Nancy Dolman

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Nancy Dolman
Born
Nancy Jane Dolman

September 26, 1951
Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
EducationYork Mills Collegiate Institute
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1970–1985
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
Children3

Nancy Jane Dolman Short (September 26, 1951 – August 21, 2010) was a Canadian comedic actress and singer. She had a recurring role as Annie Selig Tate on the ABC sitcom Soap. She appeared in her husband Martin Short's 1985 cable television special Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas.

Life and career

Dolman was born in

MGM while they were in Los Angeles.[1][2]

In 1980, she married fellow Canadian actor Martin Short, whom she had met during the run of the 1972 Toronto production of Godspell. Dolman was Gilda Radner's understudy. Dolman attended high school at York Mills Collegiate Institute in Toronto, and held a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Western Ontario.[2]

Dolman retired from show business in 1985 to be a homemaker and full-time mother to her children. A profile of the couple appeared in the February 1987 issue of Vogue. The family made their home in Pacific Palisades, California. Dolman and Short also kept a vacation home on Lake Rosseau, Ontario.[3]

Children

Dolman and Short adopted

Warner Brothers and graduate of the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business; and Henry Hayter (b. 1989), who also graduated from the University of Notre Dame in May 2012.[6]

Death

Dolman suffered from

Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.[10]

Tributes

Steve Martin, a close friend of Dolman and Short, dedicated a musical elegy for Dolman following her death titled, "The Great Remember (For Nancy)" in his collaborative album, Rare Bird Alert with the Steep Canyon Rangers.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Toronto's Legendary Production of Godspell – Nancy Dolman Short". godspell.ca. December 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b IMDb profile
  3. ^ Lee, Denny (September 16, 2005). "Muskoka: The Malibu of the North". New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  4. ISBN 978-0062309525
    .
  5. ^ Hille, Karl B. (February 15, 2003). "Katherine Short Chosen to Be Queen Shenandoah LXXVI". The Winchester Star. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006.
  6. TheGuardian.com
    . October 19, 2012.
  7. ^ Stephen M. Silverman (August 24, 2010). "Martin Short's Wife, Nancy Dolman, Dies". people.com.
  8. ^ Duke, Alan (August 24, 2010). "Martin Short's wife has died". CNN. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  9. ^ Ken Lee (August 24, 2010). "Coroner: Martin Short's Wife Died of Natural Causes". People. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  10. ^ "I Must Say" by Martin Short
  11. ^ David McGee. "I'm Really Enjoying Bluegrass". Retrieved March 21, 2017.

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