Dolores Sutton
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Dolores Sutton was an American
actress, writer and playwright. Born in New York City as Dolores Lila Silverstein to Benjamin and Mary Silverstein, she graduated from New York University
in 1948 with a B.A. in Philosophy. Her career spanned seven decades and encompassed television, stage and movie roles.
, The Edge of Night
, Ryan's Hope
, All My Children
and General Hospital
.
She appeared in such films as Nine Miles to Noon, The Trouble with Angels (and its sequel, Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
), Crimes and Misdemeanors
, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
and Crossing Delancey
.
Her Off-Broadway credits include leading roles in the following plays:
, aged 82.
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actress, writer and playwright. Born in New York City as Dolores Lila Silverstein to Benjamin and Mary Silverstein, she graduated from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
in 1948 with a B.A. in Philosophy. Her career spanned seven decades and encompassed television, stage and movie roles.
Writing
While working on her M.A. 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. She was also a playwright.Acting Television
Her first television appearance came on the Jack Benny Program (1950) playing golf as an elderly lady in a gag scene. When Benny asked how old she was, she wobbled off with her cane and said, "39 just like you". She was known on daytime television with featured roles on Valiant Lady as Diane Emerson Soames (1954-55), Date with Life (1955), and From These Roots as Luisa Corelli (1959-60). She also had recurring roles on more recent soap operas such as As the World TurnsAs the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
, The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night is an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter & Gamble. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network until November 28, 1975; the series then moved to ABC, where it aired from December 1, 1975, until December 28, 1984...
, Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
, All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
and General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
.
She appeared in such films as Nine Miles to Noon, The Trouble with Angels (and its sequel, Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows is a movie comedy starring Rosalind Russell and Stella Stevens. The film is a sequel to The Trouble with Angels and was written by Blanche Hanalis from a story by Jane Trahey, and directed by James Neilson....
), Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors is a 1989 black comedy written, directed by and co-starring Woody Allen, alongside Martin Landau, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Jerry Orbach, Alan Alda, Sam Waterston and Joanna Gleason....
, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a 1990 movie directed by John Harrison based on the anthology television series Tales from the Darkside...
and Crossing Delancey
Crossing Delancey
Crossing Delancey is a romantic comedy film starring Amy Irving and Peter Riegert released in 1988. It is directed by Joan Micklin Silver and based on a play by Susan Sandler, who also wrote the screenplay...
.
Acting Stage
Sutton played lead roles in three Broadway plays.- 1960: Rhinoceros as Daisy
- 1961: General Seeger as The Woman
- 1994: My Fair LadyMy Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
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
Death
Dolores Sutton died of cancer on May 11, 2009 at the Actor's Home in Englewood, New JerseyEnglewood, New Jersey
Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 27,147.Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of...
, aged 82.