In 1958, Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hansberry only won the award by one vote, but no black playwright had ever won, and she was also the youngest playwright to win the prestigious award.
The Music Man
The Music Man
I know that Juanita Hall played her in the 1958 film version. I'm not sure who played her on Broadway.
Peggy Cass won a Tony Award (Best Featured Actress in a Play) for her portrayal of Agnes Gooch in Auntie Mame. The role also earned her a Theatre World Award, as well as Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for the 1958 film adaptation.
The Internet Broadway Database says that AN Elizabeth Taylor was a dancer in the original Broadway cast of West Side Story. This is clearly not THE Elizabeth Taylor. I cannot explain how a professional can use the same name as another as I know of other entertainers who had to change their name to avoid conflict.Elizabeth TaylorFemale PerformerAlso known as:Frances E.T. Davis Relations:Wife of Miles Davis (1958 - 1968) divorced
Broadway Malyan was created in 1958.
AA Milne won the prestigious Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958 for his classic children's book "Winnie-the-Pooh." He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957.
Mother India won the Filmfare Award for Best Movie in 1958.
Australian Design Award was created in 1958.
Sylvanus Thayer Award was created in 1958.
Nargis won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1958 for the film Mother India.
1958 Peter J. Dawkins Army
The best motion picture award in 1958 went to "Gigi".
Buddy Adler won the Golden Globe for the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1958.
Blue Ribbon Award - railway - was created in 1958.
AACTA Award for Best Film was created in 1958.
Iven C. Kincheloe Award was created in 1958.