<Li> Milly: Jane Powell channeled her experiences growing up in Oregon to create Milly . She and Howard Keel would later reprise their roles in a Seven Brides for Seven Brothers stage revival . She also appeared in dancing and singing roles in many other musical films, including Royal Wedding, and Rich, Young and Pretty and also A Date with Judy . In the film, she marries Adam . </Li> <Li> Dorcas Gaylen: Julie Newmar (Newmeyer), wore a purple dress in the barn raising scene . Dorcas is one of the more confident girls, and has stated that she always wanted to be a June bride and have a baby right away . She is also the only girl shown to have a sibling, a younger sister . At the end of the film, she marries Benjamin . A classically trained ballerina, she would later rise to fame as Catwoman in the 1960s TV version of Batman . She also won a Supporting Actress Tony Award for The Marriage - Go - Round (starring Claudette Colbert). She appeared on her neighbor James Belushi's sitcom According to Jim after the two settled a highly publicized lawsuit . Her singing voice for the film was dubbed by Betty Allen . She marries Benjamin . </Li> <Li> Ruth Jepson: Ruta Lee (Kilmonis) enjoyed a long stage and television career, appearing in dozens of films and TV series, working with Lucille Ball, Sammy Davis, Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood, and Frank Sinatra. Lee appeared in the sitcom Roseanne as the first girlfriend of Roseanne's mother . Her singing parts for the film were dubbed in post-production by Betty Noyes . She is wearing a blue dress in the barn raising scene, and is shown to like baking pies . She marries Caleb . </Li> <Li> Martha: Norma Doggett performed in the 1940s - 50s Broadway shows Bells Are Ringing, Fanny, Wish You Were Here, Miss Liberty, and Magdalena . Her singing voice for the film was dubbed by Bobbie Canvin . She wears a green dress during the barn raising scene . She marries Daniel . </Li>

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