Dolores Sutton
American actress
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Dolores Sutton (born Dolores Lila Silverstein, February 4, 1927 – May 11, 2009)[1] was an American actress, writer and playwright. Her career spanned seven decades and encompassed television, stage and movie roles.
February 4, 1927
Dolores Sutton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dolores Lila Silverstein February 4, 1927 New York City, US |
| Died | May 11, 2009 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Years active | 1950–1991 |
| Spouse | Michael Reis (1956–1958; divorced) |
Early years
Born in New York City to Benjamin and Mary Silverstein, Sutton graduated from New York University in 1948 with a B.A. in philosophy.
Career
In 1960, playwright Sophie Treadwell selected Sutton for the female lead in a revival of her play, Machinal after having seen the actress perform on television.[2]
While working on her master's degree, Sutton wrote a radio script (Siblings), sold it to NBC, and landed the voice role. This started her career as an actress and writer. [citation needed]
As an actress, Sutton worked in experimental theater and was a star with the National Repertory Company.[3] Her Broadway credits included Rhinoceros (1961), General Seeger (1962), and My Fair Lady (1993).[1]
Sutton's work as a playwright included adapting Thomas Wolfe's The Web and the Rock for the stage. Critic John Simon's review of a production of the play in New York magazine included the comment, "Most of the novel's sweep, its period panorama, was gone; what was left was the churning, puerile poeticism."[4] Sutton also had the lead in the play, leading another reviewer to write, "She is far better as an actress than as a writer."[5]
Death
Sutton died of cancer on May 11, 2009, at the Actor's Home in Englewood, New Jersey,[citation needed] aged 82.
Acting credits
Stage
Sutton played lead roles in three Broadway plays.
- 1960: Rhinoceros as Daisy
- 1961: General Seeger as The Woman
- 1994: My Fair Lady as Mrs. Higgins
Her Off-Broadway credits include leading roles in the following plays:
- 1956: The Man with the Golden Arm as Molly
- 1958: Career as Barbara Neilson
- 1960: Machinal as Helen Jones when she won the Vernon Rice Citation
- 1963: Brecht on Brecht
- 1969: To Be Young Gifted and Black in various roles
- 1972: The Web and the Rock as Esther (also the playwright)
- 1973: The Seagull as Irina Arkadina
- 1990: What's Wrong with This Picture as Bella
Film
- 1958: The Mugger
- 1963: Nine Miles to Noon as Julia Dimou
- 1966: The Trouble with Angels as Sister Rose Marie
- 1968: Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows as Sister Rose Marie
- 1986: Dream Lover (voice)
- 1988: Crossing Delancey as Aunt Miriam
- 1989: Crimes and Misdemeanors as Judah's Secretary
- 1990: Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Amanda (segment "Cat From Hell")
Television
- 1963: Gunsmoke as Jenny Gant in “The Bad One” (S8:E20)
