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Photos: Elaine Stritch | 1925 - 2014

Elaine Stritch, whose forceful personality and salty language enlivened the New York stage for more than six decades, died July 17, 2014 at her home in Birmingham, Mich., at 89. Here's a look back at the life of the actress.

Elaine Stritch, whose forceful personality and salty language enlivened the New York stage for more than six decades, died July 17, 2014 at her home in Birmingham, Mich., at 89. Here’s a look back at the life of the actress.  (Michelle Siu / Associated Press)

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Elaine Stritch, whose forceful personality and salty language enlivened the New York stage for more than six decades, died July 17, 2014 at her home in Birmingham, Mich., at 89. Here’s a look back at the life of the actress.

Elaine Stritch | 1925 - 2014

Elaine Stritch, shown on the set of “Sail Away” with playwright Noel Coward, received a Tony Award nomination for her work in the 1961 musical. Stritch, who started out with a minor role, became the show’s star.   (Estate of Noel Coward / Associated Press)

Elaine Stritch | 1925 - 2014

Pictured are scenes from Elaine Stritch’s one-woman show “Elaine Stritch At Liberty,” which won a Tony Award in 2002.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Elaine Stritch | 1925 - 2014

Elaine Stritch is shown at the Carlyle Hotel in New York in 2003. Stritch took her Tony Award-winning one-woman show “Elaine Stritch At Liberty” on the road with stops in cities that included Los Angeles.   (Ari Mintz / For the Times)

Elaine Stritch | 1925 - 2014

Elaine Stritch celebrates her win for individual performance in a variety or musical at the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2004.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch (1925-2014) -- The Tony Award-winning actress also portrayed Alec Baldwin’s mother in the NBC sitcom “30 Rock.”  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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