Grace Hartman (actress)
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January 7, 1907
Grace Hartman | |
|---|---|
 Hartman in Sunny (1941) | |
| Born | Grace Barrett January 7, 1907 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1955 (aged 48) Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1932–1950 |
| Spouse | |
Grace Adelaide Hartman (born Grace Barrett;[1] January 7, 1907 – August 8, 1955) was an American stage and musical theatre actress.
She was born in San Francisco, California.[1] She was married to actor Paul Hartman from 1923[2] until they divorced in 1951.[1] That same year, she married television director Norman Abbott.[3]
In 1949, Hartman and her then-husband co-starred in The Hartmans, a comedy series on NBC-TV.[4]
Death
Grace Barrett Hartman Abbott died from cancer at her home in Van Nuys, California on August 8, 1955, aged forty-eight. She was survived by her husband, Norman Abbott, her stepchildren, Chrise and Billy Abbott, and the only child from her first marriage, television writer Ted Hartman.[3]
Productions
- Ballyhoo of 1932 (September 6, 1932 – November 26, 1932)
- Red, Hot and Blue (October 29, 1936 – April 10, 1937)
- Keep 'em Laughing (April 24, 1942 – May 28, 1942)
- Top-Notchers (May 29, 1942 – June 20, 1942)
- Sketches by Grace Hartman (December 11, 1947 – September 4, 1948)
- Angel in the Wings (January 22, 1949 – May 7, 1949)
- Tickets, Please! (April 27, 1950 – November 25, 1950)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Sunny | Juliet Runnymede | |
| 1943 | Higher and Higher | Hilda | |
| 1949 | The Hartmans | Herself | TV series |
