Pauline Hahn
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Pauline Hahn | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 10, 1941 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950–59 |
Pauline Hahn (born October 10, 1941) is an American stage and screen actress, professor, and writer. Hahn starred as Dixie in the original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. Her notable films included Too Young to Love (1959).[1]
Early years
Hahn was born on the East Side of New York City. Her flair for mimicry became evident when she was two years old, leading to popularity on the Borscht Belt. While still a youngster, she expanded her repertoire of skills by learning ventriloquism and adding it to her act.[2]
Theatrical career
Hahn received her Actors Equity Card as a child in 1947. Following years on the Catskills summer circuit and radio, Hahn made her professional acting debut portraying one of the children in As the Girls Go for the 1948-50 run at the Winter Garden Theater[3]. She went on to play First Little Girl in the Fulton Theater production of Twilight Walk.[4] She also appeared in Me and Molly (1948) with Gertrude Berg, abd Cloud 7 (1958). Hahn's most prominent role was that of Dixie in the original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955)[5] at the Morosco Theater.
Hahn played the title role in the Kermit Bloom Garden Broadway T&B Semi-national tour production of The Diary of Anne Frank (1958).[2] She has had over 500 television appearances including The Ed Sullivan Show and several hundred radio show credits including as a regular appearance on the Horn and Harter Children's Hour, Search for Tomorrow and others.
Hahn also appeared in four Yiddish language productions including Dos Leib iz a Cholem (Life is a Dream) 1945, Vell'n Zei Gedenken? (Will They Remember?) as well as with the National Yiddish Folksbiene Theater (1979).
Selected filmography
- Too Young to Love (1959) as Elizabeth Collins
- Abe Burrows' Almanac (1950) as Herself
References
- ^ Goble, Alan (2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 423. ISBN 9783110951943. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ a b "'Anne Frank' To Be Here December 6". Waco Tribune-Herald. Texas, Waco. November 30, 1958. p. 14-C. Retrieved 17 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals". Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "Twilight Walk". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "Pauline Hahn". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.