Editing Julie Newmar (section)

===Early work and stage career===
[[File:George Tobias Julie Newmar Gardner McKay Adventures in Paradise 1960.jpg|thumb|On the set of ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|Adventures in Paradise]]'' (1960), L–R: [[George Tobias]], Newmar and [[Gardner McKay]]]]
[[Image:Buzandvicky.jpg|thumb|150px|[[George Maharis]] with guest star Newmar in ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' (1962)]]
[[File:Bob Cummings Julie Newmar My Living Doll.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Newmar with [[Bob Cummings]] in ''[[My Living Doll]]'' (1964)]]
Newmar appeared in bit parts and uncredited roles in films as a dancer, including a part as the "dancer-assassin" in ''[[Slaves of Babylon]]'' (1953) and the "gilded girl" in ''[[Serpent of the Nile]]'' (1953), in which she was clad in gold paint. She danced in several other films, including ''[[The Band Wagon]]'' (also 1953) and ''[[Demetrius and the Gladiators]]'' (1954). She also worked as a choreographer and dancer for [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] beginning at the age of 19.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/julie-newmar-9542351|work=Biography.com|publisher=[[The Biography Channel]]|access-date=June 2, 2017|title=Julie Newmar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414222718/https://www.biography.com/people/julie-newmar-9542351|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodsentinel.com/issue29newmar.html|work=The Hollywood Sentinel|title=Bruce Edwin Interview Julie Newmar|access-date=May 30, 2017}}</ref> Her first major role, billed as Julie Newmeyer, was as Dorcas, one of the brides in ''[[Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (film)|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers]]'' (1954). She was also the female lead in a low-budget comedy, ''[[The Rookie (1959 film)|The Rookie]]'' (1959).<ref name="ibdb">{{IBDB name|id=54483}}</ref>

Newmar made her Broadway debut in 1955 as Vera in ''[[Silk Stockings]]'', starring [[Hildegarde Neff]] and [[Don Ameche]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Silk Stockings – Broadway Musical – Original {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/silk-stockings-2504 |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> In the following year she created the role of Stupefyin' Jones (a three-minute cameo) in the [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] production of ''[[Li'l Abner (musical)|Li'l Abner]]''. She stayed with the production for its entire run from November 1956 through July 1958,<ref>{{cite web |title=Li'l Abner – Broadway Musical – Original {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/lil-abner-2585 |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> and also appeared in the film version, released in 1959. A few months later, ''[[The Marriage-Go-Round]]'' opened on Broadway, with Newmar in the role of Swedish vixen Katrin Sveg, for which Newmar won the 1959 [[Tony Award]] for [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play|Best Featured Actress in a Play]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Marriage-Go-Round – Broadway Play – Original {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-marriage-go-round-2708 |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> She later re-created this role for the [[The Marriage-Go-Round (film)|1961 film adaptation]], starring [[James Mason]] and [[Susan Hayward]]. In 1961, she appeared in the [[Sam Spewack]] play ''Once There Was a Russian'', which lasted only one performance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Once There Was a Russian – Broadway Play – Original {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/once-there-was-a-russian-2292 |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> She later starred opposite [[Joel Grey]] in the national tour of ''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off]]'', staying with the tour from March to October 1963.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stop the World – I Want to Get Off – Broadway Musical – Tour {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/stop-the-world--i-want-to-get-off-531380 |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> In 1973, Newmar was slated to return to Broadway in the [[David Rabe]] play ''[[In the Boom Boom Room|Boom Boom Room]]'', opening on November 8, 1973, at the [[Vivian Beaumont Theater]] at [[Lincoln Center]]. Director [[Julie Bovasso]] fired Newmar during rehearsals, and she was replaced by her understudy, [[Mary Woronov]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Press of Atlantic City 19 Oct 1973, page 9 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/922452744/ |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Bovasso was then replaced as director during previews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boom Boom Room – Broadway Show – Play {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/boom-boom-room-11182 |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>