Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn was an American actress (1942–1999). She was born at Boston and died at New York City.

Also recorded as Madeline Gail Kahn.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Madeline Gail Wolfson.

Born at Boston in 1942, died at New York City in 1999.

Identity and origins

Madeline Kahn was recorded at birth as Madeline Gail Wolfson. The authorities additionally record the heading Madeline Gail Kahn. Her recorded language was English.

Recognition and collections

Madeline Kahn received Daytime Emmy Award, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1938 to 1979.

Dark Encounter, dated n.d., lithograph on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1959.531. Barn in Blue Haze, dated 1979, pastel on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1988.554.6. Man and Skeleton, dated 1940, lithograph in black, brown, and yellow on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1959.40. Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Inner Court Perspective, dated 1963, charcoal on tracing paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.1053. 1, 2, 3, Bounce, dated 1938, color lithograph on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1940.1254. Two Cats, dated 1949, woodcut in black, ocher, blue, and green on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1950.25.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Kahn, Madeline., Historical Dictionary of the Broadway Musical, 2016. Review: Madeline Kahn: Being the Music, A Life by William V. Madison, Film Quarterly, 2015.

In detail

Madeline Kahn studied at Hofstra University, Martin Van Buren High School and Manumit School. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is acting.

Distinctions recorded are Daytime Emmy Award, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play.

Chronology

  1. 1942Madeline Kahn born at Boston.
  2. 1949Two Cats (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1963Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Inner Court Perspective (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1979Barn in Blue Haze (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1999Madeline Kahn died at New York City.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Madeline Kahn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q234068: Madeline Kahn

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