She was born Elizabeth Edith Enke on April 16, 1927, in Kingston, PA. She took her mother's maiden name for the stage. She quickly began to develop talents of a sort. She was the baton-twirling champion of Tenafly, NJ. And in 1950, she was named Miss U.S. Television. She married the volatile, mustachioed, cigar-chomping Ernie Kovacs in 1954 in Mexico City. The ceremony was presided over by former New York City mayor William O'Dwyer, and was performed in Spanish. She was a regular on "The Ernie Kovacs Show," singing, doing impersonations — and the occasional pratfall. Of her husband, Ms. Adams later said, "He treated me like a little girl, and I loved it — Women's Lib be damned!"
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The 25th Annual Tony Awards - 1971 Opened March 28, 1971 |
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Li'l Abner Opened November 15, 1956 |
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Wonderful Town Opened February 25, 1953 |
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1957 | Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Winner |
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