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Mildred Natwick
Mildred Natwick | |
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| Born | (1905-06-19)June 19, 1905 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 1994(1994-10-25) (aged 89) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lorraine Park Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bryn Mawr School |
| Alma mater | Bennett College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1932–1988 |
Mildred Natwick (June 19, 1905 – October 25, 1994) was an American stage, film and television actress. In 1967, she earned an Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in Barefoot in the Park. She was nominated for two Tony Awards in 1957 and 1972 and won a Primetime Emmy Award for her work in the miniseries The Snoop Sisters, opposite Helen Hayes.[1]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Death
5 Broadway credits
6 Selected filmography
7 References
8 External links
Early life
Natwick was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Joseph and Mildred Marion Natwick (née Dawes).[2] Her grandfather, Ole Natwick, was one of the earliest Norwegian immigrants to the United States, arriving in Wisconsin in 1847.[3] Her first cousin was animator and cartoonist Myron "Grim" Natwick.[4]
She attended the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore and later graduated from Bennett College.[1]
Career
Natwick began performing on the stage at age 21 with "The Vagabonds", a non-professional theatre group in Baltimore. She soon joined the University Players on Cape Cod. Natwick made her Broadway debut in 1932 playing Mrs. Noble in Frank McGrath’s play Carry Nation, about the famous temperance crusader Carrie Nation. Throughout the 1930s she starred in a number of plays, frequently collaborating with friend and actor-director-playwright Joshua Logan.[5] On Broadway, she played "Prossy" in Katharine Cornell's production of Candida. She made her film debut in John Ford's The Long Voyage Home as a Cockney slattern, and portrayed the landlady in The Enchanted Cottage (1945).
Natwick is remembered for small but memorable roles in several John Ford film classics, including 3 Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and The Quiet Man (1952). She played Miss Ivy Gravely, in Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry (1955), and a sorceress in The Court Jester (1956).
Natwick in the film The Trouble with Harry in 1955
She continued to appear onstage, and made regular guest appearances in television series. She was twice nominated for Tony Awards: in 1957 for The Waltz of the Toreadors, the same year she also starred in Tammy and the Bachelor with Debbie Reynolds and Leslie Nielsen [6] and in 1972 for the musical 70 Girls 70. She returned to film in Barefoot in the Park (1967) as the mother of the character played by Jane Fonda. The role earned Natwick her only Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting actress.[5] One of Natwick's memorable roles was in The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972), which starred Jason Robards and Lisa Lucas. The program's success spawned three sequels: The Thanksgiving Treasure, The Easter Promise, and Addie and The King of Hearts.
In 1971, Natwick co-starred with Helen Hayes in the ABC Movie of the Week, Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate, in which their characters worked together as amateur sleuths. The success of that telefilm resulted in a 1973-74 series, also called The Snoop Sisters, which was part of The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie. For her performance, Natwick won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.[2] In 1981, Natwick joined Hayes as the first members of the Board of Advisors to the Riverside Shakespeare Company.[7] Both attended and supported several fund raisers for that off-Broadway theatre company.[8]
She guest-starred on such television series as McMillan & Wife, Family, Alice, The Love Boat, Hawaii Five-O, The Bob Newhart Show, and Murder, She Wrote. She made her final film appearance at the age of 83 in the 1988 historical drama Dangerous Liaisons.[9]
Personal life
Natwick, who never married or had children, lived in a duplex on Park Avenue in Manhattan for the majority of her life. She was a devout Christian Scientist.[10] A Republican, she supported the run of Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election[11].
