Paula Stewart

Broadway actress/soprano Paula Stewart is originally from Chicago andwas christened Dorothy Paula Z��rndorfer. Her father was Dr. WalterZ��rndorfer and her mother, Esther Morris, was in the Ziegfield Folliesand on Broadway in "Lady Be Good" starringFred Astaire. She attended NorthwesternUniversity before deciding on a professional career. She joined thenational touring company of "Brigadoon", then signed on as understudyto Ann Crowley in a production of"Seventeen" at the Broadway Theatre in June 1951. She starred in theGeorge White review "Nice to SeeYou" in 1953 at the Versailles Club. During this run, Paula marriedcomposer Burt Bacharach. He was also heraccompanist and scored arrangements for her night club act. Theydivorced in 1958.On stage in "Born Yesterday" (1956) and "Critic's Choice" (1957), shereplaced Jo Sullivan in "The Three PennyOpera". This paved the way to theFrank Loesser musical revival of "The MostHappy Fella" at the New York City Center 1959. In 1960, she... [Details Intro]