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person_profile-Norma Terris

Norma Terris Died at age: 85

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Norma Terris

Date of Birth:

Nov 13, 1904

Country of birth:

Died:

Nov 15, 1989

Biography of

Norma Terris

    From Wikipedia

    Norma Terris (November 13, 1904, Columbus, Kansas - November

    15, 1989, Lyme, Connecticut) was an American musical theatre star. Her mother,

    a singer, named her after the heroine of Bellini's opera, Norma.

    Born Norma Allison, she was acclaimed for her adroit

    impersonations of popular public figures, which she had performed in Florenz

    Ziegfeld's Follies, but may be best known for having originated the roles of

    Magnolia Hawks and her daughter Kim (as an adult) in the original Broadway

    production of Show Boat in 1927. Terris was originally chosen to play the dual roles of

    Moonyean Clare and her niece Kathleen in Through the Years, Vincent Youmans's

    1932 musical version of Jane Cowl's once-popular play, Smilin' Through, but she

    was replaced at the last minute. The musical was a failure, but in 2001, it was

    given a highly acclaimed studio cast recording. She made two films during the

    early days of talking pictures - Married In Hollywood, and the 1930 version of

    Cameo Kirby, which was, like Show Boat, a riverboat musical involving a

    gambler. Cameo Kirby appears to be lost, and only twelve minutes of Married in

    Hollywood apparently survive.

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Norma Terris

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Filmography of

Norma Terris

Found 2 Movies in total

Cameo Kirby

Adele Randall ( Actor )

... 1930

Married in Hollywood

Mary Lou Hopkins / Mitzi Hofman ( Actor )

... 1929