ACTOR

Gwen Verdon

1925 - 2000

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Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon (January 13, 1925 – October 18, 2000) was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and she served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach for theater and film. Verdon was a critically acclaimed performer on Broadway in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, having originated many roles in musicals, including Lola in Damn Yankees, the title character in Sweet Charity, and Roxie Hart in Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gwen Verdon has received more than 3,851,156 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Gwen Verdon is the 5,524th most popular actor (down from 4,997th in 2019), the 8,048th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,423rd in 2019) and the 2,504th most popular American Actor.

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  • 22

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  • 1.77

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  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gwen Verdon ranks 5,524 out of 13,578Before her are Rakhee Gulzar, Katrin Sass, Heather O'Rourke, Walton Goggins, Alan Napier, and Vijay Amritraj. After her are Dean Butler, Duane Jones, Pilou Asbæk, Moira Kelly, Lily James, and Arthur Freed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Gwen Verdon ranks 413Before her are Elaine Stritch, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Ernst Benda, Gizella Farkas, Alain Decaux, and Johnny Mandel. After her are Leon Schlumpf, Daphne Oram, Ali Bozer, Ratmir Kholmov, Eva Ibbotson, and Gunnar Birkerts. Among people deceased in 2000, Gwen Verdon ranks 255Before her are Enric Miralles, Julius J. Epstein, Brandãozinho, Erich Borchmeyer, Vladimir Bagirov, and George Koltanowski. After her are Big Pun, Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, Masao Harada, Lewis Wilson, Joann Lõssov, and Kazimierz Brandys.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gwen Verdon ranks 8,048 out of 20,380Before her are Christopher Paolini (1983), Theda Skocpol (1947), Scott O'Dell (1898), Bobby Heenan (1944), Bobbi Starr (1983), and Johnny Mandel (1925). After her are Edward Ruscha (1937), Jeremiah S. Black (1810), Duane Jones (1937), Joseph P. Kerwin (1932), Rose Cleveland (1846), and William H. Crawford (1772).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gwen Verdon ranks 2,504Before her are Laura Leighton (1968), Kay Francis (1905), Lorna Luft (1952), Glenne Headly (1955), Heather O'Rourke (1975), and Walton Goggins (1971). After her are Duane Jones (1937), Moira Kelly (1968), Arthur Freed (1894), Everett Sloane (1909), Peter Mark Richman (1927), and Robin Givens (1964).