Hall, Grayson (1923–1985)

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Hall, Grayson (1923–1985)

American stage, tv, and screen actress. Name variations: Shirley Grayson. Born Shirley Grossman, Sept 18, 1923, in Philadelphia, PA; died Aug 7, 1985, in New York, NY; m. Sam Hall (writer), 1953; children: Matthew Hall (writer).

Made off-Broadway debut in Man and Superman (1953), followed by The Balcony, La Ronde, Six Characters in Search of an Author, The Last Analysis, The Screens, What Every Woman Knows, Happy End, and Madwoman of Chaillot; appeared on Broadway in Subways Are for Sleeping, Leaf People, Happy End, and Suicide, among others; films include That Darn Cat; probably best known for her role as Dr. Julia Hoffman on tv's long-running "Dark Shadows." Won Oscar and Golden Globe award for film Night of the Iguana (1964).

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