Dawn, Hazel
From New York City LDS History
Biography of Hazel Dawn (stage name of Henrietta Hazel Tout) at: Hazel Dawn: The Pink Lady Keepapitchinin, 10 June 2008
Summary:
- Came to NYC in 1911 to play in "The Pink Lady." Critics said she was better than the intended star and she soon became known as "The Pink Lady."
- She played other Broadway roles, none as popular as The Pink Lady and also appeared in several movies.
- Married wealthy Montana mining engineer Charles Gruwell in 1927. He died in 1941.
- She also had a successful career as a casting director for a New York advertising agency.
- She loved New York, but not above her home town of Ogden: "You�ve got all the money and all the artificial skyscrapers here,� she told a reporter, �but out there we have the real skyscrapers, mountains that mingle with the clouds.�
- Lived in New York City and died here in 1988 at age 98.
