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Also Known As George Fisher
Born July 2, 1927 • New York City • New York
Died August 23, 2005 (aged 78) • Los Angeles • California

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Mr. Entertainment
Sammy Davis, Jr.
American entertainer
Six-time Tony winner
Audra McDonald
American actress and singer
Joel Grey in Cabaret
Joel Grey
American actor, singer, and dancer
Mary Martin.
Mary Martin
American actress
Savion Glover
Savion Glover
American dancer
Pearl Bailey in a 1952 portrait, smiling slightly and wearing a dark jacket with a white blouse and hoop earrings.
Pearl Bailey
American entertainer
American singer and film actress Dorothy Dandridge, c. 1960
Dorothy Dandridge
American singer and actress
Matthew Broderick wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and striped tie, smiling at the camera in a formal portrait taken in 2017.
Matthew Broderick
American actor
Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
American actress and singer
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
American singer and actress
Nathan Lane smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a dark pinstripe jacket and black shirt.
Nathan Lane
American actor
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
American singer and actress
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Bette Midler
American actress and singer
Stephen Sondheim smiling at the camera, wearing a light blue shirt and a brown plaid jacket at the Paramount Theatre.
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
American actress and singer
Mickey Rooney smiles in a promotional portrait from around 1955, wearing a maroon and gray striped shirt against a blue background.
Mickey Rooney
American actor
Annie Get Your Gun
Ethel Merman
American actress and singer
Robert Goulet smiling in a black-and-white studio portrait, wearing a plaid suit jacket, white shirt, and tie, circa early 1960s.
Robert Goulet
American singer and actor
Betty Hutton as Annie Oakley stands center stage, smiling and holding a rifle, with Louis Calhern raising her arm in victory and Howard Keel to her left, in Annie Get Your Gun (1950).
Betty Hutton
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Actress Phylicia Rashad wearing a metallic dress and pearl necklace, standing in front of a green leafy backdrop at the 69th Annual Tony Awards in New York City.
Phylicia Rashad
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