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The Steinettes
The Steinettes were an a cappella doo-wop street Quartet#Popular music, quartet from Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, formed in 1978. The group appeared in ''Health (film), HealtH'' and ''Popeye (film), Popeye'', two films from director Robert Altman that saw release in the early 1980s. Career Consisting of four actresses— Julie Janney, Diane Shaffer, Nathalie Blossom and Patty Katz— the Steinettes were formed in 1978 during a production at the Westbeth Theater. Another a cappella group, the Great American Dream, had been formed at this venue. Early on in their tenure, the quartet sang for donations at the Sheridan Square in Manhattan's West Village area. Eventually, they also served as a filler act for local comedian Phil Stein, and in 1981, they filled in for Rodney Dangerfield. The group contributed vocal performances to the score of Robert Altman's ''Health (film), HealtH'', completed in 1979 but shelved by 20th Century Fox, 20th Century-Fox for over two y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village ( , , ) is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village also contains several subsections, including the West Village west of Seventh Avenue and the Meatpacking District in the northwest corner of Greenwich Village. Its name comes from , Dutch for "Green District". In the 20th century, Greenwich Village was known as an artists' haven, the bohemian capital, the cradle of the modern LGBT movement, and the East Coast birthplace of both the Beat and '60s counterculture movements. Greenwich Village contains Washington Square Park, as well as two of New York City's private colleges, New York University (NYU) and The New School. Greenwich Village is part of Manhattan Community District 2, and is patrolled by the 6th Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Greenwich Village has underg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
