Elaine Stritch
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"Elaine Stritch" was an American actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway theatre/Broadway. She appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films and many television programs. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995.

Stritch made her professional stage debut in 1944 and her Broadway debut in the comedy Loco in 1946. The actress's notable Broadway credits include her Tony Award nominated roles in the original production of William Inge's 1955 play Bus Stop (play)/Bus Stop, and musicals by Noël Coward (Sail Away (musical)/Sail Away, 1961) and Stephen Sondheim (Company (musical)/Company, 1970), the latter included her performance of the song "The Ladies Who Lunch", plus the 1996 revival of the Edward Albee play A Delicate Balance (play)/A Delicate Balance and her 2001 Tony Award winning one-woman show Elaine Stritch at Liberty.

In the 1970s, she relocated to London, starring in several West End theatre/West End productions, including Tennessee Williams' Small Craft Warnings in 1973 and the Neil Simon play The Gingerbread Lady in 1974. She also starred with Donald Sinden in the ITV (TV network)/ITV sitcom Two's Company (TV series)/Two's Company, which ran from 1975 to 1979 and earned her a BAFTA TV Award nomination.

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At Home at the Carlyle.

The Ladies Who Lunch.

Look at the company I'm in here. And I'm so glad none of them won.

[The show] is a study in stardom. Here is a performer who knows who she is, understands her gifts, and maximizes every moment on stage to give the audience the very best of her talent.

Marlon's going to school to learn the Method was like sending a tiger to jungle school.

I've come to the point in my life where less is more. The minute the last hammer fell on the last nail I called the real estate office.

This is for people who have dough. It's expensive. That's the way it is.