1922 Future stage and screen star Judy Holliday is born today. By the time of her untimely death in 1966 Holliday will have won the 1951 Academy Award for best actress for her performance in Born Yesterday, a role she has already done on Broadway. She will also win a Tony Award as best leading actress for her performance in the Styne Comden-Greene musical, The Bells Are Ringing.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on June 5, 2011