Margaret Myrtle "Mitzi" Hoag (September , â€" February , ) was an
American actress. Over the course of her career, she appeared in more
than different TV shows and movies. Notable among these are recurring
roles in We'll Get By, Bonanza, Here Come the Brides, and The
Partridge Family.Hoag was raised in North Olmsted, Ohio, near
Cleveland, where she was born. Her father, John C. Hoag, was a
supervisor for the A&P store chain. She graduated from John Marshall
High School in . A straight-A student and head majorette of the
marching band, she appeared in numerous high school stage productions,
already using the nickname "Mitzi". After high school, Hoag attended
Shimer College, then located in Mount Carroll, Illinois, completing
her degree in two years under the radically flexible University of
Chicago curriculum of Robert Maynard Hutchins. She chose Shimer for
its small classes and the opportunity for horseback riding. Because
Shimer was then closely affiliated with the University of Chicago, she
is sometimes reported as having graduated from there.When Hoag
graduated from Shimer at age in , she was one of the first five
Shimer students to receive the bachelor's degree. She was the only
woman in the graduating class. She earned a bachelor of arts in
general education, and became a certified teacher, but her experiences
with drama at Shimer turned her towards an acting career. After
leaving Shimer, Hoag studied drama at the graduate level at Case
Western Reserve University for two years.In the mid-s, Hoag moved to
New York, where she continued her study of acting with Herbert
Berghof. She was cast in multiple off-Broadway shows, but these were
all cancelled due to funding problems. Finally, she starred in the
title role of the off-Broadway hit Heloise, an adaptation by James
Forsyth of the story of Heloise and Abelard. The play, which won
considerable critical acclaim, was produced primarily by erstwhile
actors and staffers of Case Western's Eldred Theatre.
American actress. Over the course of her career, she appeared in more
than different TV shows and movies. Notable among these are recurring
roles in We'll Get By, Bonanza, Here Come the Brides, and The
Partridge Family.Hoag was raised in North Olmsted, Ohio, near
Cleveland, where she was born. Her father, John C. Hoag, was a
supervisor for the A&P store chain. She graduated from John Marshall
High School in . A straight-A student and head majorette of the
marching band, she appeared in numerous high school stage productions,
already using the nickname "Mitzi". After high school, Hoag attended
Shimer College, then located in Mount Carroll, Illinois, completing
her degree in two years under the radically flexible University of
Chicago curriculum of Robert Maynard Hutchins. She chose Shimer for
its small classes and the opportunity for horseback riding. Because
Shimer was then closely affiliated with the University of Chicago, she
is sometimes reported as having graduated from there.When Hoag
graduated from Shimer at age in , she was one of the first five
Shimer students to receive the bachelor's degree. She was the only
woman in the graduating class. She earned a bachelor of arts in
general education, and became a certified teacher, but her experiences
with drama at Shimer turned her towards an acting career. After
leaving Shimer, Hoag studied drama at the graduate level at Case
Western Reserve University for two years.In the mid-s, Hoag moved to
New York, where she continued her study of acting with Herbert
Berghof. She was cast in multiple off-Broadway shows, but these were
all cancelled due to funding problems. Finally, she starred in the
title role of the off-Broadway hit Heloise, an adaptation by James
Forsyth of the story of Heloise and Abelard. The play, which won
considerable critical acclaim, was produced primarily by erstwhile
actors and staffers of Case Western's Eldred Theatre.
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