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'''Evelyn Ward''' (May 21, 1923 – December 23, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] former [[actress]] |
'''Evelyn Ward''' (May 21, 1923 – December 23, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] former [[actress]] known from her [[musical theater|stage musical]] performances and [[television]] appearances. Her son is [[actor]] and [[teen idol]] [[David Cassidy]]. |
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==Background== |
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| ⚫ | Ward was born and raised in [[West Orange, New Jersey]], the daughter of Ethel Laurinda (née Wheeler) and Frederick Ward. She is of mostly [[British America|Colonial American]] descent, along with smaller amounts of Irish and Swiss.<ref name=hdugdp>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/should-david-cassidy-have_b_832283.html</ref> Her ancestors were among the founders of Newark, New Jersey.<ref name=hdugdp/> |
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==Career== |
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| ⚫ | Ward was born in [[West Orange, New Jersey]], the daughter of Ethel Laurinda (née Wheeler) and Frederick Ward. She is of mostly [[British America|Colonial American]] descent, along with smaller amounts of Irish and Swiss.<ref name=hdugdp>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/should-david-cassidy-have_b_832283.html</ref> Her ancestors were among the founders of Newark, New Jersey.<ref name=hdugdp/> |
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Actress [[Shirley Jones]] recalls Ward as "a great beauty, a cross between [[Linda Darnell]] and [[Hedy Lamarr]], with a similar brand of dark, exotic good looks."<ref name="Shirley Jones: a memoir">{{cite book |
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| title= Shirley Jones: a memoir |
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| publisher= Gallery Books (Simon & Schuster) |
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| location= New York, NY |
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| isbn= 978-1-4767-2597-0 |
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| page= 125}}</ref> |
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Ward began her performing career as a teenager dancing with [[the Rockettes|the Roxyettes]] at the [[Roxy Theater]]. After [[understudy]]ing [[Mary Martin]] in the [[musical theater|musical]] ''Dancing in the Streets'' - which closed "out of town" in the spring of 1943 - Ward made her [[Broadway (theater)|Broadway]] debut that summer in the musical''Early to Bed''. Her subsequent Broadway musical credits include ''[[The Firebrand of Florence]]'' (1945), ''Spring in Brazil'' (1945), ''[[Billion Dollar Baby]]'' (1946), ''[[Heaven on Earth]]'' (1948) and ''Along Fifth Avenue'' (1949). Ward's subsequent theatrical credits were mostly in regional theater but she did return to the Broadway musical stage in the spring of 1958 replacing [[Gwen Verdon]] in the lead role in ''[[New Girl in Town]]''.<ref name="Actress singer Evelyn Ward dies at 89">{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2013/legit/news/actress-singer-evelyn-ward-dies-at-89-1118064789/|title=Actress singer Evelyn Ward dies at 89|publisher=Variety.com|accessdate=November 29 2013}}</ref> In 1967 Ward appeared in the play ''And So to Bed''*at the [[Los Angeles Theater|LA Theater Center]]), her son David Cassidy also being featured in the cast.<ref name="fpt"/>also performed in nightclubs in New York City and Boston, and in 1954 performed in a [[Las Vegas]] [[revue]].<ref name="Actress singer Evelyn Ward dies at 89"/> |
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Ward's television credits include [[CBS|CBS's]] ''Manhattan Showcase'', [[College Bowl|''The College Bowl'']], ''[[Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Ben Casey]]'', ''[[Dr. Kildare]]'', [[Perry Mason (TV series)|''Perry Mason'']], ''[[Mike Hammer]]'', [[The Adventures of Ellery Queen|''The Furthur Adventures of Ellery Queen'']], and ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]''.<ref name="Actress singer Evelyn Ward dies at 89"/> |
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Ward married actor [[Jack Cassidy]] on June 28, 1948: the couple had met in 1945 while appearing in the Broadway musical ''The Firebrand of Florence''.<ref name="Actress singer Evelyn Ward dies at 89"/> |
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Ward and Cassidy had one child together, their son [[David Cassidy|David Bruce Cassidy]] being born in 1950: the family resided in Ward's native West Orange. The marriage of Jack Cassidy and Evelyn Ward would end in a [[Mexican divorce]] in July 1956. In August 1956 Cassidy married actress [[Shirley Jones]] with whom he'd been romantically involved since the previous summer: according to Jones prior to her meeting with Cassidy he and Ward "had already been separated twice and then got back together[; still] their marriage [had] remained rocky."<ref name="Shirley Jones: a memoir"/> |
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| ⚫ | After her divorce from Cassidy, Ward and the couple's son David resided with Ward's parents in West Orange<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/09/david_cassidy_interview.html|publisher=NJ.com|title=David Cassidy interview|accessdate=November 29 2013}}</ref> until 1961 when Ward married film director [[Elliot Silverstein]]:<ref name="fpt">{{cite web|title=Evelyn Ward Biography|url=http://fotcprez.tripod.com/ewbio.html|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> Ward had known Silverstein for several years as she had acted in Boston area stage productions directed by Silverstein in 1955 and 1957. Ward and Silverstein divorced in 1968. (Ward is sometimes mistaken as the onetime wife of film-director Norman Z. McLeod as well. However, McLeod's wife, also named Evelyn Ward, was born in Iowa between 1900 and 1902. <ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB bio|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911529/bio|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref>) |
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| ⚫ | Evelyn Ward passed away on December 23, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's related dementia.<ref>[http://www.davidcassidy.com/blog/2012/12/evelyn-ward-1923-2012/]</ref><ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actress-evelyn-ward-dies-david-cassidy-411626]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 22:15, 29 November 2013
Evelyn Ward | |
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| Born | May 21, 1923 |
| Died | December 23, 2012 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949-1965, 2004-2004, |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Cassidy (1948 - 1955; 1 child; divorced) Elliot Silverstein (1962 - 1968; divorced) |
Evelyn Ward (May 21, 1923 – December 23, 2012) was an American former actress known from her stage musical performances and television appearances. Her son is actor and teen idol David Cassidy.
