Norma Crane

Norma Crane
Born Norma Anna Bella Zuckerman
November 10, 1928(1928-11-10)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died September 28, 1973(1973-09-28) (aged 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation Actress
Years active 1951-74
Spouse Herb Sargent (1961-?) (divorced)

Norma Crane (November 10, 1928 — September 28, 1973) was an actress of stage, film and television. Among her best known roles was that of Golde in the 1971 film adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof. She also starred in They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! and Penelope. Crane was born in New York City but raised in El Paso, Texas.[1]

Born as Norma Anna Bella Zuckerman, she was a member of Elia Kazan's Actors Studio and debuted on Broadway in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible.[2]

Throughout the 1950s, she appeared on a variety of live television dramas, first gaining recognition in a televised adaptation of George Orwell's 1984.[3] Crane guest-starred four times on the TV series Have Gun – Will Travel. She also appeared on an episode of The Flying Nun as a woman who sells the convent a foul-mouthed parrot.

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Personal life

She married writer-producer Herb Sargent; the marriage ended in divorce. Guest starred in The Man From UNCLE in 'The Matterhorn Affair'

Death

She died of breast cancer, aged 44, in Los Angeles, California.

References

  1. ^ "Broadway, Film Actress Norma Crane". Washington Post: pp. D11. 1973-09-29. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=120323366&sid=4&Fmt=10&clientId=1566&RQT=309&VName=HNP. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 
  2. ^ "Norma Crane, Star in 'Fiddler on Roof', Dies". Los Angeles Times: pp. C7. 1973-09-29. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=643114512&sid=4&Fmt=10&clientId=1566&RQT=309&VName=HNP. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 
  3. ^ "Norma Crane dead; played Tevye's wife". New York Times: pp. 34. 1973-09-29. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=90984618&sid=4&Fmt=10&clientId=1566&RQT=309&VName=HNP. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 

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