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Alan Hewitt

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ActorOn stage 19351955

Alan Hewitt was an American actor who appeared on Broadway in Call Me Madam (1950) and worked extensively in film and television; he died in 1986.

On stage 13 productions, 20 years

1935 The Taming of the Shrew Guild Theatre · Revival · directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble 129 perf.
1937 Amphitryon 38 Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Bretaigne Windust 153 perf.
1938 The Seagull Shubert Theatre · Revival · directed by Robert Milton 41 perf.
1939 The American Way Center Theatre · Return-Engagement 80 perf.
1940 Love's Old Sweet Song Plymouth Theatre · Original · directed by Lawrence Langner 44 perf.
1940 The Taming of the Shrew Alvin Theatre · Revival · directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble 8 perf.
1941 The Walrus and the Carpenter Cort Theatre · Original · directed by Alfred De Liagre 9 perf.
1942 The Moon Is Down Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Chester Erskin 71 perf.
1947 The Gentleman From Athens Mansfield Theatre · Original · directed by Sam Wanamaker 7 perf.
1949 Death of a Salesman Morosco Theatre · Original · directed by Elia Kazan 742 perf.
1950 Call Me Madam Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott 644 perf.
1954 Ondine 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Alfred Lunt 157 perf.
1955 Inherit the Wind National Theatre · Original · directed by Terese Hayden 806 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Sydney Greenstreet 4 productions
Richard Whorf 4 productions
Edith King 4 productions
S Thomas Gomez 3 productions
Lynn Fontanne 3 productions
Ernestine de Becker 3 productions
Alfred Lunt 3 productions
William Lemassena 2 productions
Victor Thorley 2 productions
Stephen Sandes 2 productions
Robert P Lieb 2 productions
Ray Holgate 2 productions

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In the literature4 passages

  • Cast: Ethel Merman, Paul Lukas, Russell Nype, Galina Talva, Pat Harrington, Alan Hewitt, Tommy Rail, Nathaniel Freyebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • C AST : Ethel Merman (as Sally Adams), Paul Lukas, Russell Nype, Galina Talva, Alan Hewitt, Owen Coll, Lilia Skalaebooks/Kellow, Brian/Ethel Merman_ A Life - Brian Kellow.txt
  • 14 See Alan Hewitt, ‘Why Can’t Today’s Actors Sing Out?’, New York Times , 18 January 1970, for a description of the sound system used for Promises, Promises and for general commentary on the increasing use of amplification in Broadway musicals.ebooks/Music, The Cambridge Companion To The Musical Cambridge Companions To/Cambridge Companion to the Musical (Cambridge Companions to Music), The - The Cambridge Companion To The Musical Cambridge Companions To Music.txt
  • ALAN HEWITT, 7 New York City-bom stage, film, and TV actor, died Nov. 7, 1986 of cancer 1 ,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1986-87 Season, v. 43 (Willis, John).txt

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