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Vivian Blaine (November 21, 1921 – December 9, 1995) was an American actress and singer best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production ''Guys and Dolls'', as well appearing in the subsequent film version, in which she co-starred with Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra. ==Life and career== Born Vivian Stapleton, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., the cherry-blonde-haired Blaine appeared on local stages as early as 1934 and was a touring singer with dance bands starting in 1937. In 1942, her agent and soon-to-be husband Manny Franks signed her to a contract with Twentieth Century-Fox, and she relocated to Hollywood, sharing top billing with Laurel and Hardy in ''Jitterbugs'' (1943) and starring in ''Greenwich Village'' (1944), ''Something for the Boys'' (1944), both films with Carmen Miranda, ''Nob Hill'' (1945), and ''State Fair'' (1945), among other films. Following her Fox years, Blaine returned to the stage, making her Broadway debut in the Frank Loesser musical ''Guys and Dolls'' in 1950. Her character Adelaide has been engaged to inveterate gambler Nathan Detroit for 14 years, a condition which, according to her song "Adelaide's Lament", has given her a psychosomatic cold as well as chronic heartbreak. After the show's 1200-performance run on Broadway, in which she starred opposite Sam Levene as Nathan Detroit and Robert Alda as fellow gambler Sky Masterson, she reprised the role in London's West End in 1953, and then on film in 1955, with Frank Sinatra playing Nathan and Marlon Brando in Sky's role. Blaine also appeared on the Broadway stage in ''A Hatful of Rain'', ''Say, Darling'', ''Enter Laughing'', ''Company'', and ''Zorba'', as well as participating in the touring companies of such musicals as ''Gypsy''. As she reached age 50, her television career took off, with guest appearances on shows like ''Fantasy Island'', ''Murder She Wrote'' and ''The Love Boat'', and a recurring role in the cult hit ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman''. On the 25th annual Tony Awards in 1971, she appeared as a guest performer and sang "Adelaide's Lament" from ''Guys and Dolls'', providing a visual recording of the performance for posterity.〔(The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971) ) at Internet Movie Database〕 Blaine in her later years was managed by Rob Cipriano and L'Etoile Talent Agencies in New York City. Cipriano spent the early 1980s developing projects for Blaine, including ''Puppy Love'', a TV sitcom with Jake LaMotta and Pat Cooper. She always commented that working with Cipriano reminded her of working with her first husband Manny Franks. 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「Vivian Blaine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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