Who Is Maureen Stapleton

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"When the curtain went up or the camera rolled, I did the best I could... I loved the challenge and the opportunity to leave reality behind and become someone else."

With over seventy movies to her credit, this New York starlet left an legacy worth remembering. This lens is dedicated to her.

Maureen Stapleton at a Glance 

Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 - March 13, 2006) was an American Academy Award-winning actress in film, theater and television. She also won an Emmy Award, two Tony Awards and was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

Maureen Stapleton in Pictures 

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In Maureen's Own Words 

Hell of a Life

In 1995, Simon & Schuster published Maureen Stapleton's biography Hell of a Life in her own words. And some of it isn't pretty; but what Hollywood life is, once the lights go down and the paparazzi have gone home.

Unfortunately new copies are new longer available but there are gently used copies being sold on Amazon:

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Academy Award Winning Actress 

Maureen Stapleton won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role by playing Emma Goldman in the critically acclaimed movie Reds which also starred Warren Beatty, Dianne Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvion, and Gene Hackman. The film also won an Oscar for Best Director and Best Cinematography.

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Maureen Stapleton the Magician 

Maureen Stapleton and a very young Rick Schroeder assist magician Doug Henning to cut two women in half.

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A Group for Women Named Maureen 

I started a lens group for women who share the name Maureen. If it's you're name then you definitely have to join our brigade.

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