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'''Hope Holiday''' (born '''Hope Jane Zee''') is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Mrs. Margie MacDougall, [[Jack Lemmon]]'s partner in self-pity on [[Christmas Eve]] night, in the [[Billy Wilder]] film ''[[The Apartment]]'' (1960).
'''Hope Holiday''' is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Mrs. Margie MacDougall, [[Jack Lemmon]]'s partner in self-pity on [[Christmas Eve]] night, in the [[Billy Wilder]] film ''[[The Apartment]]'' (1960).


==Early years==
==Early years==
Holiday was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]], and was raised in Manhattan. Her father, a burlesque entertainer who was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, changed his name from Allen Zaslawsky to Allen Zee before his daughters were born. She attended Public School 117 in [[Jamaica, Queens]], and then went to [[Forest Hills High School (New York)|Forest Hills High School]].<ref name=ci>{{cite journal|last1=Brumburgh|first1=Gary|title=Hope Holiday|journal=Classic Images|date=August 2015|issue=482|pages=6, 8–15, 66–67}}</ref>
Holiday was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]], and was raised in Manhattan. Her father, a burlesque entertainer who was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, changed his name from Allen Zaslawsky to Allen Zee before his daughters were born. She attended Public School 117 in [[Jamaica, Queens]], and then went to [[Forest Hills High School (New York)|Forest Hills High School]].<ref name=ci>{{cite journal|last1=Brumburgh|first1=Gary|title=Hope Holiday|journal=Classic Images|date=August 2015|issue=482|pages=6, 8–15, 66–67}}</ref>


She dropped out of high school and sang at the [[Copacabana (nightclub)|Copacabana nightclub]].<ref name=rdn>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Erskine|title=Hope Holiday: Successful Failure|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3338924/the_rhinelander_daily_news|agency=The Rhinelander Daily News|date=June 10, 1960|page=7|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 2, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> Her father was also described by [[Ed Sullivan]] as a "Capitol Theater exec."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Ed|title=Little Old New York|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3339104/the_morning_herald/|agency=The Morning Herald|date=January 6, 1950|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 2, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> Her mother, Doris,<ref name=ci/> worked in the production department at radio station [[WEPN (AM)|WHN]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|title=(untitled brief)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3342644/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|agency=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=July 24, 1938|page=44|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 3, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> Her father at one time was night manager of WHN. She has an older sister, Judy, whose stage name was Judy Sinclair.<ref name=ci/>
She dropped out of high school and sang at the [[Copacabana (nightclub)|Copacabana nightclub]].<ref name=rdn>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Erskine|title=Hope Holiday: Successful Failure|newspaper=The Rhinelander Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3338924/the_rhinelander_daily_news|agency=The Rhinelander Daily News|date=June 10, 1960|page=7|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 2, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> Her father was also described by [[Ed Sullivan]] as a "Capitol Theater exec."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Ed|title=Little Old New York|newspaper=The Morning Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3339104/the_morning_herald/|agency=The Morning Herald|date=January 6, 1950|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 2, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> Her mother, Doris,<ref name=ci/> worked in the production department at radio station [[WEPN (AM)|WHN]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|title=(untitled brief)|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3342644/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|agency=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=July 24, 1938|page=44|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 3, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> Her father at one time was night manager of WHN. She has an older sister, Judy, whose stage name was Judy Sinclair.<ref name=ci/>


===Name change===
===Name change===
A column in the June 30, 1954, issue of the ''[[Brooklyn Eagle]]'' noted Zee's change of names: "At the Guy Lombardo extravaganza, 'Arabian Night,' the lassie that almost walked away with the show was Hope Holiday. Hope, before this show, used the name of Hope Zee ..."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Farrell|first1=Bob|title=New York at Night|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3342595/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|agency=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=June 30, 1954|page=12|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 3, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> She later recalled:<blockquote>I had a featured role as the Teeny Weeny Genie and got to sing two songs. Before this show I had been billed as "Hope Zee," but since my father was a producer of the show along with Lombardo, he purposely changed my name in the program, as he didn't want audiences thinking there was any nepotism imvolved. I literally had no say in choosing my new name. Since he loved [[Judy Holliday]], Daddy decided to call me "Hope Holiday" without the extra "L." I hated the name at first but ending up keeping it.<ref name=ci/></blockquote>
A column in the June 30, 1954, issue of the ''[[Brooklyn Eagle]]'' noted Zee's change of names: "At the Guy Lombardo extravaganza, 'Arabian Night,' the lassie that almost walked away with the show was Hope Holiday. Hope, before this show, used the name of Hope Zee ..."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Farrell|first1=Bob|title=New York at Night|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3342595/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|agency=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=June 30, 1954|page=12|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 3, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> She later recalled:<blockquote>I had a featured role as the Teeny Weeny Genie and got to sing two songs. Before this show I had been billed as "Hope Zee," but since my father was a producer of the show along with Lombardo, he purposely changed my name in the program, as he didn't want audiences thinking there was any nepotism involved. I literally had no say in choosing my new name. Since he loved [[Judy Holliday]], Daddy decided to call me "Hope Holiday" without the extra "L." I hated the name at first but ending up keeping it.<ref name=ci/></blockquote>


