Elaine Stritch
- Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
- Birthday: February 2, 1925
With her raspy, whiskey-soaked voice, wry comic timing and commanding presence, Elaine Stritch has achieved success primarily as a stage actress in both musicals and plays. The Detroit-born performer moved to NYC in 1944 to pursue a career and within two years had landed in the Broadway production "Loco.” She began appearing regularly on TV in 1949 on the Dumont sitcom "The Growing Paynes.” Her stage career began to excel in the 1950s when she was tapped as Ethel Merman's understudy in "Call Me Madam.” Although Stritch…more