American actress

Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar is an American actress, dancer, and singer known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real estate mogul. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Katrin Sveg in the 1958 Broadway production of The Marriage-Go-Round, and reprised the role in the 1961 film version, earning Newmar a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Actress. In the 1960s, she starred for two seasons as Catwoman in the television series Batman (1966–1967).

Born

1933

August 16

Died

Living

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1930s

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Julie, in brief

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Key dates

1933 Born

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942 Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamdanids of Mosul and the Baridis of Basra over control of the Abbasid capital, Baghdad.
963 Nikephoros II Phokas is crowned emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1328 The House of Gonzaga seizes power in the Duchy of Mantua, and will rule until 1708.

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The world in 1933

When Julie arrived

april 1 The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
april 24 Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
april 25 Nazi Germany issues the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limiting the number of Jewish students able to attend public schools and universities.
april 26 The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Caeleb Dressel 1996– American swimmer Christian Okoye 1961– American football player Greyson Chance 1997– American musician James Reilly 1955– Irish surgeon and politician, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Karl-Heinz Euling 1919– German captain (died 2014) Kevin Ayers 1944– English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) Louis 1682–1686 Duke of Burgundy (died 1712) Paul Callaway 1909– American organist and conductor (died 1995) Robert Culp 1930–2010 American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)

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Same-year contemporaries

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Aquilino Pimentel 1933– Jr., Filipino civil servant and politician, 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines (died 2019) Asha Bhosle 1933–2026 Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality (born 1933) Bapu 1933–2014 Indian director and screenwriter (born 1933) Bob Rafelson 1933– American film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022) Carol Burnett 1933– American actress, singer, and producer Cissy Houston 1933–2024 American singer (born 1933) Claudio Abbado 1933–2014 Italian conductor (born 1933) Danny Aiello 1933–2019 American actor (born 1933) Dom DeLuise 1933–2009 American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 2009)

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