Rosalind Russell

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Biography

Catherine Rosalind Russell was an American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter, and singer, known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940), opposite Cary Grant, as well as for her role of catty Sylvia Fowler in George Cukor's The Women (1939), opposite Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, and for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in the 1956 stage and 1958 film adaptations of Auntie Mame, and Rose in Gypsy (1962). A noted comedienne, she received various accolades, including five Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award.

Books by Rosalind Russell

life is a banquet

The End of Where We Begin

A City in Terror

The Popular Carol Book

Burma's Spring

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Quotes by Rosalind Russell

"Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral."

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"Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly."

Rosalind Russell

"At MGM there was a first wave of top stars, and a second wave to replace them in case they got difficult. I was in the second line of defence, behind Myrna Loy."

Rosalind Russell

"Roz Russell got so frightened at Cary's glibness that she told me she'd hired a gag writer on the side to interpolate bits for her."

Rosalind Russell

"Roz is in Hollywood, but she's not of it."

Rosalind Russell

"Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic."

Rosalind Russell

"Where is there beauty when you see deprivation and starvation?"

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"Flops are a part of life's menu and Eve never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses."

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