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George Abbott
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Born June 25, 1887(1887-06-25)
Forestville, New York
Died January 31, 1995 (aged 107)
Miami Beach, Florida
Nationality United States
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Debut works The Fall Guy (1925)
Magnum opus Damn Yankees (1955), Fiorello! (1959)
Works with Jerome Weidman, Richard Rodgers
Spouse Ednah Levis (1914–1930)
Mary Sinclair (1946–1952)
Joy Valderrama (1983–1995)
Child(ren) Judith Abbot
Awards Tony Award for Best Musical (The Pajama Game, 1955)
Tony Award for Best Musical (Damn Yankees, 1956)
Tony Award for Best Musical (Fiorello!, 1960)
Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Fiorello!, 1960)
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (Fiorello!, 1960)
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 1963)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (On Your Toes, 1983)
Special Tony Award (1987)

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Early life

Abbott was born in Forestville, New York, near the town of Salamanca, which twice elected his father mayor. Forestville is a Village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. Salamanca New York, is the name of two municipalities in Cattaraugus County New York. In 1898 his family moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he attended Kearney Military Academy. Cheyenne ( /ʃaɪˈæn/ or /ʃaɪˈɛn/) is the capital of the U This is a list of military academies in the United States which are now defunct Within a few years his family returned to New York, and he graduated from Hamburg High School in 1907. Hamburg is a Town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census the town had a total population of 56259 Four years later he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester, where he wrote his first play, Perfectly Harmless, for the University Dramatic Club. The University of Rochester ( U of R UR) is a private, nonsectarian Coeducational Research University located in Rochester

Abbott then went to Harvard University where he studied playwriting under George Pierce Baker. George Pierce Baker (1866–1935 American educator in the field of Drama. Under his tutelage he wrote The Head of the Family, which was performed at the Harvard Dramatic Club in 1912. He then worked for a year as assistant stage manager at the Bijou Theatre in Boston where his play The Man in the Manhole won a contest.

Career

Abbott first appeared as an actor on Broadway in The Misleading Lady in 1913. While acting in several plays in New York City he began to write, with his first successful play being The Fall Guy (1925). The City of New York He worked in Hollywood as a writer and director while continuing with his theater work. Among those who crossed paths with Abbott early in their careers are Desi Arnaz, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, Bob Fosse, Stephen Sondheim, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Liza Minnelli. Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III) ( March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban American Betty Comden ( May 3 1917 November 23 2006) along with Adolph Green (1914 2002 was one-half of the musical duo Comden and Green Adolph Green ( December 2, 1914 October 23, 2002) was an American Lyricist and Playwright who with long-time WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse ( June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American Musical theater Choreographer and Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven John Harold Kander (born March 18, 1927 in Kansas City Missouri) is the American Composer Fred Ebb ( April 8 1933 &mdash September 11 2004) was a Musical theatre lyricist Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer

Abbott acquired a reputation as an astute "show doctor. " He frequently was called upon to supervise changes when a show was having difficulties in tryouts or previews prior to its Broadway opening.

Abbott married his first wife Ednah Levis in 1914. They had a daughter Judith, who became an actress and married actor Tom Ewell in 1946. Tom Ewell ( April 29 1909 - September 12, 1994) was an American Tony Award -winning Actor. Ednah died in 1930 and Abbott married Mary Sinclair in April 1946; they divorced in 1951. Mary Sinclair (1922-2000 was an American film and television actress Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January On November 21, 1983, five months past his 96th birthday, he married Joy Valderrama. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)

In 1965, the 54th Street Theatre was rechristened the George Abbott Theater in his honor. 54th Street is a two-mile-long one-way Street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan. The building was demolished in 1970.

Abbott died of a stroke in Miami Beach, four months and three weeks short of his 108th birthday. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 Years or more The New York Times obituary read, "Mrs. Abbott said that a week and a half before his death he was dictating revisions to the second act of Pajama Game with a revival in mind. Last year, at a mere 106 years old, he walked down the aisle on opening night of the Damn Yankees revival and received a standing ovation. He was heard saying to his companion, "There must be somebody important here. "

Abbott is one of the most admired men in the history of Broadway and has been inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. The American Theatre Hall of Fame in New York City was founded in 1971 by Earl Blackwell, Gerard Oestreicher, James M

Selected theatre credits

Filmography

Year Title Credit
1918 The Imposter Writer; actor (Lem)
1926 Love 'Em and Leave 'Em Writer
1927 Hills of Peril Playwright, A Holy Terror
1928 Four Walls Playwright; writer
1929 Coquette Playwright
1929 The Carnival Man Director
1929 Broadway Playwright; writer
1929 The Bishop's Candlesticks Director
1929 Why Bring That Up? Writer; director
1929 The Saturday Night Kid Playwright, Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
1929 Night Parade Playwright, Ringside
1929 Halfway to Heaven Director; writer
1930 El Dios del mar Writer
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Writer
1930 The Fall Guy Playwright
1930 Manslaughter Director; writer
1930 The Sea God Director; writer
1931 Der Sprung ins Nichts Writer
1931 Stolen Heaven Director; writer
1931 La Incorregible Playwright, Manslaughter
1931 Sombras del circo Playwright, Halfway to Heaven
1931 À mi-chemin du ciel Playwright, Halfway to Heaven
1931 Secrets of a Secretary Director; writer
1931 My Sin Director; writer
1931 The Cheat Director
1932 Halvvägs till himlen Writer
1932 Those We Love Playwright
1933 Lilly Turner Playwright
1934 Heat Lightning Playwright
1934 Straight Is the Way Playwright, Four Walls
1936 Three Men on a Horse Playwright
1938 Broadway Writer
1939 On Your Toes Playwright
1940 Too Many Girls Director
1940 The Boys from Syracuse Playwright
1941 Highway West Playwright, Heat Lightning
1942 Broadway Playwright
1947 Beat the Band Playwright

Awards and nominations

Awards
Nominations

References

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