12/2/1884-12/30/1956 American actress, dramatist & noted diseuse specialized in character-driven monologues & monodrama. Her best known pieces include The Italian Lesson, Three Women & Mr. Clifford, Doctors and Diets, and A Church in Italy
Actor - Capt. January (title role), Babbitt (title role), Mr. Smith-Washington, 42nd St., Gold Diggers-'33, Footlight Parade, Babes In Arms, Dames, Rain, Capt. Blood, Our Town, Its A Wonderful World, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Miss Annie Rooney, 3 Godfathers
Actor, stage director, set designer & lighting designer in musical theatre directed over 50 Broadway & West End shows between 1920 and 1953. One of Broadway's greatest directors & lighting designers' Groundbreaking director & choreographer
Major League Baseball Player 1924-1944, Hall of Fame member, Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox. 2x batting champ, .334 lifetime average