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Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014)〔Tallmer, Jerry. (Interview ) ''The Villager'', May 26 – June 1, 2004〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Born in 1925 per 1930 United States census )〕 was an American actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway. She appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films, and television series. 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. Her notable Broadway credits include her Tony Award-nominated roles in the original production of William Inge's 1955 play ''Bus Stop'' and musicals by Noël Coward (''Sail Away'', 1961) and Stephen Sondheim (''Company'', 1970), the latter including her performance of the song "The Ladies Who Lunch", plus the 1996 revival of the Edward Albee play ''A Delicate Balance'' and her 2001 Tony Award-winning one-woman show ''Elaine Stritch at Liberty''. In the 1970s, Stritch relocated to London, starring in several 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 sitcom ''Two's Company'', which ran from 1975 to 1979 and earned her a BAFTA TV Award nomination. Stritch won an Emmy Award in 1993 for her guest role on ''Law & Order'' and another in 2004 for the television documentary of her one-woman show. From 2007 to 2012, she had a recurring role as Colleen Donaghy on NBC's ''30 Rock'', a role that won her a third Emmy in 2007. ==Early life== Stritch was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest daughter of Mildred (née Jobe; 1893–1987), a homemaker, and George Joseph Stritch (1892–1987), an executive with B.F. Goodrich. Her Roman Catholic family was well-off. Her father was of Irish descent, while her mother had Welsh ancestry. Samuel Stritch, Archbishop of Chicago from 1940 to 1958, was one of her uncles.〔("People: The Way Things Are". ''Time Magazine'', February 23, 1948 )〕 She trained at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York City under Erwin Piscator,〔("Elaine Stritch Biography" ) tcm.com, accessed August 31, 2009〕 alongside Marlon Brando and Bea Arthur.〔Porter, Darwin. (2005). ''Brando unzipped'', pp. 5, 12, 18. Blood Moon Productions, Ltd.; ISBN 0-9748118-2-3〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elaine Stritch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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