What is Gwen Verdon?
{{Infobox person | name = Gwen Verdon | image = Gwen Verdon 1954.jpg | imagesize = | birth_name = Gwenyth Evelyn Verdon | birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1925|1|13}} | birth_place = [[Culver City, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2000|10|18|1925|1|13}} | death_place = [[Woodstock, Vermont]], [[United States|U.S.]] | occupation = Actress, dancer | years_active = 1936–2000 | spouse = James Henaghan (1942–1947)<br />[[Bob Fosse]] (1960–1987) | children = 2 | awards = '''[[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]''' <br /> 1954 ''[[Can-Can (musical)|Can-Can]]'' <br /> '''[[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical|Best Leading Actress in a Musical]]''' <br /> 1956 ''[[Damn Yankees]]'' <br /> 1958 ''[[New Girl In Town]]'' <br /> 1959 ''[[Redhead (musical)|Redhead]]'' }} '''Gwen Verdon''' (January 13, 1925 – October 18, 2000) was an [[Americans|American]] dancer and [[actress]]. She acted on stage and in movies. She won four [[Tony Award]]s for her [[musical]] [[comedy]] performances. In the musical ''Damn Yankees'', she played Lola.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gwen Verdon|publisher=TV Guide|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/gwen-verdon/bio/152843|accessdate=Jun 10, 2015}}</ref> She played Abigail in ''The Farmer Takes a Wife''. Verdon was born in [[Culver City, California]]. She died following a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in Vermont at age 75.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gwen Verdon|publisher=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/73308/Gwen-Verdon/biography|accessdate=Jun 10, 2015}}</ref> ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Verdon, Gwen}} [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Actors from Culver City, California]] [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2000 deaths]] {{us-actor-stub}}