| 词条 | Urylee Leonardos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Urylee Leonardos | image = | imagesize = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1910|5|14|mf=y}} | birth_place = Charleston, South Carolina, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1986|4|25|1910|5|14}} | death_place = New York, New York, United States | occupation = singer, actor | spouse = Kenneth Bacon | yearsactive = 1939–1976 | awards = }}Urylee Leonardos (May 14, 1910 – April 25, 1986) was an American vocalist and actress who appeared frequently on Broadway. She has the distinction of being the first black performer to understudy and go on for a Latina in a Broadway production. She filled in for Yma Sumac in the role of Princess Najla in the 1951 production of Flahooley.[1] BiographyLeonardos appeared in Mike Todd's Gay New Orleans revue at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. Later that year, she had a small role on Broadway in The Male Animal.[1] Her big break came in 1943, when she was cast in the musical Carmen Jones. Initially cast in a small role, Leonardo took over the lead in the 1946 revival of the production.[1] Leonardos filled in for Yma Sumac as Princess Najla in the 1951 production, Flahooley. It was the first time that a black performer stepped into a role played by a Latina on Broadway.[1] She also played the female lead in the 1953 revival of Porgy and Bess.[2] Selected CreditsTheatre
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References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal |last= |first= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor1-first=John H. |editor1-last=Johnson |editor1-link= |date=September 25, 1952 |year= |month= |title=Broadway's most-jinxed performer |trans-title= |journal=Jet |volume=2 |series= |issue=22 |page= |pages=58–61 |at= |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. |location=Chicago, Illinois |issn= |pmid= |pmc= |doi= |bibcode= |oclc= |id= |url= |language= |format= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |laysummary= |laysource= |laydate= |quote= |ref= |separator= |postscript= }} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2223|title= Porgy and Bess |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |location= New York, New York |accessdate=2011-07-11}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2327|title= Shuffle Along |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |location= New York, New York |accessdate=2011-07-11}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1947|title= Flahooley |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |location= New York, New York |accessdate=2011-07-11}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2034|title= Set My People Free |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |location= New York, New York |accessdate=2011-07-11}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=472549|title= Carmen Jones |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |location= New York, New York |accessdate=2011-07-11}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1365|title= Carmen Jones |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |location= New York, New York |accessdate=2011-07-11}} External links
12 : 1910 births|1986 deaths|African-American actresses|African-American singers|Actors from Charleston, South Carolina|Actresses from South Carolina|American television actresses|American stage actresses|American film actresses|20th-century American actresses|20th-century American singers|Musicians from Charleston, South Carolina |
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