1. Mildred Dorothy Dunnock was an American stage and screen actress.
14 Facts About Mildred Dunnock
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Mildred Dunnock was nominated twice for an Academy Award for her works in Death of a Salesman and Baby Doll.
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Mildred Dunnock developed an interest in theater while she was a student at Goucher College where she was a member of Alpha Phi sorority and the Agora dramatic society.
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Mildred Dunnock studied at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg, Robert Lewis and Elia Kazan.
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Mildred Dunnock performed in regional theatrical productions, including those of the Long Wharf Theatre and the Yale Repertory Theatre.
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Mildred Dunnock reprised her role as Linda Loman, Willy's wife, in the 1951 film version of Death of a Salesman.
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Mildred Dunnock originated the role of Big Mama on Broadway in Tennessee Williams' play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, although she lost the film role to Judith Anderson.
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Mildred Dunnock was the woman in the wheelchair pushed down a flight of stairs to her death by the psychotic villain Tommy Udo in Kiss of Death.
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Mildred Dunnock appeared in guest roles on numerous TV series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Ponds Theater, and, later in her career, several television movies.
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Mildred Dunnock was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Death of a Salesman in 1951, and for Baby Doll in 1956.
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Mildred Dunnock has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures, at 6613 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Mildred Dunnock is a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame, which she was inducted into in 1983.
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Mildred Dunnock was married to Keith Urmy, an executive at Chemical Bank in Manhattan, from 1933 until her death.
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In 1991, at age 90, Mildred Dunnock died from natural causes in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, although at that time she was a resident of nearby West Tisbury.