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Polly Bergen
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Actor Born: July 14, 1930 in Knoxville, TN Biography:A radio performer from the age of 14, "Polly Bergen" went the summer stock-nightclub route before heading for Hollywood in 1949. During her first months in the entertainment capitol, Bergen married actor "Jerome Courtland", a union that was over virtually before it began; her later marriage to agent "Freddie Fields" endured for nearly 20 years. Though she could take some pride in having survived three "Martin" and "Lewis" films ("At War With the Army", "That's My Boy" and "The Stooge"), Bergen chafed at the nondescript movie parts being offered her, and in 1953 walked out of a very lucrative studio contract. She headed for New York, where, while headlining in the Broadway revue "John Murray Anderson's Almanac", she strained her voice and was forced to undergo a painful throat operation. Another serious career set-back occurred in 1959 when, while starring in the musical "First Impressions", she nearly... Full Biography
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