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Dody Goodman: Biography

dody goodman

Birth Place: Columbus, OH
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/28/1914, Scorpio
Date of Death: 06/22/2008
Profession: Actor; comedian

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Dody Goodman Fast Facts:

After high school, moved to New York to study dance at the School of American Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School.
Made stage debut as a dancer with the corps de ballet of Radio City Music Hall.
Danced in Broadway musicals such as High Button Shoes, Call Me Madam and The Matchmaker before landing her first speaking part in Wonderful Town; her costar, Imogene Coca, encouraged her to pursue comedy.
In 1957, Jack Paar invited her to appear regularly on his new television program, The Tonight Show, but let her go a year later for upstaging him.
Appeared as the high-school secretary in Grease (1978) and Grease 2 (1982); also appeared in the Broadway revival of Grease in the 1990s.

Dody Goodman Relationships:
Dexter Goodman - Father
Leona Goodman - Mother
Dody Goodman Awards:
1958 Emmy: Best Continuing Performance (Female) in a Series by a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, - Nominee

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