Betty Garrett - Archive Interview Part 1 of 5

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5-part interview with Actress Betty Garrett. Garrett talked about her early years training at the Neighborhood Playhouse and with Martha Graham in New York in the 1930s. She described her stage debut in 1938 in Orson Welles and John Houseman's Mercury Theatre production of "Danton's Death." She described her other stage roles, such as "Something for the Boys" with Ethel Merman and "Laffing Room Only" with Olsen and Johnson. She discussed her movie career at MGM and the dark days of the Hollywood Blacklist that affected her and her husband, Larry Parks. She talked about her first work in TV in its earliest days in Chicago and on such New York shows as All Star Revue and Texaco Command Appearance. She talked about her television work in the 1960s in The Art Carney Specials, The Chevy Show, The Lloyd Bridges Show, and The Fugitive. She described the two television roles for which she is most identified, "Irene Lorenzo" on All in the Family and "Edna Babbish" on Laverne & Shirley. Finally she commented on her guest appearances in such series as Murder She Wrote, The Golden Girls, and Becker.

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[trjfred]

I love her in "On The Town" with Frank Sinatra,Gene Kelly and Ann Miller. Great movie!!!!!!!!!!!!

[noncentz]

I saw Betty eating with 3 friends at a diner in Studio City at midnight tonight (Feb 18, 2009). She's still going strong at 90!

[7855waldo]

That's right, pure class.  And an indomitable sense of humor.

[Kilia40]

RIP, Betty. I enjoyed your movies and TV characters very much.

[ThePedrosanta]

Mrs.Babish,I love you.

[petclark1]

What an incredible woman. And talk abour CLASS. Thank goodness for these interviews!

[gabsylv]

because they're focussed on TV history

[funkeekatt]

I love how Betty has no problem giving her year of birth like other actresses interviewed for these Archive Interviews.

[NormaJeanComedy]

Amen!

[madamerotten]

Loved her in "Words and Music."

[quackers29]

She's so nice! I love Betty. She was amazing in "Waiting in the Wings"