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Archie Savage

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Actor 1914–2003 On stage 1937–1949

Archie Savage (April 19, 1914 — February 14, 2003) was an American dancer, choreographer, and film and theatre actor. He was a pioneer of the African-American modern dance. For several years he was a partner of Katherine Dunham in her dance company. He was among the teachers of Dunham Technique at her school. Savage became interested in dancing while he was a student in public schools in New York. Savage was one of the earliest black men to portray an astronaut in film. Another one, in the same year of 1960, was Julius Ongewe in the East German/Polish film The Silent Star (known in the US as First Spaceship on Venus). The Archie Savage Dancers appear in the movie, “The Glenn Miller Story” an…

On stage 6 productions, 12 years

1937 Dr. Faustus Maxine Elliotts Theatre · Revival · directed by Orson Welles 128 perf.
1938 Haiti Lafayette Theatre · Original · directed by Maurice Clark 168 perf.
1940 Cabin In The Sky Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by George Balanchine, Albert Lewis 156 perf.
1946 Beggar's Holiday Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Nicholas Ray 111 perf.
1946 Lysistrata Belasco Theatre · Revival · directed by Felicia Sorel 4 perf.
1949 South Pacific Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Joshua Logan 1,925 perf.

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Worked with more than once7 names

Rex Ingram 3 productions
Louis Sharp 3 productions
Albert Popwell 3 productions
Royce Wallace 2 productions
Mildred Joanne Smith 2 productions
Maurice Ellis 2 productions
J Louis Johnson 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 4 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature3 passages

  • The original London production opened at the Coliseum on March 8, 1951, for 501 performances; the cast included Bill Johnson (Fred), Patricia Morison (Lilli), Julie Wilson (Lois), and Walter Long (Bill); others in the cast were Adelaide Hall and Archie Savage.ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, Myron McCormick, Juanita Hall, William Tabbert, Betta St. John, Martin Wolfson, Harvey Stephens, Richard Eastham, Henry Slate, Fred Sadoff, Archie Savageebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • PC: Fred Graham : Bill Johnson; Lilli Vanessi : Patricia Morison; Lois Lane : Julie Wilson; Bill Calhoun : Walter Long; Hattie : Adelaide Hall; Gangster : Sidney James; Gangster : Danny Green; Paul : Archie Savageebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt

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