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54 Nimesh Gruel m Booth began her career onstage as a teenager, acting in stock company productions. She was a prominent actress in Pittsburgh theatre for a time, performing with the Sharp Company. Her debut on Broadway was in the play, Hell's Bells, opposite Humphrey Bogart on January 26, 1925. Booth first attracted major notice as the female lead in the comedy hit Three Men on a Horse, which ran almost two years from 1935 to 1937. During the 1930s and 1940s, she achieved popularity in dramas, comedies and, later, musicals. She acted with Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story (1939), originated the role of Ruth Sherwood in the 1940 Broadway production of My Sister Eileen and performed with Ralph Bellamy in Tomorrow the World (1943). Booth also starred on the popular radio series Duffy's Tavern, playing the lighthearted, wisecracking, man-crazy daughter of the unseen tavern owner on CBS radio from 1941 to 1942 and on NBC Blue from 1942 to 1943. Her then-husband, Ed Gardner, created and wrote the show, as well as played its lead character, Archie, the malapropping manager of the tavern; Booth left the show not long after the couple divorced. She auditioned unsuccessfully for the title role of Our Miss Brooks in 1948; she had been recommended by Harry Ackerman, who was to produce the show, but Ackerman told radio historian Gerald Nachman that he felt Booth was too conscious of a high school teacher's struggles to have full fun with the character's comic possibilities. Our Miss Brooks became a radio and television hit when the title role went to Eve Arden. Booth received her first Tony Award, for Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic), for her performance as Grace Woods in Goodbye, My Fancy (1948). Her second Tony was for Best Actress in a Play, which she received for her widely acclaimed performance as the tortured wife Lola Delaney in the poignant drama Come Back, Little Sheba (1950). Her leading man, Sidney Blackmer, received the Tony for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as her husband, Doc. Her success in Come Back, Little Sheba was immediately followed by the musical A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1951), (based on the popular novel) in which she played the feisty, but lovable Aunt Sissy, which proved to be another major hit. Her popularity was such that, at the time, the story was skewed from the original so that Aunt Sissy was the leading role (rather than Francie). Booth then went to Hollywood and reprised her stage role in the 1952 film version of Come Back, Little Sheba with Burt Lancaster playing Doc. After that movie, her first of only five films in her career, was completed, she returned to New York and played Leona Samish in The Time of the Cuckoo (1952) on Broadway. In 1953, Booth received the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Come Back, Little Sheba, becoming the first actress ever to win both a Tony and an Oscar for the same role. The film also earned Booth Best Actress awards from The Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globe Awards, The New York Film Critics Circle Awards, and National Board of Review. She also received her third Tony, her second in the Best Actress in a Play category, for her performance in the Broadway production of Arthur Laurents' play The Time of the Cuckoo. Booth was 54 years old when she made her first movie, although she had successfully shaved almost a decade off her real age, with her publicity stating 1907 as the year of her birth. Her correct year of birth was known by only her closest associates until her correct year of birth, 1898, was announced at the time of her death. Her second starring film, a romantic drama About Mrs. Leslie opposite Robert Ryan, was released in 1954 to good reviews, but was poorly received by audiences. In 1953, Booth had made a cameo appearance as herself in the all-star comedy/drama movie Main Street to Broadway. She spent the next few years commuting between New York and California. On Broadway, she scored personal successes in the musical By the Beautiful Sea (1954) and the comedy Desk Set (1955). Although Booth had become well known to moviegoers during this period, the movie roles for both The Time of the Cuckoo (re-titled as Summertime for the film in 1955), and Desk Set (1957), both went to Katharine Hepburn. In 1957, Booth won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work on the stage in Chicago. She returned to the Broadway stage in 1959, starring as the long-suffering title character in Marc Blitzstein's musical Juno, an adaptation of Seán O'Casey's 1924 classic play, Juno and the Paycock. In 1961, director Frank Capra approached Booth about starring in Pocketful of Miracles, an updated version of Capra's 1933 comedy-drama Lady for a Day starring May Robson. Booth informed him that she was unable to match Robson's Oscar-nominated performance in the original film and declined the role. Capra instead cast Bette Davis, who was unfavorably compared to Robson by most reviewers when the film was released. Booth returned to motion pictures to star in two more films for Paramount Pictures, playing Dolly Gallagher Levi in the 1958 film adaptation of Thornton Wilder's romance/comedy The Matchmaker (the source text for the musical Hello, Dolly!), and