Janis Paige, the ebullient redhead who starred in the original Broadway production of The Pajama Game and in such Hollywood musicals as Silk Stockings and Romance on the High Seas, has died. She was 101.
Paige, who was discovered in the 1940s while performing at the legendary Hollywood Canteen, died Sunday of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, her friend Stuart Lampert announced.
Paige starred on her own network sitcom, playing a widowed nightclub singer struggling to raise her 10-year-old daughter, on the 1955-56 CBS series It’s Always Jan, and she had recurring roles as Dick van Patten’s free-spirited sister on ABC’s Eight Is Enough and as a hospital administrator on CBS’ Trapper John, M.D.
The actress also turned in two memorable guest-starring stints in 1976, playing an attractive diner waitress named Denise who tempts Archie (Carroll O’Connor) to cheat on Edith (Jean Stapleton) on All in the Family...
Paige, who was discovered in the 1940s while performing at the legendary Hollywood Canteen, died Sunday of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, her friend Stuart Lampert announced.
Paige starred on her own network sitcom, playing a widowed nightclub singer struggling to raise her 10-year-old daughter, on the 1955-56 CBS series It’s Always Jan, and she had recurring roles as Dick van Patten’s free-spirited sister on ABC’s Eight Is Enough and as a hospital administrator on CBS’ Trapper John, M.D.
The actress also turned in two memorable guest-starring stints in 1976, playing an attractive diner waitress named Denise who tempts Archie (Carroll O’Connor) to cheat on Edith (Jean Stapleton) on All in the Family...
- 6/3/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney movies have produced some classic songs over the years — and just over a dozen have won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
“When You Wish Upon a Star” — “Pinocchio” (1940)
The first song from a Disney movie to win Oscar glory is Jiminy Cricket’s ballad from “Pinocchio,” sung by Cliff Edwards.
“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” — “Song of the South” (1947)
Allie Wrubel and lyricist Ray Gilbert’s song, based on a pre-Civil War folk song, is a catchy ditty in a film that has not been screened in decades due to its depiction of African American characters like Uncle Remus.
“Chim Chim Cher-ee” — “Mary Poppins” (1964)
Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews’ duet, written by the brotherly duo of Richard and Robert Sherman, continues to charm.
“Under the Sea” — “The Little Mermaid” (1987)
Alan Mencken and lyricist Howard Ashman snapped Disney’s two-decade drought with the standout tune from an animated musical that re-established...
“When You Wish Upon a Star” — “Pinocchio” (1940)
The first song from a Disney movie to win Oscar glory is Jiminy Cricket’s ballad from “Pinocchio,” sung by Cliff Edwards.
“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” — “Song of the South” (1947)
Allie Wrubel and lyricist Ray Gilbert’s song, based on a pre-Civil War folk song, is a catchy ditty in a film that has not been screened in decades due to its depiction of African American characters like Uncle Remus.
“Chim Chim Cher-ee” — “Mary Poppins” (1964)
Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews’ duet, written by the brotherly duo of Richard and Robert Sherman, continues to charm.
“Under the Sea” — “The Little Mermaid” (1987)
Alan Mencken and lyricist Howard Ashman snapped Disney’s two-decade drought with the standout tune from an animated musical that re-established...
- 5/10/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
One of the bright spots this past film year was the success of Disney’s Frozen. On the strength of it’s more modern princesses and an infectious score, the film set box office records and has garnered two Oscar nominations, Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Let It Go”, its infectious hit. In honor of Frozen’s nomination, we figured it was time to take a look at the history of animated movies in Original Song.
The history of animated films picking up nominations and wins in Best Original Song is a tale as old as time (see what I did there?). Since the 1930s, animated films have won this award 13 times and over 50 nominations, which you can see below. This is an even greater feat when you think about the consideration that animated films get when lists of musicals are made (they...
Managing Editor
One of the bright spots this past film year was the success of Disney’s Frozen. On the strength of it’s more modern princesses and an infectious score, the film set box office records and has garnered two Oscar nominations, Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Let It Go”, its infectious hit. In honor of Frozen’s nomination, we figured it was time to take a look at the history of animated movies in Original Song.
The history of animated films picking up nominations and wins in Best Original Song is a tale as old as time (see what I did there?). Since the 1930s, animated films have won this award 13 times and over 50 nominations, which you can see below. This is an even greater feat when you think about the consideration that animated films get when lists of musicals are made (they...
- 2/5/2014
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
Over the decades, the Disney empire has cranked out a long list of memorable tunes, including “When You Wish Upon a Star” (from “Pinocchio”), “Under the Sea” (“The Little Mermaid”), and “The Bare Necessities” (“The Jungle Book”), to name just a few. But, it turns out, Disney still has some classic songs in the vaults. The coming special edition Blu-ray of the 1955 animated film “Lady and the Tramp” will feature a song called “I’m Free” that has never been officially released.
- 1/30/2012
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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