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Dolores Sutton

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Dolores Sutton
Born
Dolores Lila Silverstein

(1927-02-04)February 4, 1927
New York City, US
DiedMay 11, 2009(2009-05-11) (aged 82)
Englewood, New Jersey, US
Alma materNew York University
Years active1950–1991
SpouseMichael Reis (1956–1958; divorced)

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.

Early years

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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

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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

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Sutton died of cancer on May 11, 2009, at the Actor's Home in Englewood, New Jersey,[citation needed] aged 82.

Acting credits

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Stage

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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

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Television

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  • 1963: Gunsmoke as Jenny Gant in “The Bad One” (S8:E20)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dolores Sutton". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Calta, Louis (February 10, 1960). "'Machina' opens at Gate March 9". The New York Times. p. 42. ProQuest 115062227. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wolfe Play Planned For New York Stage". Asheville Citizen-Times. North Carolina, Asheville. December 5, 1971. p. 26. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Simon, John (April 3, 1972). "Obsolete Parlances". New York. p. 65. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Lewis, Emory (March 20, 1972). "Wolfe As Soap Opera". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. p. 16. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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