biography
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| lived:
| (1887–1995)
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| biography:
| Director, producer, and playwright, born in Forestville, New York, USA. He began his career in 1913 as an actor, but made his name as a writer and Broadway director and producer, establishing himself with The Fall Guy (co-written with James Gleason) in 1925. He wrote or co-wrote almost 50 plays and musicals, among them The Pajama Game (with Richard Bissell, 1954) and Damn Yankees (1955). In addition to an illustrious career as a producer, he directed over 100 theatrical pieces, winning six Tony awards for his work, and was still writing on his 100th birthday. |
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