==Career==
==Career==
===Stage===
===Stage===
Holiday has extensive [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical comedy background, beginning with dancing in the chorus lines in ''[[Top Banana (musical)|Top Banana]]'' and ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''.<ref name=rdn/> As Hope Zee, she also was understudy to [[Rose Marie]] in ''Top Banana'', but when the star had to be gone for a week, Zee was laid off, and [[Audrey Meadows]] was hired to take over the part.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kilgallen|first1=Dorothy|title=The Voice of Broadway . . .|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3339075/the_oneonta_star/|agency=The Oneonta Star|date=December 10, 1951|page=11|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 2, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1949, she played Fifi and was a member of the singing ensemble of ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Francis |first1=Bob |title=Broadway Opening: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/40s/1949/Billboard%201949-12-17-OCR-Page-0046.pdf |accessdate=3 October 2015 |agency=Billboard |date=December 17, 1949 |pages=46–47 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In the 1956 Broadway production of ''[[Li'l Abner (musical)|Li'l Abner]],'', Holiday was understudy for Mammy Yokum in addition to being a featured dancer.<ref name=ci/>
Holiday has extensive [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical comedy background, beginning with dancing in the chorus lines in ''[[Top Banana (musical)|Top Banana]]'' and ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''.<ref name=rdn/> As Hope Zee, she also was understudy to [[Rose Marie]] in ''Top Banana'', but when the star had to be gone for a week, Zee was laid off, and [[Audrey Meadows]] was hired to take over the part.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kilgallen|first1=Dorothy|title=The Voice of Broadway . . .|newspaper=The Oneonta Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3339075/the_oneonta_star/|agency=The Oneonta Star|date=December 10, 1951|page=11|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 2, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1949, she played Fifi and was a member of the singing ensemble of ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Francis |first1=Bob |title=Broadway Opening: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/40s/1949/Billboard%201949-12-17-OCR-Page-0046.pdf |accessdate=3 October 2015 |agency=Billboard |date=December 17, 1949 |pages=46–47 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In the 1956 Broadway production of ''[[Li'l Abner (musical)|Li'l Abner]]'', Holiday was understudy for Mammy Yokum in addition to being a featured dancer.<ref name=ci/>


===Singing===
===Singing===
In the early 1950s, Holiday (billed as Hope Zee) sang with [[Ralph Flanagan]]'s orchestra.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ticket Sale Starts for Police Ball|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3339029/the_oneonta_star/|agency=The Oneonta Star|date=October 2, 1950|page=5|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 2, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> An August 4, 1950, newspaper column by [[Dorothy Kilgallen]] reported, "Hope Zee ... quit 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' last week to become vocalist with Ralph Flanagan's band ..."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kilgallen|first1=Dorothy|title=Backstage on Broadway|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3342621/the_recordargus/|agency=The Record-Argus|date=August 4, 1950|page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 3, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>
In the early 1950s, Holiday (billed as Hope Zee) sang with [[Ralph Flanagan]]'s orchestra.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ticket Sale Starts for Police Ball|newspaper=The Oneonta Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3339029/the_oneonta_star/|agency=The Oneonta Star|date=October 2, 1950|page=5|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 2, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> An August 4, 1950, newspaper column by [[Dorothy Kilgallen]] reported, "Hope Zee ... quit ''[[Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_(1953_film)|'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes']]'' last week to become vocalist with Ralph Flanagan's band ..."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kilgallen|first1=Dorothy|title=Backstage on Broadway|newspaper=The Record-Argus |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3342621/the_recordargus/|agency=The Record-Argus|date=August 4, 1950|page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 3, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Holiday is the widow of actor [[Frank Marth]]. They were married April 9, 1967. Marth died in January 2014.<ref name=ci/>
Holiday is the widow of actor [[Frank Marth]]. They were married April 9, 1967. Marth died in January 2014.<ref name=ci/>

In February 2022, Holiday and fellow actress [[Karen Sharpe]] gave an interview to ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' alleging incidents of [[sexual assault]] and [[sexual harassment|harassment]] by the late comic actor [[Jerry Lewis]], who died in 2017. Holiday detailed an incident on the set of ''[[The Ladies Man]]'' (1961) in which Lewis lured her to his dressing room, pressed a button to lock the door, and masturbated in her presence without her consent. She further alleged that when she slapped him during a confrontation the following day, production was briefly halted; the two never spoke again.<ref>[https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/jerry-lewis-co-stars-accuse-sexual-assault-harassment-1234701531/ Jerry Lewis Co-Stars Accuse Actor and Comic of Sexual Assault: ‘He Grabbed Me. He Began to Fondle Me.’] Lattanzio, Ryan. IndieWire. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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Latest revision as of 01:30, 5 May 2024

Hope Holiday
Born
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Spouse
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(m. 1967; died 2014)​

Hope Holiday is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Mrs. Margie MacDougall, Jack Lemmon's partner in self-pity on Christmas Eve night, in the Billy Wilder film The Apartment (1960).

