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Rosalind Russell

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Rosalind Russell Fast Facts:

Primarily known for playing fast-talking, wisecracking career women in 1930s and '40s comedies.
Her father named her after a ship called the S.S. Rosalind.
Cary Grant was best man at her wedding to Frederick Brisson.
The title of her 1977 autobiography, Life Is a Banquet, is taken from a line in the film Auntie Mame ("Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.").

Rosalind Russell Relationships:
Frederick Brisson - Husband
Carl Lance Brisson - Son
Clara Russell - Sister
James Russell - Brother
John Russell - Brother
George Russell - Brother
Mary Jane Russell - Sister
Josephine Russell - Sister
James Edward Russell - Father
Clara Agnes McKnight Russell - Mother
Rosalind Russell Awards:
1959 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1942 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1958 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1962 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1947 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1972 Oscar: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award - Winner
1947 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1948 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1953 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
1957 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Nominee
1959 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1963 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1959 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress - Nominee
1975 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Life Achievement Award - Winner
College:
Attended Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY; American Academy of the Dramatic Arts, New York, NY (1929)