Priscilla Gillette (Perrone); actress (early TV)

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Pd. obits, today's New York Times

PERRONE--Priscilla Gillette, 80, Died at Mount Sinai
Hospital in New York on Thursday, February 2, 2006 following
a period of declining health. Priscilla Gillette was an
outstanding vocal talent and made her debut in the first
tour of ''Brigadoon'' in 194748. She went on to take the
role of Alexandra Giddens (Zan) in ''Regina,'' the 1949
adaptation of Lillian Hellman's ''The Little Foxes.'' She
had leading roles in Cole Porter's ''Out Of This World'' and
John LaTouche's ''The Golden Apple.'' Priscilla starred with
Charlton Heston in ''The Willow Cabin,'' a production of
Westinghouse Studio in 1950, and had many roles in early
television. She was also a familiar figure, in various roles
over the years, on ''The Edge of Night.'' She is survived by
daughters Alexandra Lowell Gifford and Jeanne Rose Perrone,
Her son Andrew David Perrone, and her grandchildren Jasmine
and Jordon.

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She introduced the classic "From This Moment On" (in a duet with
William Eythe) in Cole Porter's OUT OF THIS WORLD, although it was cut
during out-of-town tryouts. She also and earned a Theater World Award
for REGINA.

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Priscilla Gillette, of Broadway's Golden Apple and Out of This World,
Dead at 80
By Kenneth Jones, Playbill
21 Mar 2006

Priscilla Gillette, the Broadway soprano who appeared in the musicals
Brigadoon, The Golden Apple, Regina and Out of This World, died at
Mount Sinai Hospital in New York Feb. 2 following a period of declining
health, according to a published notice from her family.

Priscilla Gillette Perrone was 80, and was a native of Tenafly, NJ.

She made her Broadway debut in Brigadoon, taking over the role of
Fiona, the romantic lead, on Broadway. Doors to choice roles opened.
She played Alexandra Giddens in Regina, the 1949 Marc Blitzstein
adaptation of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes, and won a Theatre
World Award for it.

She played Helen in Cole Porter's 1950 musical, Out Of This World
(singing "Use Your Imagination," "I Am Loved," "No Lover" and joining
in the trio, "What Do You Think About Men?") and John Latouche's The
Golden Apple (in the frisky 1954 re-telling of "The Odyssey," she
played Penelope, singing "My Love Is on the Way" and dueting on "It's
the Going Home Together"). Her work is preserved on cast albums.

Ms. Perrone appeared in the early days of television, and was featured
on the soap "Edge of Night" over the years.

She is survived by daughters Alexandra Lowell Gifford and Jeanne Rose

Perrone, son Andrew David Perrone, and grandchildren Jasmine and
Jordon.