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{{Infobox actor| bgcolour = silver| name = Ann Sothern| image = Ann Sothern in Cry Havoc trailer.jpg| imagesize = 200px| caption = Ann Sothern from the trailer for the 1943 in film film
Cry 'Havoc'],
1909, [North Dakota,
USA, [2001, age 92], Idaho, USA, [1909 –
March 15, 2001) was an Academy Awards
United States actor with a career spanning six decades.
Early Life & Career
Born
Harriette Arlene Lake in
Valley City, North Dakota, Sothern left home very young and began her film career as an extra in the
1927 in film film,
Broadway Nights at the age of 18. During 1929 in film and 1930 in film, she appeared as a chorus girl in such films as
The Show of Shows and
Whoopee! (as one of the "
Goldwyn Girls"). She also appeared on Broadway theatre and had a trained voice, occasionally singing in films.
In 1934, Sothern signed a contract with Columbia Pictures, but after two years the studio released her from the contract. In 1936, she was signed by
RKO Pictures and after a string of films that failed to attract an audience, Sothern left RKO and was signed to
MGM, making her first film for them in
1939 in film.
In a role originally intended for Jean Harlow, Sothern was cast in the 1939 in film film,
Maisie, as brassy Brooklyn burlesque dancer Mary Anastasia O'Connor who also goes by the stage name Maisie Revere. In Mary C. McCall Jr.'s screenplay of Wilson Collison's novel, Maisie is stranded penniless in a small
Wyoming town, takes a job as a ranch maid and becomes caught in a web of romantic entanglements. After years of struggling, Sothern had her first real success, and a string of "Maisie" comedy sequels followed, beginning with 1940 in film
Congo Maisie, followed by
1947 in film Undercover Maisie, in which Maisie infiltrates a gang of con men headed by a phony swami. In a 1943 review of
Swing Shift Maisie by
Time (magazine) praised Sothern and described her as "one of the smartest comediennes in the business".
On
November 24, 1941, Sothern performed in the
Lux Radio Theater adaptation of
Maisie Was a Lady, and the popularity of the film series led to her own radio program,
The Adventures of Maisie, broadcast on
CBS from 1945 in television to 1947 in television, on
Mutual Broadcasting System in 1952 in television and in syndication from 1949 to 1953.
In
1949 in film, Sothern appeared in the Academy Award,
A Letter to Three Wives. The film earned her excellent reviews, but failed stimulate her career. During the
1950s, she appeared in a few movies, mainly appearing on various television shows. In 1953 in television, she landed the lead role in the series
Private Secretary (TV series). After
Secretary's end in
1957 in television, she appeared in her own show,
The Ann Sothern Show, until 1961 in television. Both programs were successful and earned Sothern four
Emmy Award nominations.
Later Career
Previously a stunning beauty, Southern had a bout of hepatitis which left her with a bloated, overweight appearance; so she preferred not to be seen. In 1965 in television, she was heard as the voice of Gladys Crabtree (the car) in the short lived series
My Mother the Car, which co-starred
Jerry Van Dyke. The series was unsuccessful and was canceled after 30 episodes.
During this period, Sothern made occasional guest appearances on
The Lucy Show with her old RKO and MGM cohort, Lucille Ball. In 1967 in television, her former boss
Desi Arnaz, the first husband of Lucille Ball, approached her to co-star with
Eve Arden as battling neighbors in
The Mothers-in-Law, but NBC felt that Sothern's style was too similar to Arden's. The very differently styled and younger
Kaye Ballard got the part.
She resumed working sporadically on television until the mid-
1980s, including a television remake of her earlier success
A Letter to Three Wives. Her final film role was in
The Whales of August in
1987 in film. Her role as the neighbor of elderly sisters, played by Lillian Gish and Bette Davis, brought Sothern her first and only
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination after 60 years in the business. However, she lost to
Olympia Dukakis.
Personal Life
Soutern was married to actor Roger Pryor from 1936 until May 17, 1943. Less than a week later, she married actor Robert Sterling. The couple had one daughter, actress Tisha Sterling, before divorcing in six years later. IMDb bio for Ann Sothern]
In
1984, Sothern retired from acting and moved to
Ketchum, Idaho, where she spent her remaining years.
Death
On
March 15,
2001, Sothern died from heart failure at the age of 92. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for motion pictures (1612 Vine Street) and television (1634 Vine Street).
