All Living 1940's & 1950's Tony Award Winners - as of June 2019
This list includes all of the living Tony Award winners from the first Tony Awards (in 1947) through the 1950's until the 14th Tony Awards (in 1960) in all categories.
I have also noted what year(s) each person won in so be sure to read the notes.
I have also noted what year(s) each person won in so be sure to read the notes.
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Born in New York City on June 25, 1925, the daughter of actors Gene Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart, June Lockhart made her professional debut at age eight in a Metropolitan Opera production of "Peter Ibbetson", playing Mimsey in the dream sequence. In the mid-1930s, the Lockharts relocated to California, where father Gene enjoyed a long career as one of the screen's great character actors. June made her screen debut in MGM's version of A Christmas Carol (1938), playing--appropriately enough the daughter of stars Gene Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart. June appeared in a dozen or more movies before 1947, when she made her Broadway bow playing the ingénue in the comedy "For Love or Money" with John Loder. She got a standing ovation on opening night; one critic compared her debut to the first big hits of Helen Hayes and Margaret Sullavan. The overnight toast of Broadway, she went on to win a Tony Award, the Donaldson Award, the Theatre World Award and the Associated Press citation for Woman of the Year for Drama for her work in that play. On television, she has co-starred in popular series like Lassie (1954) and Lost in Space (1965).2nd Tony Awards (1948)- Actress
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Helen Gallagher was born on 19 July 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Ryan's Hope (1975), Strangers When We Meet (1960) and All My Children (1970). She was previously married to Frank Wise.6th Tony Awards (1952)- Music Artist
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- Producer
Harold George Belafonte was born on March 1, 1927 in New York City. He was educated at the New York Dramatic Workshop. He grew up in Jamaica, British West Indies, and did folk-singing in nightclubs and theaters, and on television and records. His debut was at the Village Vanguard in New York. Also, he appeared in the Broadway revues "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" and "Three for Tonight". He owns his own music publishing firm and film production company. He won a Tony Award in 1953, a Donaldson Award in 1953-1954, a Show Business Award in 1954, a Diners' Club Award in 1955-1956, and an Emmy Award for "Tonight with Belafonte". He has made many records. Joining the ASCAP in 1960, his popular-music compositions include "Turn Around", "Shake That Little Foot" and "Glory Manger".8th Tony Awards (1954)- Writer
- Producer
- Art Department
Peter Larkin was born on 26 August 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Nick Nicky (2012), Rhett Hardy: Trapeze Artist (2013) and Producers' Showcase (1954).8th Tony Awards (1954), and
10th Tony Awards (1956)- Additional Crew
- Director
- Writer
Harold Prince was born on 30 January 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for West Side Story (1961), The Phantom of the Opera (2004) and Cabaret (1972). He was married to Judith Arlene Chaplin. He died on 31 July 2019 in Reykjavik, Iceland.9th Tony Awards (1955)- Pat Stanley was born on 12 April 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for The Edge of Night (1956), Play of the Week (1959) and The Ladies Man (1961).13th Tony Awards (1959)
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Julia Chalene Newmeyer was born on August 16, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, the eldest of three children. Her father, Don, was a one-time professional football player (LA Buccaneers, 1926), her mother, Helene Jesmer, was a star of the Follies of 1920 and later became a fashion designer under the professional name of Chalene. From an early age, Julie studied piano, dance, and classical ballet. She graduated from high school at the age of 15, and spent a year touring Europe with her mother and brother. She became prima ballerina for the Los Angeles Opera. She attended UCLA studying classical piano, philosophy, and French.
Newmar went to New York and tried out for Broadway musicals; in 1955, she made her Broadway debut as the ballerina in "Silk Stockings". She won acclaim for her role as Stupefyin' Jones in "Li'l Abner". Though audiences and critics alike were stupefied by her good looks, that was not the compliment Newmar wanted.
Newmar wanted to be known for her comedy, as she told the New York Times: "Tell me I'm funny, and it's the greatest compliment in the world." She had beauty, brains and a fantastic sense of humor. Promoting her various Broadway and off-Broadway show appearances, she often posed as a pin-up girl. Making the transition to television, Newmar appeared in Rod Serling's science-fiction series The Twilight Zone (1959), playing Miss Devlin (devil). As physical perfection, Julie was perfect to play Rhoda the Robot in My Living Doll (1964); the sitcom had an enthusiastic cult following. In 1966, urged on by her friends, she tried out for and was cast as Catwoman (a character she had never heard of) in the wildly popular television series Batman (1966) On account of a movie commitment, Newmar was unavailable to play Catwoman in the third season. (Her role was taken over by Eartha Kitt.)
Newmar was very busy in the 1960s and 1970s, making guest appearances in many television series and several television movies. She toured the country in stage productions of "Damn Yankees" and "Dames at Sea", among others. Becoming an entrepreneur, in 1977, Newmar turned up in People magazine wearing her new invention, Nudemar pantyhose. In the 1980s, she appeared in nine films while she was busy raising her son and working in the real-estate business. Newmar went back to UCLA to take a few real-estate courses. In 1991, she toured in a stage production of "The Women". Still very active, and very beautiful, she occasionally has appeared at fan conventions.13th Tony Awards (1959)- Yvonne Constant was born on 15 June 1930 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991), Gigot (1962) and Maxime (1958). She was married to Nyron A. Lanin and Jean Pinguet. She died on 28 February 2023 in Larmor-Plage, Morbihan, France.13th Tony Awards (1959) - co-winner