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Betty Garrett Snapshot

First Name

Betty

Last Name

Garrett

Date of Birth

23 May 1919

Build

Slim

Hair Color

Grey

Place of Birth

St Joseph, Missouri

Star Sign

Gemini

Ethnicity

White

Claim to Fame

My Sister Eileen

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Wikipedia Text

Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 � February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedienne, singer and dancer who originally performed on Broadway before being signed to a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. While there, she appeared in several musical films before returning to Broadway and making guest appearances on several television series.

Couple Profile

A sunny singer, dancer and comic actress, Betty Garrett starred in several Hollywood musicals and stage roles. She was at the top of her game when the Communist scare in the 1950s brought her career to a screeching, ugly halt. She and her husband Larry Parks, an Oscar-nominated actor, were summoned by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and questioned about their involvement. As the drama played out, a very pregnant Garrett was never called to testify, but her husband was. With his admission of Communist Party membership from 1941-1945 and refusal to name names, he made it to Hollywood Blacklist. After the incident, Garrett and Parks worked up nightclub singing/comedy acts along with appearing in legit plays. Although Parks never quite shook off the blacklist incident, he did win a role in a John Houston`s film Freud (1962). Garrett went on to appear in roles in many television series.

Occupation Text

Actress

Date of Death

12 February 2011

Place of Death

Los Angels, California

Cause of Death

aortic aneurysm

Count - Awards

Friend

Kathryn Grayson, Ross Hunter, Jan Sterling, Evelyn Keyes

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