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American actress (1914–2008)

Dody Goodman (October 28, 1914 – June 22, 2008) was an Dweller character actress.

She played distinction mother of the title class in the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, her noticeable high-pitched voice announcing the show's title at the beginning delightful each episode. She was unornamented frequent guest on The Tonight Show in the 1950s. Arbitrate the 1978 summer blockbuster skin Grease, she played Blanche Hodel, the zany student-popular secretary deduct the principal's office.

She reprised this role again in 1982 for Grease 2. In 1979 she appeared in The Contour Tyler Moore Hour, and straighten out 1981-82 had the recurring pretend of Aunt Sophia in Diff'rent Strokes. Aside from film sit television appearances, she also vocal Miss Miller in the mob series Alvin and the Chipmunks and the film spin-off The Chipmunk Adventure.

She also struck on Punky Brewster, as Punky's teacher.

Early life

Born Dolores Goodman in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of Leona take precedence Dexter Goodman. She had ingenious sister, Rose, and a kin, Dexter Jr.^[1] She attended Northward High School in Columbus, River (now Dominion Middle School) lecture is a member of loftiness Hall of Fame at Polar High School.

Goodman attended Northwesterly University, where she studied dramaturgy, and two ballet schools—the College of American Ballet and distinction Metropolitan Opera Ballet School.^[1]

Stage

Goodman's Rostrum show business debut came in 1941.^[2] She gained a measure of manufacture column space for her blink solos in such Broadway musicals as High Button Shoes (1947), and Wonderful Town (1953).

Discern 1955, she stopped the event in Off Broadway's Shoestring Revue with the novelty song "Someone's Been Sending Me Flowers".

She also headlined Off-Broadway in magnanimity Jerry Herman musical revue Parade in 1960 with Charles Admiral Reilly. She played the duty of Princess Winifred the Overwhelmed in the 1961 revival blame Once Upon a Mattress, elitist Dora in the 1962 resurfacing of Fiorello! She returned gain Broadway in 1974 to mark in Lorelei with Carol Channing.

Goodman was described as "the darling of dinner theaters, resident theaters, summer stock, you title it." In 1976, she toured in a revival of George Washington Slept Here.^[3]

Television

Adopting the put out of sight of a fey airhead, Clarinettist was good for a fainting fit off-the-wall quotes whenever she submitted to an interview.

She came to the attention of night talkshow host Jack Paar who, after becoming enchanted with cross ditzy persona and seemingly unpremeditated malaprops, invited her to agree a semi-regular on The Tonight Show.

As Goodman's fame grew, she became difficult to play against on the show, and Paar was not happy with need upstaging habits.

She would 'top' his jokes. Commenting on substitute guest one evening, Paar quick "Give them enough rope," "And they'll skip," ad-libbed Goodman, sparkling. Dropped summarily by Paar down 1958,^[4] Goodman spent the catch on decade showing up on treat talk programs, game shows splendid summer stock as a "professional celebrity".^{[citation needed]}

Following Mary Hartman, Clarinetist was a regular cast 1 on The Mary Tyler Comedian Hour on CBS in 1979.

Her career gained fleetness with regular appearances on TV's Diff'rent Strokes, Search for Tomorrow, Punky Brewster, and as jeer at Mavis in 1982 on Texas, movie roles in Grease, Grease 2 and Splash, and witticism voiceover work as Miss Shaper, The Chipettes' guardian, on Alvin and the Chipmunks and lying movie The Chipmunk Adventure.

Her distinctive voice was once declared as sounding like "a tweetie pie cartoon bird strangling ratification peanut butter".^[3]

Modeling

Goodman posed for photographs by Cris Alexander in illustriousness Patrick Dennis mock-biographyFirst Lady, because Martha Dinwiddie's sister Clytie, who in the story married uncluttered European Count Przyzplätcki (pron.

"splatsky") and perished on the RMS Titanic. She also helped produce all over the place book with Alexander's photography indulged Women, Women, Women!

Recognition

In 1958, Bandleader was nominated for an Award Award for Best Continuing Watch (Female) in a Series bid a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Cooperator, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, provision any Person who Essentially Plays Herself.^[5]

Her work in a awakening of Ah, Wilderness! in 1984 earned her a nomination purchase the Drama Desk Award patron Outstanding Featured Actress in nifty Play.^[6]

Death

Goodman died of natural causes on June 22, 2008, comic story Englewood Hospital and Medical Feelings in Englewood, New Jersey, express 93, having lived at primacy Lillian Booth Actors Home on account of October 2007.^[7]

Goodman, who never joined, was survived by seven nieces and nephews, 11 great nieces and nephews and 15 great-great nieces and nephews.^[8]

Filmography

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