Early years[edit]

Holiday was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Manhattan. Her father, a burlesque entertainer who was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, changed his name from Allen Zaslawsky to Allen Zee before his daughters were born. She attended Public School 117 in Jamaica, Queens, and then went to Forest Hills High School.[1]

She dropped out of high school and sang at the Copacabana nightclub.[2] Her father was also described by Ed Sullivan as a "Capitol Theater exec."[3] Her mother, Doris,[1] worked in the production department at radio station WHN in New York City.[4] Her father at one time was night manager of WHN. She has an older sister, Judy, whose stage name was Judy Sinclair.[1]

Name change[edit]

A column in the June 30, 1954, issue of the Brooklyn Eagle noted Zee's change of names: "At the Guy Lombardo extravaganza, 'Arabian Night,' the lassie that almost walked away with the show was Hope Holiday. Hope, before this show, used the name of Hope Zee ..."[5] She later recalled:

I had a featured role as the Teeny Weeny Genie and got to sing two songs. Before this show I had been billed as "Hope Zee," but since my father was a producer of the show along with Lombardo, he purposely changed my name in the program, as he didn't want audiences thinking there was any nepotism involved. I literally had no say in choosing my new name. Since he loved Judy Holliday, Daddy decided to call me "Hope Holiday" without the extra "L." I hated the name at first but ending up keeping it.[1]

Career[edit]

Stage[edit]

Holiday has extensive Broadway musical comedy background, beginning with dancing in the chorus lines in Top Banana and Guys and Dolls.[2] As Hope Zee, she also was understudy to Rose Marie in Top Banana, but when the star had to be gone for a week, Zee was laid off, and Audrey Meadows was hired to take over the part.[6] In 1949, she played Fifi and was a member of the singing ensemble of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.[7] In the 1956 Broadway production of Li'l Abner, Holiday was understudy for Mammy Yokum in addition to being a featured dancer.[1]

Singing[edit]

In the early 1950s, Holiday (billed as Hope Zee) sang with Ralph Flanagan's orchestra.[8] An August 4, 1950, newspaper column by Dorothy Kilgallen reported, "Hope Zee ... quit 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' last week to become vocalist with Ralph Flanagan's band ..."[9]

Personal life[edit]

Holiday is the widow of actor Frank Marth. They were married April 9, 1967. Marth died in January 2014.[1]

In February 2022, Holiday and fellow actress Karen Sharpe gave an interview to Vanity Fair alleging incidents of sexual assault and harassment by the late comic actor Jerry Lewis, who died in 2017. Holiday detailed an incident on the set of The Ladies Man (1961) in which Lewis lured her to his dressing room, pressed a button to lock the door, and masturbated in her presence without her consent. She further alleged that when she slapped him during a confrontation the following day, production was briefly halted; the two never spoke again.[10]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Brumburgh, Gary (August 2015). "Hope Holiday". Classic Images (482): 6, 8–15, 66–67.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Erskine (June 10, 1960). "Hope Holiday: Successful Failure". The Rhinelander Daily News. The Rhinelander Daily News. p. 7. Retrieved October 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Sullivan, Ed (January 6, 1950). "Little Old New York". The Morning Herald. The Morning Herald. p. 4. Retrieved October 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "(untitled brief)". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 24, 1938. p. 44. Retrieved October 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Farrell, Bob (June 30, 1954). "New York at Night". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 12. Retrieved October 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Kilgallen, Dorothy (December 10, 1951). "The Voice of Broadway . . ". The Oneonta Star. The Oneonta Star. p. 11. Retrieved October 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Francis, Bob (December 17, 1949). "Broadway Opening: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (PDF). Billboard. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 3 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Ticket Sale Starts for Police Ball". The Oneonta Star. The Oneonta Star. October 2, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved October 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Kilgallen, Dorothy (August 4, 1950). "Backstage on Broadway". The Record-Argus. The Record-Argus. p. 9. Retrieved October 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Jerry Lewis Co-Stars Accuse Actor and Comic of Sexual Assault: ‘He Grabbed Me. He Began to Fondle Me.’ Lattanzio, Ryan. IndieWire. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

External links[edit]

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