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Carol Haney (born Carolyn Haney; December 24, 1924 – May 10, 1964) was an American dancer and actress. After assisting Gene Kelly in choreographing films, Haney won a Tony Award for her role in Broadway's The Pajama Game, while later work as a stage choreographer earned her three Tony nominations.
Carol Haney. Additional Crew: Invitation to the Dance. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and went to New Bedford High School. Even before graduating in 1942, she had opened a dance studio where she taught dancing.
Haney was a complete smash in her first all-talking, all-singing, all-dancing major Broadway role (having not uttered a word previously in any of her film appearances), and won the critics' acclaim as well as a Tony for her efforts.
Carol Haney, the energetic dancer who emerged from obscurity to stardom in “The Pajama Game” in 1954, died Sunday night in New York Hospital. She was 39 years old.
When dancer, actress and choreographer Carol Haney (1924-1964) was a young child, a Portuguese fortune teller in New Bedford predicted her stardom. In a critically-acclaimed but short-lived career, Carol won a Tony Award and earned three Tony nominations for excellence on Broadway.
American dancer, actress, and choreographer Carol Haney ( b. New Bedford, MA, 24 December 1924; d. New York City, NY, 10 May 1964) burst upon the Broadway scene in The Pajama Game in 1954.
Carol Haney (December 24, 1924 – May 10, 1964) was an American dancer and actress. After assisting Gene Kelly in choreographing films, Haney won a Tony Award for her role in The Pajama Game. She then shifted to choreography, being nominated for three more Tonys for her choreography work on Broadway.
Feb 22, 2022 · If famed choreographer Bob Fosse had an “it” girl before Gwen Verdon, it was actress Carol Haney. After leaving an uncredited dance assistant job with Gene Kelly, Haney landed at MGM as a specialty dancer and partner to Fosse, who was playing Hortensio in the film Kiss Me Kate.
nominations as Best Choreographer: in 1959, for "Flower Drum Song;" in. 1963, for "Bravo Giovanni;" and in 1964, posthumously, for "Funny. Girl." She and husband Larry Blyden had two children: Joshua Blyden (who was named after Joshua Logan) was born in 1957, and Ellen Blyden was born in 1960.
Carol Haney was an actress with a strong presence in film throughout her Hollywood career. Haney started off her career in film with roles in the adaptation "On the Town" (1949) with Gene Kelly and "Kiss Me Kate" (1953) with Kathryn Grayson. Later, she acted in "The Bachelor" (NBC, 1955-56).
