Alice Playten
Alice Playten was an actress and singer who initiated her career with Gypsy, a Broadway musical in 1959 and appeared in several other Broadway hits such as Henry, Sweet Henry, Seussical, Hello, Dolly! Caroline, Or Change, and Oliver. She battled with juvenile diabetes and pancreatic cancer. She fought hard, but tragically, she passed away on June 25, 2011 at 63 due to heart failure.