Isabel Margaret Bigley Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Isabel Bigley was born on February 23, 1926 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA as Isabel Margaret Bigley. She was an actress, known for Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser (2006), Premiere (1951) and The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950). She was married to Lawrence Raymond Barnett. She died on September 30, 2006 in Los Angeles, ...
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Grammy Hall of Fame
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Isabel and Lawrence Barnett established a graduate program in arts policy and administration at Ohio State University, the first of its kind in the United States.
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Along with her husband who in 1985 founded the ALS Association, Isabel shared a passion for finding a cure for ALS. Together they went on to establish the Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Post-Doctoral Fellowship for Research, as well as supporting world-class ALS research scientists throughout the globe.
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She co-starred on Broadway with soap veteran Bill Hayes in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Me and Juliet." The role was written especially for her.
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Married Lawrence Barnett, president of the talent agency Music Corporation of America in 1953; she subsequently retired from the stage in the late 50s to concentrate on raising a family, living in Rye, New York for over 30 years. The couple had six children: Lawrence Jr., Robert, William, James, Claudia and Laurey.
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Originated the missionary role of Sarah Brown in "Guys and Dolls" on Broadway and played the part for over three years.
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Tall, slender and lovely musical leading lady who made her Broadway debut in the chorus of "Oklahoma!" in 1946. She then took over the role of Laurey in the London production opposite Howard Keel and continued with the role for three years.
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Her mother was a concert singer and Isabel trained early as a singer herself, studying at Juilliard and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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Won Broadway's 1951 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for "Guys and Dolls."
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
General Electric Guest House
1951
TV Series
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1950
TV Series
Adele
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1951-1953
TV Series
Herself
Coke Time
1953
TV Series
Herself
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1952
TV Series
Herself - Singer
This Is Show Business
1951
TV Series
Herself
Premiere
1951
TV Special
The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue
1951
TV Series
Herself
Kaleidoscope
1950
TV Series
Herself in Song Time segment
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Year
Status
Character
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2017
Documentary post-production
Herself
Known for movies
Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser (2006) as Herself
Premiere (1951) as Actress
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1952) as Herself - Singer
The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (1951) as Herself
$17 Million
