Claiborne Cary (February , â€" March , ) was an American actress and
cabaret performer.Cary was born Claiborne Leachman in Lone Tree, Iowa,
the daughter of Cloris (née Wallace) and Berkeley Claiborne "Buck"
Leachman, who worked at the family-owned Leachman Lumber Company. She
was raised in Des Moines, Iowa. The younger sister of actress Cloris
Leachman, Cary began dancing and performing at a young age. Cary's
maternal grandmother was of Bohemian (Czech) descent. She attended
both the University of Iowa and Northwestern University before moving
to Manhattan to pursue an acting career.Cary made her Broadway theater
debut in Silk Stockings in , later touring with the production's
national tour with actor, Don Ameche. In , she starred in The New Girl
in Town at the Rialto Theater on Broadway. Her many other Broadway
credits included Hellzapoppin ', The Supporting Cast, and the
production of Beg, Borrow or Steal (opposite Betty Garrett and Eddie
Bracken). Her Off-Broadway resume included roles in Kukla, Burr and
Ollie, Smiling, the Boy Fell Dead, Faith, Hope and Charity and All
Kinds of Giants.She also appeared in television, including Law &
Order, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Young Dr. Kildare. She appeared in
numerous television commercials. She began, however, to focus more on
cabaret productions and regional theater following the birth of her
son, Berkeley Northrop. Within cabaret, she starred in and produced
Grand Slam with Murray Grand. She also toured with the stage
adaptation of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
cabaret performer.Cary was born Claiborne Leachman in Lone Tree, Iowa,
the daughter of Cloris (née Wallace) and Berkeley Claiborne "Buck"
Leachman, who worked at the family-owned Leachman Lumber Company. She
was raised in Des Moines, Iowa. The younger sister of actress Cloris
Leachman, Cary began dancing and performing at a young age. Cary's
maternal grandmother was of Bohemian (Czech) descent. She attended
both the University of Iowa and Northwestern University before moving
to Manhattan to pursue an acting career.Cary made her Broadway theater
debut in Silk Stockings in , later touring with the production's
national tour with actor, Don Ameche. In , she starred in The New Girl
in Town at the Rialto Theater on Broadway. Her many other Broadway
credits included Hellzapoppin ', The Supporting Cast, and the
production of Beg, Borrow or Steal (opposite Betty Garrett and Eddie
Bracken). Her Off-Broadway resume included roles in Kukla, Burr and
Ollie, Smiling, the Boy Fell Dead, Faith, Hope and Charity and All
Kinds of Giants.She also appeared in television, including Law &
Order, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Young Dr. Kildare. She appeared in
numerous television commercials. She began, however, to focus more on
cabaret productions and regional theater following the birth of her
son, Berkeley Northrop. Within cabaret, she starred in and produced
Grand Slam with Murray Grand. She also toured with the stage
adaptation of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
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