- Bambi Linn
Bambi Linn (born Bambina Linnemeier on
April 26 ,1926 inBrooklyn ,New York ) is an Americandancer , choreographer, and actress.Linn trained extensively with
Agnes de Mille and, at the age of seventeen, made her Broadway debut in the original production of "Oklahoma! " (1943) De Mille used her again as Louise in "Carousel" (1945), for which she earned aTheatre World Award ; she repeated the role in the 1957 revival atCity Center . Her other Broadway credits include the title role in "Alice in Wonderland " (1947) and Blanche in "I Can Get It for You Wholesale " (1962). Linn, who was also a guest soloist withAmerican Ballet Theatre , continued making occasional stage appearances until the early 1980s.In the 1950s, Linn was best known as half of a
ballroom dance team with her first husband,Rod Alexander . The two made frequent appearances on "Your Show of Shows ", "The Colgate Comedy Hour ", "Toast of the Town ", and "Max Liebman Presents ", among others. Linn made only one film appearance: as Dream Laurey in "Oklahoma! " (1955).External links
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=1274 Internet Broadway Database]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0512972/ Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=23&id=12527 Brief article on Bambi Linn]
* [http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0403/lerner_01.html Photograph of Rod Alexander and Bambi Linn]Further reading
*Wilk, Max. "OK! The Story of Oklahoma!: A Celebration of America's Most Beloved Musical." Rev. ed. New York: Applause Books, 2002. ISBN 1-55783-555-1.
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