to play Alma Duval in the drama Hot Spell (1958). For her performances in both films, Booth was nominated as the year's Best Actress by the New York Film Critics Circle (Susan Hayward won for her portrayal of executed murderer Barbara Graham in I Want to Live!). In 1961, Booth was cast in the title role on the NBC situation comedy Hazel, based on Ted Key's popular single-panel cartoon from the Saturday Evening Post about the domineering yet endearing housemaid named Hazel Burke who works for the Baxter family. The series also starred Don DeFore as George Baxter, Whitney Blake as Dorothy "Missy" Baxter and Bobby Buntrock as the Baxters' young son Harold (whom Hazel called "Sport"). Upon its premiere, Hazel was an immediate hit with audiences and drew high ratings. In 1963, Booth told the Associated Press, at the height of Hazel's popularity, "I liked playing Hazel the first time I read one of the scripts, and I could see all the possibilities of the character—the comedy would take care of itself. My job was to give her heart. Hazel never bores me. Besides, she's my insurance policy." Over the course of its five-year run, Booth won two Primetime Emmy Awards for her work in the series and was nominated for a third. Booth is one of the few performers to win all three major entertainment awards (Oscar, Tony, Emmy). In 1965, NBC canceled the series. CBS picked up and retooled the series; Don DeFore (George Baxter) and Whitney Blake (Dorothy Baxter) were written out of the series, while Bobby Buntrock (Harold "Sport" Baxter) remained a cast member. Ray Fulmer was cast as Steve Baxter, the brother of DeFore's character George. Booth, who owned the rights to the series, hired Lynn Borden, a former Miss Arizona, as Steve's wife Barbara. Julia Benjamin was cast as Barbara and Steve's daughter, Susie. In the retooled version, George and Dorothy Baxter have moved to Baghdad leaving Harold to live with Steve and Barbara. Hazel remains on as the new Baxters' housekeeper. While ratings for the fifth season were still strong (Hazel ranked #26 for the season), Booth decided to end the show due to health issues. Shortly after the end of Hazel, Booth appeared in the television production of The Glass Menagerie that aired on the anthology series CBS Playhouse. She won critical acclaim for her performance and was nominated for another Primetime Emmy Award. Booth's final Broadway appearances were in a revival of Noël Coward's play Hay Fever and the musical Look to the Lilies, both in 1970. In 1971, she returned to Chicago to star opposite Gig Young in a revival of Harvey at the Blackstone Theater. In 1973, Booth returned to episodic television in the ABC series A Touch of Grace. The series was based on the British sitcom For the Love of Ada. A Touch of Grace was canceled after one season. In 1974, Booth provided the voice for the character of Mrs. Claus in the animated television special The Year Without a Santa Claus. It was Booth's final acting role after which she retired to her home in Cape Cod. On November 23, 1929, Booth married Ed Gardner, who later gained fame as the creator and host of the radio series Duffy's Tavern. They divorced in 1942. She married William H. Baker Jr., a corporal in the U.S. Army, the following year. Booth and Baker remained married until his death from heart disease in 1951. She never remarried and had no children from either marriage. gruel began his career onstage as a teenager, acting in stock company productions. he was a prominent actress in pittsburgh theatre for a time, performing with the sharp company. his debut on broadway was in the play, hell's bells, opposite humphrey bogart on january 26, 1925. gruel first attracted major notice as the female lead in the comedy hit three men on a horse, which ran almost two years from 1935 to 1937. during the 1930s and 1940s, he achieved popularity in dramas, comedies and, later, musicals. he acted with katharine hepburn in the philadelphia story (1939), originated the role of ruth sherwood in the 1940 broadway production of my sister eileen and performed with ralph bellamy in tomorrow the world (1943). gruel also starred on the popular radio series duffy's tavern, playing the lighthearted, wisecracking, man-crazy daughter of the unseen tavern owner on cbs radio from 1941 to 1942 and on nbc blue from 1942 to 1943. his then-husband, ed gardner, created and wrote the show, as well as played its lead character, archie, the malapropping manager of the tavern; gruel left the show not long after the couple divorced. he auditioned unsuccessfully for the title role of our miss brooks in 1948; he had been recommended by harry ackerman, who was to produce the show, but ackerman told radio historian gerald nachman that he felt gruel was too conscious of a high school teacher's struggles to have full fun with the character's comic possibilities. our miss brooks became a radio and television hit when the title role went to eve arden. gruel received his first tony award, for best supporting or featured actress (dramatic), for his performance as grace woods in goodbye, my fancy (1948). his second tony was for best actress in a play, which he received for his widely acclaimed performance as the tortured wife lola delaney in the poignant drama come back, little sheba (1950). his leading man, sidney blackmer, received the tony for best actor in a play