Allan Jones (1979)
Jones is probably best remembered today as the male romantic lead actor in the first two films the Marx Brothers starred in for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937), […]
Kathryn Givney (1934)
Katherine Givney, a member of the 1934 summer stock cast, is notable for the many connections she has to other Elitch Theatre alums! (Note the section below where we identify […]
Rose Hobart (1938)
Rose Hobart (1906–2000) was an American stage and screen actress whose career spanned more than four decades, celebrated for her elegance and versatility. She made her Broadway debut in the […]
Jesse White (1967)
Jesse White was best known for his portrayal as “Ol’ Lonely” the repairman in Maytag television commercials from 1967 to 1988, but the same year he premiered in his Maytag […]
Joan Fontaine (1967)
Fontaine appeared in more than 45 films in a career that spanned five decades. Fontaine’s Bio from the program: Born in Tokyo, Japan, in the house which has been until […]
Eileen Heckart (1982)
Bio from 1982 Program for What I Did Last Summer: EILEEN HECKART (Anna) appeared on Broadway in Picnic, The Bad Seed, A View from the Bridge, Pal Joey, Everybody Loves […]
Julie Harris (1978)
From Ted Borrillo’s history of the theatre: Julie Harris was born in 1925 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. She was educated at the Yale School of Drama and made her Broadway […]
Lana Turner (1977)
In an interview with Josephine Gonzales, the matron and first aid nurse of Elitch Theatre, in sharing her fond memories of the performers who played Elitch, the news reporter wrote: […]