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Hope Elise Ross Lange (November 28, 1933 – December 19, 2003) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lange was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Selena Cross in the 1957 film ''Peyton Place''. In 1969 and 1970, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Carolyn Muir in the sitcom ''The Ghost & Mrs. Muir''. == Early life == Lange was born into a theatrical family in Redding, Connecticut. Her father, John George Lange (1885–1942), was a cellist and the music arranger for Florenz Ziegfeld and conductor for Henry Cohen; her mother, Minette (née Buddecke) (1898–1970), was an actress.〔 "Mrs. Minette Buddecke Lange, who ran Minette's restaurant in Macdougal Street from 1944 to 1956, died Oct. 23 in a nursing home in Hanover, N. H. Her age was 71. She was the widow of John George Lange, composer and conductor."〕 They had three daughters, Minelda (1922–2004), Joy, (1927–2007), and Hope, and a son, David.〔 Minelda Lange, daughter of Mrs. John G. Lange married Robert Jiras. Minelda attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Whetstone Inn, Inc. ) "During this time (), he met and married Joy Lange, for whose family he had worked as a waiter at their Macdougal Street restaurant—Minette’s of Washington Square—and whose sister, Hope, was beginning to make a name as a Hollywood star in movies such as Bus Stop and Peyton Place."〕〔Birth and death years for Minelda L Jiras and Joy L Boardman are from the Social Security Death Index.〕 John worked in New York City and the family moved to Greenwich Village when Hope was a young child. Lange sang with other children in the play ''Life, Laughter and Tears'', which opened at the Booth Theatre in March 1942. At age 9, Lange had a speaking part in the award-winning Broadway play ''The Patriots'', which opened in January 1943.〔 ''The Patriots'' opened January 29, 1943. Hope Lange played Anne Randolph.〕 John Lange died in September 1942 but the family stayed in New York City.〔 John George Lange, September 13, 1942.〕 Minette ran a restaurant on Macdougal Street near Washington Square Park from 1944 to 1956.〔 The name was "Minette's of Washington Square", although some sources confuse it with "Minetta Tavern", an Italian restaurant on Macdougal Street founded in 1937. The entire family worked in the restaurant; the oldest daughter, Minelda, ran the cash register while Joy and Hope waited on tables. While attending high school; Lange studied dance, modeled, and worked in the family restaurant. She sometimes walked the dog of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who had a nearby apartment.〔 Eleanor Roosevelt lived at 29 Washington Square West from 1945 to 1949〕 When her photo appeared in the newspaper, she received an offer to work as a New York City advertising model. She appeared on the June 1949 cover of ''Radio-Electronics'' magazine wearing the "Man from Mars" Radio Hat. This portable radio built into a pith helmet was a sensation in 1949.〔 Cover description: The Radio Hat, posed by Hope Lange. (page 4 )〕 Lange attended college for two years at Reed College in Oregon and at Barmore Junior College in New York. She met her first husband, Don Murray, at Barmore. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hope Lange」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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