Tally Brown
Tally Brown | |
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Born | August 1, 1924 New York City, United States |
Died | May 6, 1989 (aged 64) New York City, United States |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Tally Brown (August 1, 1924 – May 6, 1989)
Musical and singing career
Brown began her classical musical training at
Brown was an early and active supporter of Ruth W. Greenfield, the founder in 1951 of the Fine Arts Conservatory, in Miami, which The New York Times described as, "one of the first racially integrated theaters and art schools in the South."[2]
By the 1950s, Brown had developed a rhythm-and-blues style akin to such performers as Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, and during this time, she released an album entitled, A Torch for Tally, with the Jimmy Diamond Quartet. The album featured the songs Limehouse Blues, Honeysuckle Rose, and My Man.[3]
Brown appeared on Broadway and in the California tour of Mame, as well as on Broadway in a production of Medea (starring Irene Papas), as well as off- Broadway.[2][4]
In the 1960s and 1970s, Brown sang in notable New York City nightclubs such as Reno Sweeney's and S.N.A.F.U. She also provided entertainment at the
Acting career
Brown began her film acting career by appearing in the film Batman Dracula (1964) and the film Camp (1965), both directed by Warhol.[1] In one scene from Camp, Brown mimicked Yma Sumac.[5]
Brown appeared in such experimental low-budget films as Brand X (1970) and The Illiac Passion (1964-67).[2] She was also featured in the horror film Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972).[6]
The New York underground performance scene
Brown was "prominent in the underground performance world of the 1960s and 70s."[2] In the summer of 1964, Brown first met Warhol at a benefit for the Living Theatre, the alternative theatre in New York City. [3] Brown would later be featured in at least two of Warhol's films.
In 1970, she was among a panel of guests who participated in a discussion on the
Tally Brown, New York
German filmmaker
In the same year of its release, the documentary won the Film Award in Silver at the German Film Awards for "Outstanding Non-Feature Film'.[10] The documentary was also noteworthy for its use of cinéma vérité in its opening shot by depicting New York's gritty street life in and around Times Square in the 1970s, before it was later cleaned up.
Tally Brown's biographical papers and artifacts are archived at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa. Tally Brown has been featured in her own exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum.
Filmography
- Batman Dracula (1964) directed by Andy Warhol
- Camp (1965) directed by Warhol
- Four Stars**** (1967) directed by Warhol
- The Illiac Passion (1967) as Venus; directed by Gregory Markopoulos
- Brand X (1970) as Talk Show Hostess
- The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) directed by Herbert Ross
- Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972) as Mary Poppins
- Leidenschaften (1972) as Herself
- 1 Berlin-Harlem (1974)
- Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972) as Inmate
- The Art of Crime (1975) (TV) as Cedie
- Now or Never (1979) as Herself
- Night of the Juggler (1980) as Peep Show Owner
- Tally Brown, New York (1979) as Herself
- Mein New York (1982) (TV) as Herself
Trivia
- Brown shared billing on "Silent Night, Bloody Night" with many actors from Warhol's "Factory" years: Mary Woronov, Ondine, Candy Darling, director Jack Smith, and artist Susan Rothenberg.
References
- ^ a b "Tally Brown". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tally Brown, 64, Dies; Singer and an Actress". New York Times. 1989-05-09. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b c "Lot 208: DIANE ARBUS 1923-1971". Sotheby's, United States of America - 2006. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". The Broadway League. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "CAMP (1965)". Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Silent Night, Bloody Night". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Rudy Grillo Sound Recordings: 1970-1989" (PDF). Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Tally Brown, N.Y. (1979)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Diane Arbus 1923-1971 'Waitress, Nudist Camp, N. J.', Sotheby's. Accessed April 16, 2020. "In her later years, Brown lived in Washington Heights, New York City, and was the focus of German director Rosa von Praunheim's award-winning documentary, Tally Brown, N. Y. (1979)."
- ^ "Outstanding Non-Feature Film". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
External links
- http://movies.amctv.com/person/198851/Tally-Brown/synopsis
- Tally Brown at IMDb
- Tally Brown singing "Heroes" on YouTube
- "Lady grinning soul", vocal by Tally Brown on YouTube
- Tally Brown mixes singing with acting, nytimes.com. Accessed August 5, 2022.
- Profile, warhol.org