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Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 - February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer, who starred in several Hollywood musicals and stage roles. She was at the top of her game when the Communist scare in the 1950s brought her career to a screeching, ugly halt. She and her husband Larry Parks, an Oscar-nominated actor, were summoned by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and questioned about their involvement. As the drama played out, a very pregnant Garrett was never called to testify, but her husband was. With his admission of Communist Party membership from 1941-1945 and refusal to name names, he made it to the Hollywood Blacklist. After the incident, Garrett and Parks worked up nightclub singing/comedy acts along with appearing in legit plays. Although Parks never quite shook off the blacklist incident, he did win a role in John Huston's film, Freud (1962)....
Known for
Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
Boston PublicSeries • 2000
The Golden GirlsSeries • 1985
All in the FamilySeries • 1971
BeckerSeries • 1998
Laverne & ShirleySeries • 1976
TowniesSeries • 1996
Mr. MerlinSeries • 1981
Union SquareSeries • 1997
That's Entertainment! IIIMovie • 1994
On the TownMovie • 1949
That's Entertainment!Movie • 1974
That's Dancing!Movie • 1985
The Shadow on the WindowMovie • 1957
Neptune's DaughterMovie • 1949
Take Me Out to the Ball GameMovie • 1949
My Sister EileenMovie • 1955
Words and MusicMovie • 1948