46. This actress is one I remember as a child and I thought she was really talented and special. She was born in 1900 and died 1993. She was referred to as "The First Lady of the American Theater" and she is _______ ?
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Answer:
Helen Hayes
Helen started acting at the age of five. She was the first person to receive a Tony, Oscar, Emmy and Grammy award. Her career spanned over 80 years.
The other three are co-stars that Helen had appeared with in "The Best of Broadway" in 1954. In 1958, she was the second recipient of the Triple Crown in Acting. A Triple Crown in the world of entertainment is when an actor/actress was winners of a Tony Award, Academy Award and Emmy Award. 'In 1958, she became the second performer to win the Triple Crown of Acting. Oscars: Best Actress, The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) and Best Supporting Actress, Airport (1970), Tony: Best Actress-Play, "Time Remembered" (1958), and Emmy: Best Actress of 1953.' Source: www.imbd.com. In 1953, Thomas Mitchell was the first recipient for the Triple Crown. She won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Recording. Hayes was in the 1974 movie "Herbie Rides Again" and the 1985 TV movie "Murder with Mirrors." In 1985, she received a special award, the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award. In her lifetime, she won 3 Tony Awards, an Oscar as a leading lady and later as supporting actress, which is unusual. She lived in a historical house in Nyack, New York called "Pretty Penny." She was born October 10, 1900. Her husband was Charles MacArthur, who died in 1956. She had a daughter who died at age 19 and she also adopted a baby boy. His name was James MacArthur, I remember him from the 1968 TV series "Hawaii-Five-O." Helen died March 17, 1993. At 8 P.M., in honor of her death, Broadway lights were dimmed for one minute that evening.