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  Selma Diamond - Biography - Moviefone
Actress and comedy writer Selma Diamond may best be remembered as the feisty, whiskey-voiced bailiff Selma Hacker in the first year of the popular television sitcom Night Court, but she was involved in the entertainment industry many years before that.
A native of Canada, Diamond graduated from a New York university and got her start selling ideas for cartoons and humorous stories to various magazines.
Diamond also appeared in a few films, especially during the early '80s.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Selma Diamond
Diamond was reputed to have been the inspiration for the Sally Rogers character on The Dick Van Dyke Show (played by the similarly raspy-voiced Rose Marie), which centered around the head writer for a fictitious, mercurial television comedian.
The diminutive, chain-smoking Diamond was one of the original cast of Night Court until she was stricken with and died of lung cancer and died at age 64.
Diamond was the author of Nose Jobs for Peace, a 1970 collection of humour writings, some of which touched on her television work.
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 Night Court : Selma Diamond : tvland.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
etite, feisty Selma Diamond is best remembered for the characters she played, but this Canadian born, Brooklyn, New York-raised actress entered show biz through her skills as a writer.
From that moment, Diamond used her spunk and unmistakable nasal voice in her many film and television appearances including My Favorite Year (1982), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), The Other Woman (1983), The Ratings Game (1984), a recurring role on Too Close for Comfort and feisty court Bailiff Selma Hacker on Night Court.
Diamond died of lung cancer on May 14, 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
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 Night Court - About the Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Selma Diamond, who played Selma Hacker, died from lung cancer between seasons.
Her character was replaced with Florence Kleiner (Florence Halop), another 'little old lady,' but had a more nasally voice compared to Selma's raspy voice.
with Selma Diamond, Paula Kelly, and Karen Austin.
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 Selma Diamond - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Actress and comedy writer Selma Diamond may best be remembered as the feisty, whiskey-voiced bailiff Selma Hacker in the first year of the popular...
Selma Diamond, Nose Jobs for Peace (New York: Prentice-Hall, 1970; 229 pages); Jordan R. Young, The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden...
Selma Diamond - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Selma Diamond Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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 Welcome to myfoodcount.com - Measure your Health - Famous DEAD Nicotine Addict - Selma Diamond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Early in her career, she worked as a writer for Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, and she was supposedly the inspiration for the Sally Rogers character on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
The gruff-voiced secretary "Roz" in Monsters, Inc., who was always hounding the lead characters about getting their paperwork done, was voiced by a man doing a good imitation of Selma Diamond.
In 1982, she appeared in My Favorite Year with a memorable small role as wardrobe mistress for King Kaiser's Comedy Calvalcade, a fictional show which clearly echoed the time and venue of her work for Sid Caesar.
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 Night Court : Selma Hacker : tvland.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
With a cigarette almost always hanging out of her mouth, Selma is quick to give her opinion, even if no one asks.
She's afraid of no one, not Judge Stone, not the criminals and not even her 6'8" co-bailiff, Bull Shannon.
One thing's for sure, if there's ever trouble in the court house, Selma is the one to call.
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 Selma Diamond Photos - Selma Diamond News - Selma Diamond Information
Selma Diamond Photos - Selma Diamond News - Selma Diamond Information
A disabled law student takes Harry's refusal of her prom invitation as a slap against her handicap.
Tell the world what you think of Selma Diamond, write a review for this person.
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 Who In The What Now? » Blog Archive » Diamond
The phrase “diamond in the rough” as used by Jafar in Disney’s Aladdin.
That crazy monkey researcher lady on The Simpsons, who not only was inconsistent with her pronunciation, but also running a monkey-staffed diamond mine in her backyard.
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend….when she buys them for herself.
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 Night Court Bailiffs
Could anyone please give me the name of the two ladies (Selma Diamond and Florence Halop) that were the bailiffs.
I know there real names but were there character names the same or what.
Selma Diamond played Selma Hacker Florence Halop played Florence Kleiner and Marsha Warfield played Roz Russel
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 Night Court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The various female bailiffs (the first two of whom died early in the show's run), who were acerbic and comically gruff:
Selma Diamond as Selma Hacker (in the first two seasons).
