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Joan Hume McCracken (December 31, 1917 – November 1, 1961) was an American dancer and actress who became famous for her role as Sylvie ("The Girl Who Falls Down") in the original 1943 production of Oklahoma!
Good News is a 1947 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film based on the 1927 stage production of the same name.It starred June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Tormé, and Joan McCracken.
A musical comedy by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, with dances and musical numbers arranged by Robert Alton. Miller was a principal dancer, partnering Joan McCracken in "Keep It Gay," a dance number in act 1. 1953 – Pal Joey. A revival of the 1940 musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Choreography by Robert Alton.
He married Joan McCracken, another Philadelphia dancer. They later appeared in the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! in 1943, in which McCracken played Sylvie and Dunphy danced as one of the cowboys.
Another cameo shows Joan McCracken straight from the musical Oklahoma! in a strong dance number reminiscent of her later dance in Good News. The East Coast counterpart was the Stage Door Canteen, also celebrated in a 1943 film.
Joan McCracken (1917–1961), dancer and actress; Paul McCrane (born 1961), actor and musician; Rob McElhenney (born 1977), actor and creator of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Andrew Repasky McElhinney (born 1978), film director, writer, Museum of Modern Art artist [19] Adam McKay (born 1968), director and writer
“That was a really special time," the actress recently told PEOPLE of her time on the beloved Nickelodeon show
The cast starred Joan McCracken (as Maribelle), Mitzi Green, William Tabbert, and David Burns. Early in the run, McCracken was replaced by Virginia Gorski (later Virginia Gibson). Other dancers in the cast included Danny Daniels, Helen Gallagher, and James Mitchell; Mitchell was Tabbert's dance double.