goons with guns.
Bess McCarthy
양로원에서 무료한 삶을 살아가던 노인들이 이상하게 생긴 커다란 돌이 들어 있는 이웃집 풀장에서 수영을 하고 난 뒤로는 이상하게 젊어지기 시작한다. 사실 그 돌은 외계인들이 멕시코만의 해저에서 자신의 동족이 잠자고 있는 생명의 돌, 즉 코쿤이었다. 그 사실을 모르는 노인들은 이 풀장에서 수영을 하면서 우연한 기회에 외계인들과 마주치게 된다. 하지만 두려움은 잠시였고 외계인들과 노인들은 마음 속 깊이 따뜻한 사랑의 감정을 나눈다.
Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Lola (archive footage)
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.
Tish Dwyer
맨하탄 북반부, 하렘의 한복판에 카튼 클럽이 세계 제일급의 클럽이라는 명성을 누리면서 1923년에 문을 연다. 클럽 오디션에서 클럽의 운영자 더치를 도와준 딕시와 샌드맨은 쉽게 합격, 무대를 누빈다. 더치는 딕시와 친한 베라를 정부로 삼은 것 이외에는 딕시에게 잘해 준다. 그후, 딕시는 헐리우드에 진출, 스타가 되고 한편, 탭 댄스에 재질이 있는 샌드맨은 백인 여가수 릴라를 사랑하지만, 흑인이란 이유로 설움을 받는다. 하지만 결국에 재능을 인정받아 흑인은 절대불가라는 카튼 클럽의 전통을 깨고 무대에 서게 된다. 딕시의 동생 빈센트가 더치의 부하 프렌치를 납치, 돈을 갈취한 사건과 베라를 학대하는 것을 본 딕시는 더치와 정면으로 맞선다. 일대 접전을 벌인 후 딕시는 서부로 돌아가는데, 릴라도 마침내 그의 한결같은 사랑에 감동한다.
Herself - Host
Dance routines from some of Broadway's greatest musicals (including The Boyfriend, Carousel, Finian's Rainbow, George M and Shenandoah) are recreated.
Maureen Comly
Three hopefuls -- Shanna Reed, Deborah Geffner and Maureen Teefy -- each wants to be a Radio City Music Hall Rockette, vying for the one open spot the hall's choreographer, Gwen Verdon (in her TV-movie debut), has to fill. Sheree North plays Geffner's ex-Rockette mother and John Heard is a magazine reporter who falls for each of the aspiring dancers. The film was shot partially at Radio City Music Hall and was given a single public showing there several nights before its television premiere.
(archive footage)
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
Mrs. Moffat
The operator of a turn-of-the-century boarding house is haunted by a vicious female entity. The ghost drives all visitors away except for a young writer who becomes infatuated with it.
Audience
Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs such songs as the title number and "Son of a Preacher Man." The concert concludes with a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972). The special, Minnelli and Fosse all won Emmy Awards. Bob Fosse also won the Oscar and Tony that year, in the only instance of any person ever winning all three in a one-month period.
Lola
Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant.
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York as well as not getting nowhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous.
Abigail (uncredited)
Erie Canal, N.Y., 1850: Molly Larkins, cook on Jotham Klore's canal boat, has a love-hate relationship with her boss. She hires handsome new haul-horse driver Dan Harrow and the inevitable triangle develops (complicated by Dan's desire to farm and Molly's to boat) against a background of the canalmen's fight against the encroaching railroad.
Choreographer
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera he couldn't get in front of, who is holding a story conference to determine the screen treatment for the life of Eva Tanguay, and Jessel is unhappy with what the writers present him.He tells them to look up Eddie McCoy, Eva's one-time partner, for the real inside story on the lusty and vital Eva. Eddie's version is that he discovered her working as a waitress in an Indianapolis restaurant in 1912, wherein singer Larry Woods and his partner Charles Bennett get into a fight over her and both land in the hospital, and McCoy convinces the manager to put Eva on as a single to fill their spot. She flopped, but McCoy arranges for Bennett to be her accompanist, and she went out of his life. The writers look up Bennett, now head of a music publishing company, who says McCoy's story is phony, and it was Flo Zigfeld who discovered Eva for his Follies.
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty. Following them to Paris, Danilo has a hard time wooing the widow after meeting an attractive young woman at a nightclub, the same Crystal Radek who presents herself as Fifi the chorus girl. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Girl in Commercial (uncredited)
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been violated, and his professional credibility as a scholar jeopardized, when he learns his old movies have been resurrected and are being aired on TV. He sets out to demand this cease. However, his former co-star is the hostess of the TV show playing the films, and she has other plans.
Gwen Verdon / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe (uncredited)
A Broadway star devises a scheme to win back her husband when she suspects he's being unfaithful.
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
성경 사무엘하에 있는 내용을 바탕으로, 전남편 유리아가 죽은 후 다윗왕에게 재가하여 솔로몬을 낳은 밧세바의 이야기!! 한여름날 저녁 궁전 집에서 바람을 쐬던 다윗은 멀리 한 여인을 보게 되었다. 마음에 들은 다윗은 그녀가 히타이트 사람 유리아의 아내이며, 유리아는 아브텔을 죽이고도 처벌을 받지 않은 장수 요압의 부하라는 사실을 알았다. 다윗은 그녀의 남편 유리아를 궁으로 초대하여 환대하고 요압에게 전할 편지를 한 통 주어 보냈다. 편지의 내용은 그를 최전방으로 보내 적에게 죽게 내버려두라는 내용의 편지였는데….
Girl in Nightclub (uncredited)
A brash young singer and an unemployed "jukebox girl" hire an elderly Confederate "colonel" to teach them to be "southern" so they can land a radio gig for sponsor Plantation Coffee. Comedy.
Cheerleader
During World War II three brothers go to enlist in the Air Force, but since they're farmers they're told they're needed at home more than in the service. Determined to join up, they enlist the aid of a pretty young girl whose father is head of the local draft board.
Specialty Ballerina (uncredited)
Princess is destined to marry the Emperor, until her sister steps in.
