Alexis Smith
from the trailer for the film Split Second (1953)
Born	Gladys Smith June 8, 1921(1921-06-08) Penticton, British Columbia
Died	June 9, 1993 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California
Spouse(s)	Craig Stevens (1944-1993)

Alexis Smith (June 8, 1921 - June 9, 1993) was a Tony Award-winning Canadian actress. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Penticton is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Craig Stevens ( July 8, 1918 – May 10, 2000) was an American Motion picture and Television Actor Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Born Gladys Smith in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, she was the second Canadian with the name (following Mary Pickford) to achieve New York City and Hollywood stardom. Penticton is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture The City of New York Later in life she would say she preferred New York, while her husband of 49 years, actor Craig Stevens, favored California. Craig Stevens ( July 8, 1918 – May 10, 2000) was an American Motion picture and Television Actor She was quite tall, standing at least 5'9", and to fit her, the long, stylish dresses that former Warner Brothers star Kay Francis had worn were allotted to her. Kay Francis (January 13 &ndashAugust 26) was an American stage and film actress

After being noticed in a play, Smith was signed to a contract by Warner Brothers Studios. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Her earliest film roles were uncredited bit parts and it took several years for her career to gain momentum, but her appearance in The Constant Nymph was well received and led to bigger parts. The Constant Nymph is a Novel by Margaret Kennedy which tells the story of a teenage girl who falls in love with a family friend who eventually marries During the 1940s she appeared opposite some of the most popular male stars of the day, including Errol Flynn in Gentleman Jim (1942) and San Antonio (1945) (in which she sang a special version of the popular ballad Some sunday morning), Humphrey Bogart in The Two Mrs. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Some Sunday Morning is a popular American Folk-Song It is interpreted by many artists the most famous versions are by Ada Jones and Billy Murray (1918 by Carrolls (1947), Cary Grant in a sanitized, fictional version of Cole and Linda Porter's life in Night and Day (1946), and Bing Crosby in Here Comes the Groom (1951). Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. Night and Day is a 1946 Warner Brothers Biographical film of the life of American Composer and Songwriter Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Here Comes the Groom ( 1951) is a romantic comedy musical starring Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman, directed by Frank Capra, and released by Paramount .

Some of Smith's other films include Rhapsody In Blue (1945), Of Human Bondage (1946) and The Young Philadelphians (1959). Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924 which combines elements of classical music with Of Human Bondage is a 1946 American Drama film directed by Edmund Goulding. The Young Philadelphians is a 1959 film starring Paul Newman and Barbara Rush, and directed by Vincent Sherman.

Smith appeared on the cover of the May 3, 1971 issue of Time with the announcement that she would be starring in Hal Prince's Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Harold Smith Prince (born January 30 1928) is an American Theatrical producer and director associated with many of the best-known Broadway Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. In 1972 she won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance. She followed this with the 1973 all-star revival of The Women, the short-lived 1975 comedy Summer Brave and the ill-fated 1978 musical Platinum, which drew decent notices only for her performance and quickly closed. For the 1939 George Cukor film based on the play see The Women (1939 film. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Platinum is a Broadway musical with a book by Bruce Vilanch and Will Holt, lyrics by Holt and music by Gary William Friedman

Smith had a recurring role on the TV series Dallas as Clayton Farlow's sister Jessica Montford in 1984 and again in 1990. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her guest appearance on the television sitcom Cheers in 1990. Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993

Smith died in Los Angeles, California from brain cancer on the day after her 72nd birthday. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A brain tumor is any intracranial Tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the Brain itself ( Neurons She had no children and her husband was her sole survivor. Smith's final film, The Age of Innocence (1993), was released shortly after her death. The Age of Innocence is a film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder,

Rumors about her sexuality were prompted by lesbian author Rita Mae Brown's dedication of her book, Rubyfruit Jungle, to Smith. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women Rita Mae Brown (born November 28 1944) is a prolific American Writer. Rubyfruit Jungle is the first novel ( 1973) by Rita Mae Brown, remarkable for its explicit Lesbianism.

Filmography

External links

• Internet Broadway Database listing
• Internet Movie Database listing

Awards
Preceded by Helen Gallagher in No, No Nanette	Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical 1972 for Follies	Succeeded by Glynis Johns in A Little Night Music

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