Caption: First day of rehearsal of West Side Story. To Carol's right is Leonard Bernstein. At the piano is Stephen Sondheim; Chita Rivera gives him a back rub.
Actress, Soundtrack
Born: September 5, 1932
Star sign: Virgo
Known for: General Hospital (1963), The Match Game (1962), Valley of the Dolls (1994), Vu du pont (1962)
Source: IMDB
Singer-actress Carol Lawrence earned widespread stardom quite early in her singing career with the immortal role of Maria in the Broadway musical "West Side Story." However, that success would not parlay into film stardom for Carol as established star Natalie Wood, in spite of the fact that she would need to be vocally dubbed by Marni Nixon, had ...