“She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet,” wrote her daughter, actress Mary Stuart Masterson, in a heartfelt social media post.
She was known for her legendary role as Brenda Baker in the 1984 hit “Sixteen Candles” and Broadway smash “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”Masterson included a carousel of photos of her mom in the post, the last one of her wearing a crown and embracing her son, Peter Masterson Jr.
Glynn was born Feb. 19, 1940, in Cleveland and raised in Houston where she attended the Mirabeau B. Lamar High School, perAfter high school, she moved to New York to study at the Actors Studio, according to Deadline, and then moved back to Houston, where she met her husband, actor and “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” playwright Peter Masterson.Henderson Forsythe and Glynn hold their Tony Awards for “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”Glynn passed from complications of cancer and dementia.
In 1978, her husband debuted the Broadway hit “Best Little Whorehouse,” which he co-wrote with author Larry King in collaboration with legendary songwriter Carol Hall. The show was based on a 1974 article written by King about the real brothel in La Grange, Texas.©MCA/Courtesy Everett Collection Originally, though, Glynn recalled that she was only a part of the show to “help out” in the beginning, fearing her connection as Masterson’s wife could raise eyebrows.the New York Times.
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