Did Judy Holliday sing in Bells Are Ringing?

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The 1960 M-G-M film, “Bells Are Ringing,” based on the Broadway musical of the same name, gets a CD soundtrack re-release from DRG Records May 21, with Dean Martin and Judy Holliday singing.

What is the movie bells are ringing about?

Ella Peterson (Judy Holliday) is an operator for an answering service run by her cousin, Sue (Jean Stapleton). Lacking excitement in her personal life, Ella starts becoming involved in the lives of the service’s clients, including a struggling playwright, Jeffrey Moss (Dean Martin). As Ella gets in over her head dealing with a bookie posing as a record producer (Eddie Foy Jr.), she tries to hide her real identity. That becomes more difficult when she begins to fall in love with Jeffrey.Bells Are Ringing / Film synopsis

Did Judy Holliday do her own singing?

She was known for her performance on Broadway in the musical Bells Are Ringing, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical and reprising her role in the 1960 film adaptation….

Judy Holliday
Children	Jonathan Oppenheim

Is bells are ringing a golden age musical?

Judy Holliday reprised her Broadway starring role in the 1960 film of the same name, also starring Dean Martin….Bells Are Ringing (musical)

Bells Are Ringing
Original Cast Recording
Music	Jule Styne
Lyrics	Betty Comden Adolph Green
Book	Betty Comden Adolph Green

What did Judy Holliday died of?

Breast cancerJudy Holliday / Cause of deathBreast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a red or scaly patch of skin. Wikipedia

Where does Bells Are Ringing take place?

1950s New York City
With book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Jule Styne, Bells Are Ringing is a joyful, mischievous romp through 1950s New York City, a Cinderella story, and a tale about community and connection.

What was Judy Holliday IQ?

172
Refusing to identify her friends and coworkers as communist sympathizers, Holliday—who reportedly had an IQ of 172—beguiled the committee by “playing dumb” and survived the ordeal with her career and integrity intact.

Who is Judy Holliday married to?

David OppenheimJudy Holliday / Spouse (m. 1948–1957)

Who wrote bells are ringing?

Betty Comden
Adolph Green
Bells Are Ringing/Playwrights

Was Jonathan Oppenheim married?

In a statement that was published in Variety, his wife, Josie Oppenheim, wrote, “Jonathan began his life in the arts as a painter, which informed his sensibility in film.

When was the bells are ringing written?

Bells Are Ringing (musical)

Bells Are Ringing
Music	Jule Styne
Lyrics	Betty Comden Adolph Green
Book	Betty Comden Adolph Green
Productions	1956 Broadway 1957 West End 1958 Australia 2001 Broadway revival

Was Judy Holliday a genius?

Synopsis. Judy Holliday had a genius level I.Q. of 172, but was best known for playing characters who, on the surface at least, were not the sharpest tools in the shed. Most notable was her portrayal of Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday, which won her an Academy Award in 1950.