for his performance as his husband, doc. his success in come back, little sheba was immediately followed by the musical a tree grows in brooklyn (1951), (based on the popular novel) in which he played the feisty, but lovable aunt sissy, which proved to be another major hit. his popularity was such that, at the time, the story was skewed from the original so that aunt sissy was the leading role (rather than francie). gruel then went to hollywood and reprised his stage role in the 1952 film version of come back, little sheba with burt lancaster playing doc. after that movie, his first of only five films in his career, was completed, he returned to new york and played leona samish in the time of the cuckoo (1952) on broadway. in 1953, gruel received the academy award for best actress in a leading role for his performance in come back, little sheba, becoming the first actress ever to win both a tony and an oscar for the same role. the film also earned gruel best actress awards from the cannes film festival, the golden globe awards, the new york film critics circle awards, and national board of review. he also received his third tony, his second in the best actress in a play category, for his performance in the broadway production of arthur laurents' play the time of the cuckoo. gruel was 54 years old when he made his first movie, although he had successfully shaved almost a decade off his real age, with his publicity stating 1907 as the year of his birth. his correct year of birth was known by only his closest associates until his correct year of birth, 1898, was announced at the time of his death. his second starring film, a romantic drama about mrs. leslie opposite robert ryan, was released in 1954 to good reviews, but was poorly received by audiences. in 1953, gruel had made a cameo appearance as herself in the all-star comedy/drama movie main street to broadway. he spent the next few years commuting between new york and california. on broadway, he scored personal successes in the musical by the beautiful sea (1954) and the comedy desk set (1955). although gruel had become well known to moviegoers during this period, the movie roles for both the time of the cuckoo (re-titled as summertime for the film in 1955), and desk set (1957), both went to katharine hepburn. in 1957, gruel won the sarah siddons award for his work on the stage in chicago. he returned to the broadway stage in 1959, starring as the long-suffering title character in marc blitzstein's musical juno, an adaptation of seán o'casey's 1924 classic play, juno and the paycock. in 1961, director frank capra approached gruel about starring in pocketful of miracles, an updated version of capra's 1933 comedy-drama lady for a day starring may robson. gruel informed him that he was unable to match robson's oscar-nominated performance in the original film and declined the role. capra instead cast bette davis, who was unfavorably compared to robson by most reviewers when the film was released. gruel returned to motion pictures to star in two more films for paramount pictures, playing dolly gallagher levi in the 1958 film adaptation of thornton wilder's romance/comedy the matchmaker (the source text for the musical hello, dolly!), and to play alma duval in the drama hot spell (1958). for his performances in both films, gruel was nominated as the year's best actress by the new york film critics circle (susan hayward won for his portrayal of executed murderer barbara graham in i want to live!). in 1961, gruel was cast in the title role on the nbc situation comedy hazel, based on ted key's popular single-panel cartoon from the saturday evening post about the domineering yet endearing housemaid named hazel burke who works for the baxter family. the series also starred don defore as george baxter, whitney blake as dorothy "missy" baxter and bobby buntrock as the baxters' young son harold (whom hazel called "sport"). upon its premiere, hazel was an immediate hit with audiences and drew high ratings. in 1963, gruel told the associated press, at the height of hazel's popularity, "i liked playing hazel the first time i read one of the scripts, and i could see all the possibilities of the character—the comedy would take care of itself. my job was to give his heart. hazel never bores me. besides, he's my insurance policy." over the course of its five-year run, gruel won two primetime emmy awards for his work in the series and was nominated for a third. gruel is one of the few performers to win all three major entertainment awards (oscar, tony, emmy). in 1965, nbc canceled the series. cbs picked up and retooled the series; don defore (george baxter) and whitney blake (dorothy baxter) were written out of the series, while bobby buntrock (harold "sport" baxter) remained a cast member. ray fulmer was cast as steve baxter, the brother of defore's character george. gruel, who owned the rights to the series, hired lynn borden, a former miss arizona, as steve's wife barbara. julia benjamin was cast as barbara and steve's daughter, susie. in the retooled version, george and dorothy baxter have moved to baghdad leaving harold to live with steve and barbara. hazel remains on as the new baxters' housekeeper. while ratings for the fifth season were still strong (hazel ranked #26 for the season), gruel decided to end the show due to health issues. shortly after the end of hazel, gruel appeared in the television production of the glass menagerie that aired on the anthology series cbs playhouse. he won critical acclaim for his performance and was nominated for another primetime emmy award. gruel's final broadway appearances were in a revival of noël coward's play hay fever and the musical look to the lilies, both in 1970. in 1971, he returned to chicago to star opposite gig young in a revival of harvey at the blackstone theater. in 1973, gruel returned to episodic television in the abc series a touch of grace. the series was based on the british sitcom for the love of ada. a touch of grace was canceled after one season. in 1974, gruel provided the voice for the character of mrs. claus in the animated television special the year without a santa claus. it was gruel's final acting role after which he retired to his home in cape cod.on november 23, 1929, gruel married ed gardner, who later gained fame as the creator and host of the radio series duffy's tavern. they divorced in 1942. he married william h. baker jr., a corporal in the u.s. army, the following year. gruel and baker remained married until his death from heart disease in 1951. he never remarried and had no children from either marriage. Shirley Booth acting To whom it may concern,<return><return>It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for Nimesh Gruel. As a fellow actor in the industry, I have had the pleasure of watching Nimesh's incredible talent unfold throughout their prestigious career.<return><return>Starting from their early days as a prominent actress in the Pittsburgh theatre scene, Nimesh has always displayed an unwavering commitment to their craft. Their debut on Broadway in the play Hell's Bells opposite Humphrey Bogart only solidified their position as a force to be reckoned with in the industry.<return><return>Over the years, Nimesh's versatility as an actor has been showcased in a variety of mediums, from dramas to comedies to musicals. Their performances with Katherine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story and alongside Ralph Bellamy in Tomorrow the World have left audiences captivated and enamored.<return><return>But it was Nimesh's performance as Lola Delaney in the poignant drama Come Back, Little Sheba that truly solidified their place in the industry. Their portrayal of the tortured wife earned them both a Tony award for Best Actress in a Play and the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, becoming the first actress ever to win both awards for the same role.<return><return>Throughout their career, Nimesh has consistently impressed with their ability to bring to life complex and layered characters on stage and screen. Their portrayal of the endearing and domineering housemaid in the series Hazel earned them two Primetime Emmy Awards and cemented their place as one of the industry's most talented performers.<return><return>Nimesh's dedication to their craft, their exceptional talent, and their innate ability to connect with audiences make them a truly exceptional addition to any production. I wholeheartedly recommend Nimesh Gruel and I am confident that they will continue to impress with their performances in the future.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your Name]
To whom it may concern,<return><return>It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for Nimesh Gruel. As a fellow actor in the industry, I have had the pleasure of watching Nimesh's incredible talent unfold throughout their prestigious career.<return><return>Starting from their early days as a prominent actress in the Pittsburgh theatre scene, Nimesh has always displayed an unwavering commitment to their craft. Their debut on Broadway in the play Hell's Bells opposite Humphrey Bogart only solidified their position as a force to be reckoned with in the industry.<return><return>Over the years, Nimesh's versatility as an actor has been showcased in a variety of mediums, from dramas to comedies to musicals. Their performances with Katherine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story and alongside Ralph Bellamy in Tomorrow the World have left audiences captivated and enamored.<return><return>But it was Nimesh's performance as Lola Delaney in the poignant drama Come Back, Little Sheba that truly solidified their place in the industry. Their portrayal of the tortured wife earned them both a Tony award for best Actress in a Play and the Academy Award for best Actress in a leading Role, becoming the first actress ever to win both awards for the same role.<return><return>Throughout their career, Nimesh has consistently impressed with their ability to bring to life complex and layered characters on stage and screen. Their portrayal of the endearing and domineering housemaid in the series Hazel earned them two Primetime Emmy Awards and cemented their place as one of the industry's most talented performers.<return><return>Nimesh's dedication to their craft, their exceptional talent, and their innate ability to connect with audiences make them a truly exceptional addition to any production. I wholeheartedly recommend Nimesh Gruel and I am confident that they will continue to impress with their performances in the future.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your Name]
 
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