Rita Moreno: b'day series

Beedow's Birthdays in History: A New Series... for when I don't have other things to write about slash time to write it in.

Today we featured Rita Moreno, born December 11 1931. She was on Broadway at age thirteen in the short-lived play SKYDRIFT (seven whole performances at the Belasco--which recently hosted the terrific revival of Odet's AWAKE AND SING!), which also starred Eli Wallach. She earned great recognition at age thirty for her role in the movie-fied WEST SIDE STORY as ingenue Maria.

What's the coolest thing about Rita? Well, she has an Oscar, Tony, Jefferson, Grammy, Emmy and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Only eight other people, and no other Hispanics, have rec'd the Big Four awards. But some will remember her best for yelling "Hey you guys" on PBS back in the 80s.