Juanita Hall (November 6, 1901 – February 28, 1968) was an American musical… Read Full Bio ↴Juanita Hall (November 6, 1901 – February 28, 1968) was an American musical theatre and film actress. She is remembered for her roles in the original stage and screen versions of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals South Pacific as Bloody Mary and Flower Drum Song as Auntie Liang.

Born in Keyport, New Jersey, Hall received classical training at Juilliard School. In the early 1930s she was a special soloist and assistant director for the Hall Johnson Choir. A leading black Broadway performer in her day, she was personally chosen by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II to perform the roles she played in the musicals South Pacific and Flower Drum Song, as a Pacific Islander and a Chinese-American, respectively. In 1950, she became the first African-American to win a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Bloody Mary in South Pacific. She also starred in the 1954 Broadway musical House of Flowers.

In 1958 she reprised Bloody Mary in the film version of South Pacific, for which her singing part was dubbed, at Richard Rodgers's request, by Muriel Smith who had played the role in the London production.

Hall married actor Clement Hall while in her teens. He died in the 1920s, and they had no children. Hall, a diabetic, died from complications of her illness in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York.

Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
Juanita Hall Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer' by these artists:

Bessie Smith Twenty-five cents? Ha! No! No! I wouldn't pay twenty-five ce…
Billie Holiday Up in Harlem every Saturday night Where the highbrows get to…
Billie Holiday/Sy Oliver's Orchestra Up in Harlem every Saturday night Where the highbrows get t…
Billie Holiday; Sy Oliver Up in Harlem every Saturday night Where the highbrows get to…
Billie Holiday; Sy Oliver's Orchestra Up in Harlem every Saturday night Where the highbrows get to…
Bobby Short Twenty-five cents, hah, no, no I wouldn't pay twenty-five ce…
Buck and His Band Up in Harlem every Saturday night When the highbrows get to…
Diana Ross Up in Harlem every Saturday night Were the highbrows get to…
Mabel Mercer Twenty-five cents, hah, no, no I wouldn't pay twenty-five ce…

Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short Twenty-five cents, hah, no, no I wouldn't pay twenty-five ce…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Juanita Hall:

After You're Gone Now won't you listen honey, while I say, How could…
After You've Gone Now won't you listen honey, while I say, How could…
Bali Ha'i Most people live on a lonely island Lost in the middle…

Bali Hai Most people live on a lonely island Lost in the middle…

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