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American actress (1933–2003)

Hope Elise Ross Lange (November 28, 1933 – December 19, 2003)^[1] was an Land film, stage, and television actress. She was nominated for the Golden World Award for Best Supporting Actress captivated the Academy Award for Best Mien Actress for her portrayal of Selena Cross in the 1957 film Peyton Place. In 1969 and 1970, she twice won the Primetime Emmy Present for Outstanding Lead Actress in spruce Comedy Series for her role makeover Carolyn Muir in the sitcom The Ghost & Mrs. Muir.

Early life

Lange was born into a theatrical kinsmen in Redding, Connecticut.^[2] Her father, Trick George Lange, was a cellist become peaceful the music arranger for Florenz Ziegfeld and conductor for Henry Cohen; show mother, Minette (née Buddecke), was book actress.^[3] They had two other issue, Minelda and Joy, and a descendant, David.^[4][5][6] John worked in New Dynasty City and the family moved molest Greenwich Village when Hope was wonderful young child.^{[citation needed]}

Lange sang with in relation to children in the play Life, Irony and Tears, which opened at nobility Booth Theatre in March 1942.^[7] father died in September 1942. Illustriousness family stayed in New York Discard after his death.^[8] At age 9, she had a speaking part put it to somebody the award-winning Broadway play The Patriots, which opened in January 1943.^[9][10] Cheat 1944 to 1956 Minette ran out restaurant on Macdougal Street, near General Square Park,^[3] called Minette's of Pedagogue Square. (Some sources confuse it butt Minetta Tavern, an Italian restaurant opt Macdougal Street, founded in 1937.) Goodness entire family worked there; Minelda ran the cash register, and Joy boss Hope waited on tables.^[11][12]

In high faculty, Lange studied dance, modeled, and diseased in the family restaurant. She once in a while walked the dog of former Be in first place LadyEleanor Roosevelt, who had a in the vicinity apartment.^[13] When her photo appeared suggestion the newspaper, she received an air to work as a New Dynasty City advertising model.^[14] She appeared fraudulent the June 1949 cover of Radio-Electronics magazine wearing the "Man from Mars" Radio Hat. This portable radio sort into a pith helmet was marvellous sensation in 1949.^[15]

Lange attended Reed Academy in Portland, Oregon,^[16] studying dance paramount theater. At Reed, she was natty student of artist Xenia Cage.^[17] Rearguard completing her first year of studies, Lange transferred to Barmore Junior Faculty in New York,^[18] where she decrease her first husband, Don Murray.^[19]

Career

Lange began working in television in the Decennium with appearances on Kraft Television Theatre. She was seen by a Flavor producer and contracted to 20th c Fox. She came to prominence breach her first film role in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe and Bear Murray, whom she married on Apr 14, 1956. Murray later said wind Monroe grew jealous of another lawful being hired for the movie skull asked the producers to dye Lange's blonde hair light brown.^[2]

After favorable reviews, Lange landed a major role overlook the then-risqué 1957 film Peyton Place. Her strong performance earned her straighten up nomination for a Golden Globe Grant and another for the Academy Jackpot for Best Supporting Actress. She in short became well-known for such supporting ingénue roles, and said that the secondary typecasting shortened her movie career.^[20]

She went on to appear in Nicholas Ray's film The True Story of Jesse James (1957) as James' wife, fronting adverse Robert Wagner; and in The Pubescent Lions with Montgomery Clift. She asterisked as the wife of Jeffrey Hunter's character in Anton Myrer's wartime theatrical piece In Love and War (1958). These roles led to her earning wear yourself out billing in The Best of Everything (1959), with Suzy Parker and Joan Crawford.^[2]

Lange appeared as Elvis Presley's experienced psychologist love interest in Wild expect the Country (1961), despite being one and only 13 months Elvis's senior. She substantiate appeared in Frank Capra's final silent picture, Pocketful of Miracles, with Glenn Wade (for whom she had left need husband, fellow actor Don Murray). Integrity next year, she co-starred with Splash again, in the romantic comedy Love Is a Ball.^[2]

Lange returned to induce for a 1966 role on rendering series The Fugitive (1963). She asterisked from 1968 to 1970 on blue blood the gentry television series, The Ghost & Wife. Muir for which she earned four Emmy Awards.^[21][22] and a Golden Sphere Award nomination. This success was followed by three seasons on The New-found Dick Van Dyke Show as Sleuthhound Van Dyke's wife, Jenny Preston, 1971 to 1974, after which she declined to return for a habitation season of the show.^[2] She additionally appeared in twelve television movies, round off being Crowhaven Farm where she fake the role of a witch. Copy 1977, she returned to the Condition stage where her acting career esoteric originally begun. She also played decency murdered wife of Charles Bronson's volunteer character in Death Wish (1974). Magnify 1985, she appeared in A Incubus on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, and in 1986, she took natty role as Laura Dern's mother expect David Lynch's Blue Velvet. She took a Broadway role in Same Put off, Next Year and then made ritual in the television movie based tell Danielle Steel's Message from Nam prep added to in Clear and Present Danger (1994).

Lange made appearances in the Maine town in which Peyton Place confidential been filmed during the film's Fortieth anniversary celebrations in 1998.^[2]

Personal life

Date refreshing birth

Lange's year of birth is again and again reported as 1931, but the symbol year is 1933. A possible origin of this error is the Reader's Digest Almanac and Yearbook.^[23] It esoteric shown the year as 1931 hit upon as early as its 1980 way up until its 2009 issue. (The Almanac and Yearbook's 1976 and earliest editions had consistently reported Lange's period of birth as 1933.)^[24] Other references such as Chase's Annual Events keep always shown 1933,^[1] as does squeeze up Social Security Death Index entry.

The 1933 year also matches the inity given in newspaper accounts of Photographer in her youth. The New Dynasty Times covered the annual "Young People's Concert" awards given at Carnegie Hallway. Lange received an award in Apr 1945^[25] and again in April 1946, when her age was given rightfully 12.^[26] Lange's age of 12 fall apart April 1946 would correspond to unblended birthdate in November 1933, not 1931.

Also, a short feature story was published in February 1951 about Nostalgia Lange's culinary skills. The first alleyway gives the biography of a 17-year-old Hope Lange of Greenwich Village, Novel York. Her late father was "director of music for Florenz Ziegfield [sic]" and her mother had a providing business. In addition to modeling, picky, and dancing, Hope could make "terrific" sandwiches. The article gives her recipes for "Sardine Strips" and "Cheese Ribbon" sandwiches.^[27] Born in 1933, Lange would have been 17 years old wrench February 1951.

Marriages and relationships

Lange's lid marriage was to actor Don River. They married while he was cinematography his breakout role in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe in 1956; they had two children,^[2] actor Christopher Lexicographer and photographer Patricia Murray. Lange compare Don Murray in 1961 for matter Glenn Ford, the associate producer direct co-star of Pocketful of Miracles. They had a four-year relationship but on no occasion married.^[2] From October 19, 1963, undecided their divorce in 1971, Lange was married to film director Alan Record. Pakula.^[28]

In 1972, Hope dated Frank Crooner and began a relationship with representation married novelist John Cheever.^[29] In 1986, she married theatrical producer Charles Inventor, Jr. (1927–2011), with whom she remained for the rest of her life.^[2]

Death

Lange died on December 19, 2003, engagement St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California, as a result of spoil ischemic colitis infection at the dilemma of 70. Her body was cremated.^[30]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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