Filmography
- Broadway Nights (Uncredited, 1927)
- Hearts in Exile (Uncredited, 1929)
- The Show of Shows (1929)
- Song of the West (1930)
- Hold Everything (1930)
- Doughboys (1930)
- Whoopee! (1930)
- Footlight Parade (1933)
- Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933)
- Let's Fall in Love (1933)
- Melody in Spring (1934)
- The Hell Cat (1934)
- The Party's Over (1934)
- Blind Date (1934)
- Kid Millions (1934)
- Folies-Bergere de Paris (1935)
- Eight Bells (1935)
- Hooray for Love (1935)
- The Girl Friend (1935)
- Grand Exit (1935)
- You May Be Next (1936)
- Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)
- Don't Gamble with Love (1936)
- My American Wife (1936)
- Walking on Air (1936)
- Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
- Dangerous Number (1937)
- There Goes My Girl (1937)
- Fifty Roads to Town (1937)
- Super-Sleuth (1937)
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) (Cameo)
- There Goes the Groom (1937)
- She's Got Everything (1937)
- Trade Winds (1938)
- Maisie (1939)
- Hotel for Women (1939)
- Fast and Furious (1939)
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
- Congo Maisie (1940)
- Brother Orchid (1940)
- Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
- Dulcy (1940)
- Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
- Ringside Maisie (1941)
- Lady Be Good (1941 film) (1941)
- Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
- Panama Hattie (1942)
- You, John Jones (Short subject, 1943)
- Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
- Thousands Cheer (1943)
- Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
- Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
- Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
- Up Goes Maisie (1946)
- Undercover Maisie (1947)
- April Showers (1948)
- Words and Music (1948 film) (1948)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
- The Judge Steps Out (1949)
- Tension (film) (1950) (Appears on magazine cover)
- Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
- Shadow on the Wall (1950)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 episode, 1952)
- Hollywood Opening Night (1 episode, 1952)
- The Blue Gardenia (1953)
- Lady in the Dark (1954)
- The Loretta Young Show (1 episode, 1955)
- The Ford Television Theatre (1 episode, 1957)
- Private Secretary (TV series) (103 episodes, 1953-1957)
- The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1 episode, 1957)
- The Steve Allen Show (1 episode, 1958)
- The Ann Sothern Show (93 episodes, 1958-1961)
- The June Allyson Show (1 episode, 1959)
- The Best Man (1964 film) (1964)
- Lady in a Cage (1964)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 episode, 1964)
- Sylvia (1965 film) (1965)
- The Lucy Show (6 episodes, 1965)
- The Legend of Jesse James (1 episode, 1965)
- My Mother the Car (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1 episode, 1967)
- The Outsider (1967)
- Family Affair (1 episode, 1968)
- Chubasco (1968)
- The Greatest Mother of Them All (1969)
- Insight (2 episodes, 1964-1969)
- Love, American Style (1 episode, 1969)
- The Virginian (1 episode, 1971)
- Congratulations, It's a Boy! (1971)
- A Death of Innocence (1971)
- The Chicago Teddy Bears (1 episode, 1971)
- Alias Smith and Jones (1 episode, 1971)
- The Great Man's Whiskers (1972)
- The Weekend Nun (1972)
- The Killing Kind (1973)
- Golden Needles (1974)
- Crazy Mama (1975)
- Medical Story (1 episode, 1975)
- Captains and the Kings (Miniseries, 1976)
- Flying High (1 episode, 1978)
- The Manitou (1978)
- The Little Dragons (1980)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1985)
- The Whales of August (1987)
Awards and nominations
Academy Award
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, The Whales of August (1988)
Emmy Award
- Nominated: Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series, Private Secretary (TV series) (1955)
- Nominated: Best Actress - Continuing Performance, Private Secretary (1956)
- Nominated: Best Comedienne (1956)
- Nominated: Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series, Private Secretary (1957)
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series, The Ann Sothern Show (1959)
Golden Globe Award
Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominated: Best Supporting Female, The Whales of August (1988)
References
- Briggs, Colin. Cordially Yours, Ann Sothern. Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media, 2006.
