Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday, coming up on the Birthday Channel

Born Yesterday is a 1950 film, based on a 1946 Broadway play, with Judy Holliday reprising her stage role and winning an Oscar for Best Actress. It focuses on the naive ex-chorus girlfriend of a crooked businessman, who hires a journalist to tutor her. The film was remade in 1993, and the play has been revived occasionally.

Muppet References

• Born Yesterday is coming up on the Baby Channel in "Elmo's World: Babies."

• In "Elmo's World: Birthdays," Born Yesterday joins other movies with "Born" in the title on the Birthday Channel.

Connections

• Edward Asner played Harry Brock in the 1989 Broadway revival
• John Goodman played Harry Brock in the 1993 film
• Melanie Griffith played Billie Dawn in the 1993 film
• Don Johnson played Paul Verrell in the 1993 film
• Madeline Kahn played Billie Dawn in the 1989 Broadway revival
• Kate McGregor-Stewart played Mrs. Hulse in the 1993 film