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The Dolly Chronicles

March 2007

"The Matchmaker" was released in 1958 by Paramount Pictures and established previous Oscar winner Shirley Booth as the screen's first Dolly. Other cast members who have gone on to become big names in both Hollywood and on Broadway are Shirley MacLaine (as Irene), Robert Morse (as Barnaby) and Anthony Perkins (as Cornelius). Back to Growing Up Dolly.

Scenes from "The Matchmaker" (1958)


Shirley Booth as Dolly


Booth with Paul Ford as Horace Vandergelder

Robert Morse and Anthony Perkins
as Barnaby and Cornelius

Shirley MacLaine
as Irene Molloy