Summary
Grace Adelaide Hartman (born Grace Barrett;[1] January 7, 1907 – August 8, 1955) was an American stage and musical theatre actress.
Grace Hartman | |
|---|---|
 Hartman in Sunny (1951) | |
| Born | Grace Barrett January 7, 1907 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1955 (aged 48) Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1932–1950 |
| Spouse | |
Biography edit
She was born in San Francisco, California.[1] She was married to actor Paul Hartman from 1923[2] until they divorced in 1951.[1] That same year, she married television director Norman Abbott.[3]
In 1949, Hartman and her then-husband co-starred in The Hartmans, a comedy series on NBC-TV.[4]
Death edit
Grace Barrett Hartman Abbott died from cancer at her home in Van Nuys, California on August 8, 1955, aged forty eight. She was survived by her husband, Norman Abbott, her stepchildren, Chrise and Billy Abbott, and the only child from her first marriage, television writer Ted Hartman.[3]
Productions edit
- Ballyhoo of 1932 (September 6, 1932 – November 26, 1932)
- Red, Hot and Blue (October 29, 1936 – April 10, 1937)
- Keep 'em Laughing (April 24, 1942 – May 28, 1942)
- Top-Notchers (May 29, 1942 – June 20, 1942)
- Sketches by Grace Hartman (December 11, 1947 – September 4, 1948)
- Angel in the Wings (January 22, 1949 – May 7, 1949)
- Tickets, Please! (April 27, 1950 – November 25, 1950)
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Sunny | Juliet Runnymede | |
| 1943 | Higher and Higher | Hilda | |
| 1949 | The Hartmans | Herself | TV series |
Awards edit
She won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in Angel in the Wings.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c Slide, Anthony (March 12, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-61703-250-9. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Robb, Inez (June 22, 1950). "Dancing Stars Who Married in Teens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 48. Retrieved September 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Grace Hartman, Dancer, Is Dead: Appeared With Ex-Husband as Satirist Team in TV Shows, Movies and Revues". The New York Times. August 29, 1973. p. 25. ProQuest 113436086.
VAN NUYS, Calif., Aug. 8—Mrs. Grace Barrett Hartman Abbott, former member of the Hartmans, the famous husband-wife dance team, died today in her home of cancer after a year's illness. She was 48 years old. She was the wife of Norman Abbott, a television director, to whom she was married four years ago after her long career as the wife and dancing partner of Paul Hartman ended in divorce. In addition to her husband, Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Abbott is survived by Ted, the only child of her first marriage. He is a television writer. She is survived also by two stepchildren, Chrise and Billy Abbott.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 438. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Morrow, Lee Alan (1987). The Tony Award Book: Four Decades of Great American Theater. New York: Abbeville Press. p. 216. ISBN 0896595846.
External links edit
- Grace Hartman at the Internet Broadway Database
- Grace Hartman at IMDb
