Joyce Randolph–Honorary Degree Doctor of Fine Arts

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I came across a neat article today. Below is the link where I found it.

Special Guest Brian Carney

Brian Carney, the son of actor Art Carney, will speak at the ceremony and introduce actress and honorary degree recipient Joyce Randolph. He has been a guitar soloist who has performed at over 200 colleges throughout the country and is known for the commercials he has made since the 1980’s. Over the years he has been the voice of Ivory Soap, Heineken Beer, Fisher Price Toys, MasterCard, the U.S. Postal Service and Madison Square Garden Television. He has also done promotional work for Court TV, The Learning Channel and recently, ABC World News Tonight. He can be seen on a Fed Ex television commercial and a commercial for the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. He has also appeared on sitcoms and soap operas.

Joyce Randolph–Honorary Degree
Doctor of Fine Arts

Joyce Randolph is known to legions of admirers for her pioneering role as Trixie in The Honeymooners, one of the best remembered and most imitated programs in the history of television. Almost six decades later, its popularity continues as a result of continual syndication since the show’s original run ended in 1957.

The Honeymooners is a comic reflection of urban, postwar America as a land of opportunity for dreamers like bus driver Ralph Kramden, portrayed by Jackie Gleason and his sidekick Ed Norton, played by Art Carney—and their wives, played by Joyce Randolph and Audrey Meadows.

And although written and broadcast at a time when men and women were not equal, long before the women’s rights movement, The Honeymooners foreshadowed the rise of women by the comparative, quiet intelligence of Alice and Trixie and the humorous muddling of Ralph and Ed.

Ms. Randolph began her acting career at 18 in her hometown of Detroit and joined a touring revival of Stage Door. After moving to New York, she made her Broadway debut in A Goose for the Gander with Gloria Swanson. She has been on television with such comedy superstars as Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Danny Thomas, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and Fred Allen. She was featured on Broadway in the ‘40’s and ‘50’s and made the transition to television during its early days appearing on such shows as The Cavalcade of Stars, the Colgate Comedy Hour and Four Star Revue. She has also appeared in films and commercials.

The USO named her its Woman of the Year in 1995 and she serves on its Board of Directors. The Lambs, the renowned theater club, voted her a life member for her years of service.

She has been known to greet her fans at Sardi’s near caricatures of the four main Honeymooners characters where she signs her name and the name, Trixie.

She has made an indelible imprint on our American culture and is an inspiration to students in the theater, creative writing and social sciences programs at Purchase College.


https://www.purchase.edu/AboutPurcha...px?newsid=1034

[MrBand]

It's great that Joyce Randolph continues to be recognized for her contribution to television history. Thanks for the link.

[Frischman_Fan]

Joyce Randolph is awesome! My friend had the opportunity of meeting her last year while visiting New York City. She had nothing but great news to share about Joyce.

[powbangzooom]

She is a wonderfull woman. She's so friendly and sincere. What a hip lady too! It would be a real honor to meet her one day. What a sweet kid!