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Hello, Dolly! (16-Dec-1969)
Director: Gene Kelly Writer: Ernest Lehman From a play: The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder Music Scored and Conducted by: Lennie Hayton; Lionel Newman Producer: Ernest Lehman Keywords: Musical, Romantic Comedy, Matchmaker Young widow Dolly Levi, acting as matchmaker, travels upstate to Yonkers to find a wife for grain merchant Horace Vandergelder, the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire." While she arranges Vandergelder's lady prospects, it is actually herself that she intends for this role. Streisand is miscast, and during filming constantly feuded with Matthau. Won Oscars for Best Adapted Score, Best Set Decoration, and Best Sound; received additional nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Editing.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Louis Armstrong |
Jazz Musician |
4-Aug-1901 |
6-Jul-1971 |
Jazz trumpeter |
| Michael Crawford |
Singer |
19-Jan-1942 |
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The original Phantom |
| Fritz Feld |
Actor |
15-Oct-1900 |
18-Nov-1993 |
Bringing Up Baby |
| Danny Lockin |
Actor |
13-Jul-1943 |
21-Aug-1977 |
Stage actor, murdered in 1977 |
| Walter Matthau |
Actor |
1-Oct-1920 |
1-Jul-2000 |
Messy half of the Odd Couple |
| J. Pat O'Malley |
Actor |
15-Mar-1904 |
27-Feb-1985 |
Harry Burns on My Favorite Martian |
| E. J. Peaker |
Actor |
22-Feb-1944 |
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Hello, Dolly! |
| Barbra Streisand |
Singer |
24-Apr-1942 |
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You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| Tommy Tune |
Dancer |
28-Feb-1939 |
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6'6" Broadway dancer |
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