Death
On October 25, 1994, Natwick died of cancer at her home in Manhattan at the age of 89.[2][9] She is interred at Lorraine Park Cemetery in Baltimore.[9]
Broadway credits
| Date |
Production |
Role |
Notes |
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| October 29 – November 1932 |
Carry Nation |
Mrs. Noble |
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| September 27 – October 1933 |
Amourette |
Drusilla Thorpe |
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| October 24 – November 1933 |
Spring in Autumn |
Pura |
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| February 1 – May 1934 |
The Wind and the Rain |
Mrs. McFie |
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| September 25, 1934 – February 1935 |
The Distaff Side |
Mrs. Venables |
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| November 7 – November 1935 |
Mrs. Venables |
May Beringer |
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| February 17, 1936 – June 1936 |
End of Summer |
Mrs. Wyle |
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| September 1 – November 1, 1936 |
Love from a Stranger |
Ethel |
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| March 10 – May 8, 1937 |
Candida |
Miss Proserpine Garnett |
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| September 29, 1937 – April 1938 |
The Star-Wagon |
Mrs. Rutledge |
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| September 19 – October 1938 |
Missouri Legend |
The Widow Weeks |
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| February 9 – May 27, 1939 |
Stars In Your Eyes |
Bess |
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| December 27–30, 1939 |
Christmas Eve |
Mother McGlory |
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| January 2–4, 1941 |
The Lady Who Came to Stay |
Milly |
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| November 5, 1941 – June 5, 1943 |
Blithe Spirit |
Madame Arcati |
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| April 27 – May 31, 1942 |
Candida |
Miss Proserpine Garnett |
Revival |
| September 6 – October 2, 1943 |
Blithe Spirit |
Madame Arcati |
|
| April 3 – May 2, 1946 |
Candida |
Miss Proserpine Garnett |
Revival |
| October 26, 1946 – January 4, 1947 |
The Playboy of the Western World |
Widow Quin |
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| March 27 – April 26, 1952 |
The Grass Harp |
Dolly Talbo |
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| January 17 – May 11, 1957 |
The Waltz of the Toreadors |
Mme. St. Pé |
Nominated: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play |
| February 20–22, 1958 |
The Day the Money Stopped |
Kathie Morrow |
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| April 30 – May 31, 1958 |
The Firstborn |
Miriam |
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| March 2–19, 1960 |
The Good Soup |
Marie-Paule and Armand's Mother, Angele |
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| December 14, 1960 – May 27, 1961 |
Critic's Choice |
Charlotte Orr |
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| October 23, 1963 - June 25, 1967 |
Barefoot in the Park |
Mrs. Banks |
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| November 27 – December 27, 1969 |
Our Town |
Mrs. Gibbs |
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| April 15 – May 15, 1971 |
70, Girls, 70 |
Ida Dodd |
Nominated: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical |
| March 29 – November 24, 1979 |
Bedroom Farce |
Delia |
Replacement |
Selected filmography
The Long Voyage Home (1940) - Freda
The Enchanted Cottage (1945) - Mrs. Abigail Minnett
Yolanda and the Thief (1945) - Aunt Amarilla
The Late George Apley (1947) - Amelia Newcombe
A Woman's Vengeance (1948) - Nurse Caroline Braddock
The Kissing Bandit (1948) - Isabella
3 Godfathers (1948) - The Mother
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) - Abby Allshard
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) - Mrs. Mebane
The Quiet Man (1952) - The Widow Sarah Tillane
Against All Flags (1952) - Molvina MacGregor
The Trouble with Harry (1955) - Miss Ivy Gravely
The Court Jester (1955) - Griselda
Teenage Rebel (1956) - Grace Hewitt
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) - Aunt Renie
Arsenic & Old Lace (1962, TV Movie) - Martha Brewster
Barefoot in the Park (1967) - Ethel Banks
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) - Jenny Grant
The Maltese Bippy (1969) - Jenny Grant
Trilogy (1969) - Miss Miller (segment "Miriam")
Miriam (1970)
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971, TV Movie) - Shelby Saunders
The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972, TV Movie) - Grandma Mills
Money to Burn (1973, TV Movie) - Emily Finnegan
The Snoop Sisters (1973–1974, TV series) - Gwendolyn Snoop Nicholson
Daisy Miller (1974) - Mrs. Costello
At Long Last Love (1975) - Mabel Pritchard
Hawaii Five-O (1978) Episode: "Frozen Assets" - Millicent Shand
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) - Mrs. Reilly
Murder She Wrote (1986, TV series) - Carrie McKittrick
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) - Madame de Rosemonde (final film role)
References
^ ab "Natwick never lost her love for the stage". The Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 28, 1994. p. D4. Retrieved February 17, 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abc Flint, Peter B. (October 26, 1994). "Mildred Natwick, 89, Actress Who Excelled at Eccentricity". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
^ Jones, George O.; McVean, Norman S. (1923). History of Wood County, Wisconsin. 1. Brookhaven Press. p. 362.
^ Meuel, David (2014). Women in the Films of John Ford. McFarland. p. 83. ISBN 0-786-47789-X.
^ ab "Mildred Natwick". masterworksbroadway.com.
^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622450/
^ "Helen Hayes (1900-1993)". The Daily Bulletin. Frederick, Maryland: Maryland School for the Deaf. October 10, 2013. p. 1.
^ Nemy, Enid (December 4, 1981). "The Evening Hours". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
^ abc Nissen, Axel (2007). Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties. McFarland. p. 132. ISBN 0-786-42746-9.
^ (Nissen, 2007 & p.131)
^ Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 34, Ideal Publishers
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Mildred Natwick at the Internet Broadway Database
Mildred Natwick at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Mildred Natwick on IMDb
Mildred Natwick papers, 1932-1985, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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