Rosalind Russell
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Catherine Rosalind Russell (1907 - 1976)

Catherine Rosalind (Rosalind) Russell
Born in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married 25 Oct 1941 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 69 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Rosalind Russell is Notable.

Catherine Rosalind Russell was born on 4 Jun 1907 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. She was known primarily by her middle name, Rosalind. She was named for the SS Rosalind, which was a ship her parents had been on.

She married Carl Frederick Brisson on 25 Oct 1941.

She was both a stage and screen actress. She was best known for her roles in His Girl Friday, Auntie Mame, and Gypsy.

She died on 28 Nov 1976 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California aged 69.

Sources

  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK2P-G4H : accessed 5 April 2023), Rosalind Russell in household of James E Russell, Waterbury Ward 3, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 482, sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 141; FHL microfilm 1,374,154.
  • "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLD1-GQY : 27 November 2014), Russell in entry for Carl Lance Brisson, 07 May 1943; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  • "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XGW-94CB : Sat Mar 25 00:20:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Rosslind R Brisson and Carl L Brisson, 12 April 1950.
  • "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV57-JR8S : accessed 5 April 2023), Rosalind Russell in entry for Frederick Brisson, Kentucky, United States, 10 Oct 1984; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing ', born-digital text.
  • "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP2-822Z : accessed 5 April 2023), Rosalind Russell in entry for Frederick Brisson, Florida, United States, 10 Oct 1984; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Miami Herald, The, born-digital text.
  • "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRT-LD1V : accessed 5 April 2023), Rosaland Russell in entry for Mr Frederick Brisson, Pennsylvania, United States, 11 Oct 1984; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Philadelphia Inquirer, The, born-digital text.
  • "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV57-JRDX : accessed 5 April 2023), Rosalind Russell in entry for Frederick Brisson, Kentucky, United States, 12 Oct 1984; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing ', born-digital text.




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During the filming of The Women (1939), Rosalind Russell actually bit Paulette Goddard in their fight sequence. Despite the permanent scar the bite left Goddard, the actresses remained friends
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