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Gilda Radner

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  • Birth Place: Detroit, MI
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/28/1946, Cancer
  • Date of Death: 05/20/1989
  • Profession: Actor; comedian; writer
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Gilda Radner Fast Facts:
  • Made her stage debut in a 1972 production of Godspell in Toronto.
  • Joined a Second City Toronto troupe in 1973 that included Dan Aykroyd and Brian Doyle-Murray.
  • Made her film debut in 1973's The Last Detail, which featured future SNL cast member Randy Quaid; her Broadway debut was six years later in Gilda Radner: Live from New York.
  • Made her final film appearance in 1986's Haunted Honeymoon, opposite husband Gene Wilder.
  • Wrote about her battle with ovarian cancer in the best-selling, posthumously published memoir It's Always Something.
  • Gilda Radner Relationships:
  • G.E. Smith - Ex-husband
  • Gene Wilder - Husband
  • Henrietta Radner - Mother
  • Herman Radner - Father
  • Michael Radner - Brother
  • Gilda Radner Awards:
  • 1977 Emmy: Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music - Nominee
  • 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music - Winner
  • 1979 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy - Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1989 Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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