Night Court scripts addressed the deaths of both characters, which was uncharacteristic for a sitcom.
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 All of Me
Of course, her clever little plan has a few hiccups.
Starring Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Richard Libertini, Dana Elcar, Selma Diamond.
Ross Anthony, currently based in Los Angeles, has scripted and shot documentaries, music videos, and shorts in 35 countries across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
www.rossanthony.com /A/allofme.shtml   (236 words)

  
 Night Court: The Complete First Season - DVD Review - Comedy Movies
The original cast includes Harry Anderson (Judge Harold T. Stone); John Larroquette (Dan Fielding); Richard Moll (Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon); Paula Kelly (Liz Williams); Karen Austin (Lana Wagner); and funniest of all, Selma Diamond (Selma Hacker), who unfortunately, passed away in 1985.
Getting to see Selma again on this first season DVD is a real treat.
Her character, the chain-smoking court matron, is incredibly funny.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art8233.asp   (344 words)

  
 Selma Diamond Bio, News, Awards and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
Selma Diamond Bio, News, Awards and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
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 Jewelry Stores in Selma
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 Selma Diamond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
May 13, 1985, Los Angeles), a Canadian-born but Brooklyn-raised comic actress and radio and television writer, is known best for her high-range, raspy voice and her portrayal of Selma Hacker on the first two seasons of the NBC television comedy series Night Court.
Selma Diamond, Nose Jobs for Peace (New York: Prentice-Hall, 1970; 229 pages)
Jordan R. Young, The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden Age (Beverly Hills, California: Past Time Publishing, 1999; 351 pages)
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 Amazon.ca: Night Court: The Complete First Season: DVD: Karen Austin,Selma Diamond,John Larroquette,Charles ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Actors: Karen Austin, Selma Diamond, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
One of the zaniest and bawdiest shows to hit network primetime in the 1980s, Night Court starred Harry Anderson as the Mel Tormé-loving, magic-playing, too-young judge Harry Stone presiding over the night beat of New York.
In between cases involving ladies of the evening, a derelict who thinks he's Santa, and sparring spouses, the court staff spends most of their spare time trying to figure out the judge's age and background, making jokes about Bull's imposing appearance, or, in Dan's case, propositioning any woman who comes along.
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 Night Court Cast Pictures - Night Court Cast and Crew - TV.com
On radio from age 4, Florence found TV comedy to be her medium, drawing laughs alone with her short stature, feisty demeanor and unmistakable rasp.
In 1985, she replaced Selma Diamond as the deadpan bailiff on the hit sitcom "Night Court." Diamond, who also had a crackling nasal voice that...
Best known for his multiple Emmy award winning role (1985-88 inclusive)of Reinhold 'Dan' Fielding, Assistant D.A. on Night Court.
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 Selma Diamond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 dOc DVD Review: My Favorite Year (1982)
Other Stars: Bill Macy, Lou Jacobi, Selma Diamond, Adolph Green, Lainie Kazan
He routinely goes into rages, and then makes it up to his employees by sending them a box of steaks, or a set of whitewalls.
Bill Macy is the acerbic head writer who is cowed before King, and especially good is cranky old Selma Diamond as the wardrobe mistress on the show.
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 ttgapers store - USA - Night Court - The Complete First Season - Karen Austin, Selma Diamond, John Larroquette, Charles ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Karen Austin, Selma Diamond, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Joining him were lecherous assistant district attorney Dan (John Larroquette), bald Bunyanesque bailiff Bull (Richard Moll), uptight court clerk Lana (Karen Austin), earnest public defender Elizabeth (Paula Kelly), and grizzled bailiff Selma (Selma Hacker).
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 Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) - FilmAffinity
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Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia, Phil Foster, Ann Wedgeworth, Heather MacRae, Selma Diamond, Barbara Babcock, Maurice Rosenfield, Tom Ligon, Andy Jarrell, Marshall Efron, Danny Burks, Tom Signorelli, James Donahue
The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players.
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