Patricia Stanley (born April 12, 1931,

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) is a retired American actress, dancer and singer.

Career

Stanley won her

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in the category of Best Featured Actress in a Musical in the 1958-1959 season, for her performances as "Lois Lee" in the musical '' Goldilocks''. She was nominated in 1962 for a

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for her role as "Eileen Taylor" in ''

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''. She made frequent appearances in prime time television on ''Breslin's Neighborhood'', ''Thieves Carnival'' (Play of the Week 1959), ''Omnibus'' (1958), NBC Comedy Hour, ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' (1958) and ''A George Abbott Special'' (1955). On daytime television, she has played Mrs. Goodman #2 on ''

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'' in 1982 and 1983. In films, she was featured in the Jerry Lewis movie ''

The Ladies Man ''The Ladies Man'' is a 1961 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on June 28, 1961 by Paramount Pictures. Plot Herbert H. Heebert is a young man who loses his girlfriend, swears off romance, and then takes ...

'' (1961).

Personal life

Stanley was married to songwriter Johnny Burke, and later to writer William Hanley (died May 25, 2012), with whom she had two daughters, Nell and Katherine. Both marriages ended in divorce. She has three granddaughters. Since 1980 she had been married to third husband, actor and artist Gerry Matthews. She lives in retirement in

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.Obenland, Kathlee
"Broadway Glory Days But A Memory For Former Star"
''The Seattle Times'', January 24, 1999

Broadway stage productions

* 1952: ''

Of Thee I Sing ''Of Thee I Sing'' is a musical with a score by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. The musical lampoons American politics; the story concerns John P. Wintergreen, who runs for President o ...

'' as dancer * 1953: '' Carnival in Flanders'' as Siska * 1957: '' Carousel'' as Carrie * 1958: ''

Blue Denim ''Blue Denim'' is a 1959 film based on a Broadway play by writer James Leo Herlihy. It starred Carol Lynley and Warren Berlinger who reprised their stage roles. 17-year-old Brandon deWilde appeared in his first "adult" role as the male lead Arth ...

'' as Lillian * 1958: '' Goldilocks'' as Lois Lee * 1959: ''

Fiorello! ''Fiorello!'' is a musical about New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia, a reform Republican, which debuted on Broadway in 1959, and tells the story of how La Guardia took on the Tammany Hall political machine. The book is by Jerome Weidman and ...

'' as Dora * 1961: ''

'' as Eileen Taylor * 1981: ''

The Five O'Clock Girl ''The Five O'Clock Girl'' is a musical with a book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, music by Harry Ruby, and lyrics by Bert Kalmar. It focuses on wealthy Beekman Place playboy Gerald Brooks and impoverished shopgirl Patricia Brown, who become ac ...

'' as Susan Snow

National Tours

* 1953: ''

Pajama Game ''The Pajama Game'' is a musical based on the 1953 novel '' 7½ Cents'' by Richard Bissell. The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. and dances were staged by Bob Fosse in his c ...

'' as Gladys * 1952: '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' as dance lead

Summer Stock

* 1950's: '' Lend an Ear, Brigadoon,

, One Touch of Venus''

Night Clubs

* 1980: Solo act at Once Upon a Stove

References

External links

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About Gerry Matthews

The Museum of Un-Natural History
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