External links
- Movie Magazine International: Ann Sothern
- Ann Sothern at Find a Grave
- The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms
{{Infobox actor| bgcolour = silver| name = Ann Sothern| image = Ann Sothern in Cry Havoc trailer.jpg| imagesize = 200px| caption = Ann Sothern from the trailer for the 1943 in film film
Cry 'Havoc'],
1909, [North Dakota, USA, [2001, age 92],
Idaho, USA, [1909 – March 15, 2001) was an Academy Awards United States actor with a career spanning six decades.
Early Life & Career
Born
Harriette Arlene Lake in
Valley City, North Dakota, Sothern left home very young and began her film career as an extra in the 1927 in film film,
Broadway Nights at the age of 18. During 1929 in film and 1930 in film, she appeared as a chorus girl in such films as
The Show of Shows and
Whoopee! (as one of the "
Goldwyn Girls"). She also appeared on Broadway theatre and had a trained voice, occasionally singing in films.
In
1934, Sothern signed a contract with
Columbia Pictures, but after two years the studio released her from the contract. In 1936, she was signed by
RKO Pictures and after a string of films that failed to attract an audience, Sothern left RKO and was signed to MGM, making her first film for them in 1939 in film.
In a role originally intended for Jean Harlow, Sothern was cast in the
1939 in film film,
Maisie, as brassy
Brooklyn burlesque dancer Mary Anastasia O'Connor who also goes by the stage name Maisie Revere. In Mary C. McCall Jr.'s screenplay of Wilson Collison's novel, Maisie is stranded penniless in a small
Wyoming town, takes a job as a ranch maid and becomes caught in a web of romantic entanglements. After years of struggling, Sothern had her first real success, and a string of "Maisie" comedy sequels followed, beginning with
1940 in film Congo Maisie, followed by
1947 in film Undercover Maisie, in which Maisie infiltrates a gang of con men headed by a phony
swami. In a 1943 review of
Swing Shift Maisie by
Time (magazine) praised Sothern and described her as "one of the smartest comediennes in the business".
On
November 24, 1941, Sothern performed in the
Lux Radio Theater adaptation of
Maisie Was a Lady, and the popularity of the film series led to her own radio program,
The Adventures of Maisie, broadcast on CBS from 1945 in television to 1947 in television, on Mutual Broadcasting System in 1952 in television and in syndication from 1949 to 1953.
In
1949 in film, Sothern appeared in the
Academy Award,
A Letter to Three Wives. The film earned her excellent reviews, but failed stimulate her career. During the
1950s, she appeared in a few movies, mainly appearing on various television shows. In
1953 in television, she landed the lead role in the series
Private Secretary (TV series). After
Secretary's end in 1957 in television, she appeared in her own show,
The Ann Sothern Show, until 1961 in television. Both programs were successful and earned Sothern four Emmy Award nominations.
Later Career
Previously a stunning beauty, Southern had a bout of hepatitis which left her with a bloated, overweight appearance; so she preferred not to be seen. In
1965 in television, she was heard as the voice of Gladys Crabtree (the car) in the short lived series
My Mother the Car, which co-starred
Jerry Van Dyke. The series was unsuccessful and was canceled after 30 episodes.
During this period, Sothern made occasional guest appearances on
The Lucy Show with her old RKO and MGM cohort,
Lucille Ball. In
1967 in television, her former boss Desi Arnaz, the first husband of Lucille Ball, approached her to co-star with
Eve Arden as battling neighbors in
The Mothers-in-Law, but NBC felt that Sothern's style was too similar to Arden's. The very differently styled and younger
Kaye Ballard got the part.
She resumed working sporadically on television until the mid-1980s, including a television remake of her earlier success
A Letter to Three Wives. Her final film role was in
The Whales of August in
1987 in film. Her role as the neighbor of elderly sisters, played by
Lillian Gish and
Bette Davis, brought Sothern her first and only Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination after 60 years in the business. However, she lost to Olympia Dukakis.
Personal Life
Soutern was married to actor Roger Pryor from
1936 until
May 17,
1943. Less than a week later, she married actor
Robert Sterling. The couple had one daughter, actress Tisha Sterling, before divorcing in six years later. IMDb bio for Ann Sothern]
In
1984, Sothern retired from acting and moved to
Ketchum, Idaho, where she spent her remaining years.
Death
On March 15,
2001, Sothern died from heart failure at the age of 92. She has two stars on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame for motion pictures (1612 Vine Street) and television (1634 Vine Street).
