Articles > Newspapers > U.S. Newspapers, Local Markets Th-Z > Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) articles > January 2006

Article: Shelley Winters, 2-time Oscar winner, dead at 85; Former chorus girl shed temptress image to become a polished dramatic actress

Article from:
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
Article date:
January 15, 2006
Author:
Copyright

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A plain-looking former chorus girl, Shelley Winters was glamorized by her movie company and starred in seductive roles. But she wouldn't be defined by a stereotype.

Winters shed the temptress image to become a polished dramatic actress, claiming two Academy Awards in a career that spanned more than 100 films.

"This was no dumb blonde, believe me," said longtime friend and actress Diane Ladd, who praised Winters for her writing talent as well as her award-winning acting.

Winters died of heart failure Saturday at The Rehabilitation Centre of Beverly Hills, her publicist Dale Olson said. She was 85. Winters had been hospitalized in October after suffering a heart ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Transcript: Shelley Winters Dies at 85
CBS Evening News;  January 14, 2006 ;     576 words ... ... outspoken Oscar- winning actress Shelley Winters died in Beverly Hills today of ... failure. She was 85 years old. Shelley Winters`s last big role was as Roseanne ... It seems there was always Shelley Winters. In her 50 years on screen ...

Article: 'Anne Frank' Oscar winner Shelley Winters dies at ...
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  January 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... 15-2006 'Anne Frank' Oscar winner Shelley Winters dies at 85 -- Career spanned films, stage ... NEWS Edtion: All Editions Biographical: Shelley Winters BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Shelley Winters, the forceful, outspoken star who graduated ...

Shelley Winters
Archive Photos;  January 1, 1996 ;     285 words ... ... Archive Photos 01-01-1996 Shelley Winters A two-time Oscar-winner as Best Supporting Actress, Shelley Winters began a long career in Hollywood ... performers. movie stars. Shelley Winters. Winters. actresses. supporting ...

Transcript: Profile: Oscar-winner Shelley Winters dies at 85
NPR Weekend All Things Considered;  January 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... 2006 Profile: Oscar-winner Shelley Winters dies at 85 Host: JACKI LYDEN ... Outspoken Oscar-winning actress, Shelley Winters, who made more than 100 movies ... Soundbite from "Lolita") Ms. SHELLEY WINTERS: Well, that miserable little ...

Article: Oscar Winner Shelley Winters Dies at 85
AP Online;  January 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Dateline: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Shelley Winters poses with her Oscar backstage ... 2006. She was 85. (AP Photo) Shelley Winters, the forceful, outspoken star ... Columbia contact and a new name _ Shelley Winters _ followed, but all the good ...

Article: A Winters tale. (interview with Shelley ...
Interview;  May 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... 1965). Meanwhile, Winters swung with the '60s ... Portrait of a Lady. Winters has been a civil rights ... Louis, wasn't she? SHELLEY WINTERS: Not really. She sang ... practice. His name was Joe Winter. Winter was my mother ...

Article: SHELLEY WINTERS; 1920-2006; Last of the red-hot ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Jan. 16 to renowned actress Shelley Winters in a private ceremony at Hillside ... I said with a laugh. "I met Shelley Winters." Shelley became a dear friend ... until some realized that it was Shelley Winters and began lobbing the balloons ...

Article: Shipshape Remake; What's 'Poseidon' Without Shelley ...
The Washington Post;  May 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... blubbery excess (Red Buttons! Shelley Winters!), without the camp stylings ... kitschy hamboning (Red Buttons! Shelley Winters!), "The Poseidon Adventure ... good way) both Red Buttons and Shelley Winters, I happen to prefer by far the ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives