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Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett

Birthday: 1919-05-23 | Place of Birth: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 - February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer, who starred in several Hollywood musicals and stage roles. She was at the top of her game when the Communist scare in the 1950s brought her career to a screeching, ugly halt. She and her husband Larry Parks, an Oscar-nominated actor, were summoned by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and questioned about their involvement. As the drama played out, a very pregnant Garrett was never called to testify, but her husband was. With his admission of Communist Party membership from 1941-1945 and refusal to name names, he made it to the Hollywood Blacklist. After the incident, Garrett and Parks worked up nightclub singing/comedy acts along with appearing in legit plays. Although Parks never quite shook off the blacklist incident, he did win a role in John Huston's film, Freud (1962). Garrett went on to appear in roles in many television series.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2012
2009
Dark and Stormy Night

as    Mrs. Hausenstout

1957
The Shadow on the Window

as    Linda Atlas

1955
My Sister Eileen

as    Ruth Sherwood

1949
Neptune's Daughter

as    Betty Barrett

1949
On the Town

as    Brunhilde Esterhazy

1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game

as    Shirley Delwyn

1948
Words and Music

as    Peggy Lorgan McNeil