Filmography
- Broadway Nights (Uncredited, 1927)
- Hearts in Exile (Uncredited, 1929)
- The Show of Shows (1929)
- Song of the West (1930)
- Hold Everything (1930)
- Doughboys (1930)
- Whoopee! (1930)
- Footlight Parade (1933)
- Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933)
- Let's Fall in Love (1933)
- Melody in Spring (1934)
- The Hell Cat (1934)
- The Party's Over (1934)
- Blind Date (1934)
- Kid Millions (1934)
- Folies-Bergere de Paris (1935)
- Eight Bells (1935)
- Hooray for Love (1935)
- The Girl Friend (1935)
- Grand Exit (1935)
- You May Be Next (1936)
- Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)
- Don't Gamble with Love (1936)
- My American Wife (1936)
- Walking on Air (1936)
- Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
- Dangerous Number (1937)
- There Goes My Girl (1937)
- Fifty Roads to Town (1937)
- Super-Sleuth (1937)
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) (Cameo)
- There Goes the Groom (1937)
- She's Got Everything (1937)
- Trade Winds (1938)
- Maisie (1939)
- Hotel for Women (1939)
- Fast and Furious (1939)
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
- Congo Maisie (1940)
- Brother Orchid (1940)
- Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
- Dulcy (1940)
- Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
- Ringside Maisie (1941)
- Lady Be Good (1941 film) (1941)
- Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
- Panama Hattie (1942)
- You, John Jones (Short subject, 1943)
- Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
- Thousands Cheer (1943)
- Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
- Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
- Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
- Up Goes Maisie (1946)
- Undercover Maisie (1947)
- April Showers (1948)
- Words and Music (1948 film) (1948)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
- The Judge Steps Out (1949)
- Tension (film) (1950) (Appears on magazine cover)
- Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
- Shadow on the Wall (1950)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 episode, 1952)
- Hollywood Opening Night (1 episode, 1952)
- The Blue Gardenia (1953)
- Lady in the Dark (1954)
- The Loretta Young Show (1 episode, 1955)
- The Ford Television Theatre (1 episode, 1957)
- Private Secretary (TV series) (103 episodes, 1953-1957)
- The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1 episode, 1957)
- The Steve Allen Show (1 episode, 1958)
- The Ann Sothern Show (93 episodes, 1958-1961)
- The June Allyson Show (1 episode, 1959)
- The Best Man (1964 film) (1964)
- Lady in a Cage (1964)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 episode, 1964)
- Sylvia (1965 film) (1965)
- The Lucy Show (6 episodes, 1965)
- The Legend of Jesse James (1 episode, 1965)
- My Mother the Car (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1 episode, 1967)
- The Outsider (1967)
- Family Affair (1 episode, 1968)
- Chubasco (1968)
- The Greatest Mother of Them All (1969)
- Insight (2 episodes, 1964-1969)
- Love, American Style (1 episode, 1969)
- The Virginian (1 episode, 1971)
- Congratulations, It's a Boy! (1971)
- A Death of Innocence (1971)
- The Chicago Teddy Bears (1 episode, 1971)
- Alias Smith and Jones (1 episode, 1971)
- The Great Man's Whiskers (1972)
- The Weekend Nun (1972)
- The Killing Kind (1973)
- Golden Needles (1974)
- Crazy Mama (1975)
- Medical Story (1 episode, 1975)
- Captains and the Kings (Miniseries, 1976)
- Flying High (1 episode, 1978)
- The Manitou (1978)
- The Little Dragons (1980)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1985)
- The Whales of August (1987)
Awards and nominations
Academy Award
Emmy Award
- Nominated: Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series, Private Secretary (TV series) (1955)
- Nominated: Best Actress - Continuing Performance, Private Secretary (1956)
- Nominated: Best Comedienne (1956)
- Nominated: Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series, Private Secretary (1957)
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series, The Ann Sothern Show (1959)
Golden Globe Award
Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominated: Best Supporting Female, The Whales of August (1988)
References
- Briggs, Colin. Cordially Yours, Ann Sothern. Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media, 2006.
External links
- Movie Magazine International: Ann Sothern
- Ann Sothern at Find a Grave
- The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms
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Date of Birth 22 January 1909, Valley City, North Dakota, USA Date of Death 15 March 2001, Ketchum, Idaho, USA (heart failure) Birth Name Harriette Arlene Lake
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