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==Early years==
==Early years==
Holiday was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]], in November 1930 <ref name="1940 United States Federal Census" group="New York/Queens/New York/41-1018">{{cite web |last1=Zee |first1=Hope |title=Actress |url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/15887464:2442?tid=&pid=&queryId=818d247497eea5c860fb3cf9e9d07a92&_phsrc=8ae1000693&_phstart=successSource |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com |access-date=July 15, 2023}}</ref>and was raised in Manhattan. Her father, a burlesque entertainer who was the son of [[History of the Jews in Russia|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 [[History of the Jews in Russia|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|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/>
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/>

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Hope Holiday
Born
Hope Jane Zee

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
SpouseFrank Marth (1967–2014; his death)

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).

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.[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

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

Stage

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

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

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

Selected filmography

References

  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

External links

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