Judy Holliday is blonde, beautiful, and brazen opposite William Holden in BORN YESTERDAY (’50). Holliday originated the role of Billie Dawn on Broadway and won the Oscar for Best Actress for her work in the film version. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Judy Holliday, in an Oscar-winning performance BORN YESTERDAY 1950 Born Yesterday is a 1950 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor, based on the 1946 stage play of the same name by Garson Kanin. The screenplay was credited to Albert Mannheimer. According to Kanin's autobiography, Cukor did not like Mannheimer's work, believing it lacked much of the play's value, so he approached Kanin about adapting a screenplay from his own play. Because of legal entanglements, Kanin did not receiv

#GirlSingerSaturday - #JudyHoliday may be best remembered for her comedic screen roles such as "Born Yesterday" but she was a marvelous singer to boot originating on Broadway as well as reprising her role in the film version, "Bells Are Ringing" where she intoduced this classic by Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. | Michael Feinstein