Lillian "Mitzi" Smith (November 13, 1918 [a] – April 29, 2004), [1] known professionally as Mitzi Haynes, was an American actress and showgirl.
Haynes was born into a Yiddish-speaking family in Brooklyn, New York, in 1918, [2] [3] the daughter of Max Smith and Sarah "Sadie" Albin (born in Paris to Russian émigré parents). [4] [5] [6] She went on to become fluent in French as well as in English. [7]
She graduated from New York University with a bachelor of arts degree [8] and a double major in English and French literature. [9]
Unable to take a teaching examination after graduation, she took a part in a production of a musical comedy for the summer. [10]
Early in her career, Haynes acted in plays, worked as a model, and performed with bands. [10] She debuted on radio in Dear Columbia. [9] Some of her other roles in radio programs are shown in the table below.
Program | Character |
---|---|
As the Twig Is Bent | Taffy Grahame [11]: 29 |
Carol Kennedy's Romance | Kathy Prentice [12] |
Down Mexico Way | Margarita [13] |
Hop Harrigan | Gale Nolan [11]: 156 |
Into the Light | Emily [11]: 164 |
Kitchen Cavalcade | Susie [8] |
Life Can Be Beautiful | Rita Yates [14] |
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Lolita [8] |
The Story of Bess Johnson | Barbara Bartlett [11]: 317 |
She was also a regular cast member of Criminal Case Book [11]: 88 and The American School of the Air. [11] Gould also portrayed Nancy Parker in an episode of The Parker Family that was broadcast on NBC television on May 9, 1941. [15]
On Broadway, Haynes appeared in Behind Red Lights (1937) and Banjo Eyes (1941). [16] She also performed at the Hollywood Restaurant [17] and Latin Quarter night clubs in New York. [18]
She married film dance director Dave Gould on April 20, 1937. [3] [19] She filed for divorce from him in 1939. [20]
In 1943, she married steel executive William Fabrikant [21] after having been married to Walter Pickit, an attorney. [10] They divorced in 1954. [22]
In 1981, she married Leslie J. Kovach. [23]
Lillian "Mitzi" Smith (November 13, 1918 [a] – April 29, 2004), [1] known professionally as Mitzi Haynes, was an American actress and showgirl.
Haynes was born into a Yiddish-speaking family in Brooklyn, New York, in 1918, [2] [3] the daughter of Max Smith and Sarah "Sadie" Albin (born in Paris to Russian émigré parents). [4] [5] [6] She went on to become fluent in French as well as in English. [7]
She graduated from New York University with a bachelor of arts degree [8] and a double major in English and French literature. [9]
Unable to take a teaching examination after graduation, she took a part in a production of a musical comedy for the summer. [10]
Early in her career, Haynes acted in plays, worked as a model, and performed with bands. [10] She debuted on radio in Dear Columbia. [9] Some of her other roles in radio programs are shown in the table below.
Program | Character |
---|---|
As the Twig Is Bent | Taffy Grahame [11]: 29 |
Carol Kennedy's Romance | Kathy Prentice [12] |
Down Mexico Way | Margarita [13] |
Hop Harrigan | Gale Nolan [11]: 156 |
Into the Light | Emily [11]: 164 |
Kitchen Cavalcade | Susie [8] |
Life Can Be Beautiful | Rita Yates [14] |
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Lolita [8] |
The Story of Bess Johnson | Barbara Bartlett [11]: 317 |
She was also a regular cast member of Criminal Case Book [11]: 88 and The American School of the Air. [11] Gould also portrayed Nancy Parker in an episode of The Parker Family that was broadcast on NBC television on May 9, 1941. [15]
On Broadway, Haynes appeared in Behind Red Lights (1937) and Banjo Eyes (1941). [16] She also performed at the Hollywood Restaurant [17] and Latin Quarter night clubs in New York. [18]
She married film dance director Dave Gould on April 20, 1937. [3] [19] She filed for divorce from him in 1939. [20]
In 1943, she married steel executive William Fabrikant [21] after having been married to Walter Pickit, an attorney. [10] They divorced in 1954. [22]
In 1981, she married Leslie J. Kovach. [23]