SCOTT BRADY: The Fighting Irishman

Films of the Golden Age
Issue Number 92
Spring 2018

“If I’ve done well it’s because I’m Lawrence Tierney’s brother. Consider the edge. Larry kept shoving me forward so I could meet people and learn. Whatever I am, whatever I become, I can thank Larry for.”

This legendary funny girl came from vaudeville and joined a historic generation that vastly expanded the boundaries of women in comedy. On top of her comedic talent, KAYE BALLARD (1925-2019) could sing too, enhancing her prop-filled nightclub routines with a touching ballad or rollicking reminisce. Kaye too helped pave the way for a new influx of warbling jokesters during World War II and managed, in a long and varied career, to stake out healthy claims on Broadway (CARNIVAL, 1961), Hollywood musicals (THE GIRL MOST LIKELY, 1957) and, especially, the TV medium (CINDERELLA, THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW). She remained on stage with her one-woman shows until close to the end.

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