What is Elaine Stritch?
[[File:Elaine Stritch 2009.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Stritch in September 2009]] '''Elaine Stritch''' (February 2, 1925 &ndash; July 17, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] actress and vocalist. She was known for her role as Colleen Donaghy in ''[[30 Rock]]''. Stritch was nominated for five [[Tony Awards]]. She won three [[Emmy Awards]] and two [[Drama Desk Award|Drama Desk Awards]]. Stritch was born on February 2, 1925 in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] to an [[Irish people|Irish]]-[[Welsh people|Welsh]] family.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elaine Stritch profile at FilmReference.com|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Elaine-Stritch.html|work=filmreference|year=2008|accessdate=January 8, 2009}}</ref> She studied at [[The New School]] in [[New York City]]. Stritch was married to [[John Bay]] from 1973 until his death in 1982. She lived in [[Birmingham, Michigan|Birmingham]], [[Michigan]]. Stritch died at her home in Birmingham, Michigan from complications of [[stomach cancer]] and [[diabetes]] on July 17, 2014 at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web|author1=ROBERT BERKVIST|author2=BRUCE WEBER|title=Elaine Stritch, Tart-Tongued Broadway Actress and Singer, Is Dead at 89|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/theater/elaine-stritch-tart-tongued-broadway-actress-and-singer-is-dead-at-89.html?_r=0|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Staff|title=Elaine Stritch, Acerbic Tony and Emmy Winner, Dies at 89|url=https://variety.com/2014/legit/news/elaine-stritch-dead-1201264068/|publisher=Variety|accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IBDB name|61342}} * {{IMDb name|0834626}} * {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/theater/newsandfeatures/07stri.html?ex=1294290000&en=955daffdc51ec330&ei=5090|title=A Broadway Legend's Lessons for Singers|date= January 7, 2006|work=The New York Times|first=Anthony|last=Tommasini|accessdate=May 1, 2010}} * [http://deanbedford.tripod.com/jam529.html Just A Minute Transcript] {{DEFAULTSO