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| Broadway legend Elaine Stritch dies in Michigan | Broadway legend Elaine Stritch dies in Michigan |
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| Legendary Broadway actress Elaine Stritch has died at her home in Michigan at age 89. | Legendary Broadway actress Elaine Stritch has died at her home in Michigan at age 89. |
| The Emmy and Tony winner was also known for her work in the 1970s television series Two's Company. | The Emmy and Tony winner was also known for her work in the 1970s television series Two's Company. |
| She recently had a recurring role on celebrated comedy 30 Rock and held a farewell concert tour in New York. | She recently had a recurring role on celebrated comedy 30 Rock and held a farewell concert tour in New York. |
| She retired to Birmingham, Michigan, after seven decades in the spotlight, suffering from diabetes and having recently broken her hip. | |
| "I'm going to kind of take it easy," she said in 2013. "Every time I leave the building, I fall on my ass." | "I'm going to kind of take it easy," she said in 2013. "Every time I leave the building, I fall on my ass." |
| 'Wish me well' | 'Wish me well' |
| The actress and singer was known for her tart tongue and wry musings, as well as a penchant for cigarettes and alcohol. | The actress and singer was known for her tart tongue and wry musings, as well as a penchant for cigarettes and alcohol. |
| She began her career in the 1940s, performing in a series of stage productions and eventually garnering five Tony nominations. | |
| She also appeared in films, including Woody Allen's September and Small Time Crooks. | |
| She admitted it would be difficult to bow out of the limelight during her farewell concert tour in April 2013. | She admitted it would be difficult to bow out of the limelight during her farewell concert tour in April 2013. |
| "It's going to be hard to turn my back on you guys, for a little while at least. But I have to," she told a star-studded audience at the city's Cafe Carlyle that included Tom Hanks, Liza Minnelli and Tony Bennett. | "It's going to be hard to turn my back on you guys, for a little while at least. But I have to," she told a star-studded audience at the city's Cafe Carlyle that included Tom Hanks, Liza Minnelli and Tony Bennett. |
| "I've just got to take it easy," she added. "Wish me well and I'll do the same to you." | "I've just got to take it easy," she added. "Wish me well and I'll do the same to you." |