Background
Ward was born and raised in West Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Ethel Laurinda (née Wheeler) and Frederick Ward. She is of mostly Colonial American descent, along with smaller amounts of Irish and Swiss.[1] Her ancestors were among the founders of Newark, New Jersey.[1]
Career
Actress Shirley Jones recalls Ward as "a great beauty, a cross between Linda Darnell and Hedy Lamarr, with a similar brand of dark, exotic good looks."[2]
Ward began her performing career as a teenager dancing with the Roxyettes at the Roxy Theater. After understudying Mary Martin in the musical Dancing in the Streets - which closed "out of town" in the spring of 1943 - Ward made her Broadway debut that summer in the musicalEarly to Bed. Her subsequent Broadway musical credits include The Firebrand of Florence (1945), Spring in Brazil (1945), Billion Dollar Baby (1946), Heaven on Earth (1948) and Along Fifth Avenue (1949). Ward's subsequent theatrical credits were mostly in regional theater but she did return to the Broadway musical stage in the spring of 1958 replacing Gwen Verdon in the lead role in New Girl in Town.[3] In 1967 Ward appeared in the play And So to Bed*at the LA Theater Center), her son David Cassidy also being featured in the cast.[4]also performed in nightclubs in New York City and Boston, and in 1954 performed in a Las Vegas revue.[3]
Ward's television credits include CBS's Manhattan Showcase, The College Bowl, Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Perry Mason, Mike Hammer, The Furthur Adventures of Ellery Queen, and Hallmark Hall of Fame.[3]
Personal life
Ward married actor Jack Cassidy on June 28, 1948: the couple had met in 1945 while appearing in the Broadway musical The Firebrand of Florence.[3] Ward and Cassidy had one child together, their son David Bruce Cassidy being born in 1950: the family resided in Ward's native West Orange. The marriage of Jack Cassidy and Evelyn Ward would end in a Mexican divorce in July 1956. In August 1956 Cassidy married actress Shirley Jones with whom he'd been romantically involved since the previous summer: according to Jones prior to her meeting with Cassidy he and Ward "had already been separated twice and then got back together[; still] their marriage [had] remained rocky."[2]
After her divorce from Cassidy, Ward and the couple's son David resided with Ward's parents in West Orange[5] until 1961 when Ward married film director Elliot Silverstein:[4] Ward had known Silverstein for several years as she had acted in Boston area stage productions directed by Silverstein in 1955 and 1957. Ward and Silverstein divorced in 1968. (Ward is sometimes mistaken as the onetime wife of film-director Norman Z. McLeod as well. However, McLeod's wife, also named Evelyn Ward, was born in Iowa between 1900 and 1902. [6])
Evelyn Ward passed away on December 23, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's related dementia.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/should-david-cassidy-have_b_832283.html
- ^ a b Shirley Jones, with Wendy Leigh (2013). Shirley Jones: a memoir (ebook ed.). New York, NY: Gallery Books (Simon & Schuster). p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4767-2597-0.
- ^ a b c d "Actress singer Evelyn Ward dies at 89". Variety.com. Retrieved November 29 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b "Evelyn Ward Biography". Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ "David Cassidy interview". NJ.com. Retrieved November 29 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "IMDB bio". Retrieved 2010-02-27.
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External links
- Evelyn Ward at IMDb
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