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Conny Stuart (Born Cornelia van Meijgaard) - Wijhe, September 5, 1913 - Amsterdam, August 22, 2010
Conny Stuart, born Cornelia van Meijgaard, was a renowned Dutch singer, actress, comedienne, and musical theater star. She grew up in The Hague, near the Peace Palace, and attended the girls' high school Bleyenburg. During her youth, she adopted the surname Stuart and was nicknamed "Puck."
Stuart began her career as a chanson singer and performed with bands, including Freddy Johnson's band. Her first radio performance was on July 25, 1939, with the Romancers led by Gerard van Krevelen. During World War II, she met Wim Sonneveld, with whom she began performing on the radio from 1943 onwards. Stuart later openly admitted that she and her group were members of the Kultuurkamer, saying, "We had to put bread on the table." In the 1950s, she remained a prominent member of Sonneveld's group. From 1953 to 1956, she shone as Baroness Adèle de Bonbon in the satirical program Mimoza (Ministry for Difficult Matters) and performed in the variety show Showboat, singing many songs written by Eli Asser. Stuart was married to Henri Hofman at the time, with whom she had two sons. She divorced him to marry Joop Doderer, eight years her junior, in 1957, with whom she co-starred in the radio play Koek & ei. Her second marriage ended in 1960.
In 1966, Stuart found great success with the song "What will the weather be like in The Hague?" which was even released as a single. Her acting skills, developed under Sonneveld's guidance, truly flourished in the musicals written for her by Annie M.G. Schmidt and Harry Bannink. "Heerlijk duurt het langst" (Happiness Takes a While) was an unprecedented success in 1965, featuring the classic song "It is over," in which a woman reflects on her less-than-perfect marriage. Numerous other musicals followed, including "Wat een planeet," "Met man en muis," "En nu naar bed," "Madam," and "De dader heeft het gedaan" (1983).
In 1985, Stuart ended her career with "The Stuart Story," performing her old songs. She passed away in 2010 at the age of 96. In honor of her 100th birthday in 2013, the Musical Award for Best Leading Actress in a Large Musical was named after Conny Stuart.
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