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The artist uses the talent he has, wishing he had more talent. The talent uses the artist it has, wishing it had more artist. ~Robert Brault

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Singers: Leslie Uggams


Leslie Uggams has been in show business almost all her life. She began at the age of six in the TV show Beulah. At fifteen she was a contestant on Name that Tune and not long after that became a regular on Mitch Miller's Sing Along with Mitch. She was one of those people who you instantly liked, cute and perky. She went on to win a Broadway Tony in 1968, then the Critic Circle and nominations for an Emmy and the Golden Globe for her acting in Roots. She also had her own TV show for awhile.


Since then she has had great success on Broadway and she is still trodding the boards, although her's is a name you seldom hear mentioned anymore.




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