Saturday, February 24, 2018

Nanette Fabray Passed

                                                 October 27, 1920 to February 27, 2018

Was an American actress, singer and dancer.  She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and became a musical theatre actress during the 1940's and 1950's winning a Tony Award in 1949.  In th mid 1950s, she served as Sid Ceasars's comic parter on Ceasar's Hour, for which she won three Emmy Awards.  From 1979 to 1984, she appeared on the TV series One Day at a Time.

Fabry overcame a signific hearing impairment and was  along -time advocate for the rights of the deaf and hard of hearing.  Her honors representing the handicapped include the President's Distinguished Service Award and the Eleanor Roosevelt Humatarian Award.

4 comments:

Heritage Hall said...

A very special lady and Family. May she rest in peace.

Tom said...

...she lived a long and wonderful life.

littlemancat said...

A lovely,talented lady!
Mary

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Folks,
I enjoyed her. She was a talented lady.

Marilyn