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Barbara Nichols

Shows · Barbara Nichols

Actor 1928–1976 On stage 19521961

Barbara Marie Nickerauer (December 10, 1928 – October 5, 1976), known professionally as Barbara Nichols, was an American actress who often played brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1960s.

On stage 2 productions, 9 years

1952 Pal Joey Broadhurst Theatre · Revival · directed by Robert Alton 540 perf.
1961 Let It Ride Eugene O'Neill Theatre · Original · directed by Stanley Prager 68 perf.

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In the literature5 passages

  • Cast : Joel Grey, Muriel Landers, Conrad Janis, Aileen Stanley Jr., Bernie West, Dorothy Greener, Kelly Brown, Will Holt, Barbara Nichols, Barbara Heller, Loray White, Alec Davis, Judy Foster, Paul Jayson, Leon Tyler, Ludmilla Kiro, Joanne Larkin, Claire Gunderman, Irma Grant, Louise Glenn, Betty Rhodes, Rob Bieber, Pat Nestor, The Tail G…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • (*) “Group Analysis” (sketch by Richard Maury) (Leader: Will Holt; Group: Barbara Nichols, Bernie West, Dorothy Greener, Barbara Heller, Conrad Janis, Kelly Brown); originally performed in the 1955 Off-Broadway revue Shoestring Revue ; later in the 1960 Chicago revue Medium Rare ;ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • “Medea in Disneyland” (sketch and lyric by Sheldon Harnick, music by Lloyd B. Norlin) (Announcer: Paul Jayson; Medea’s Nurse: Barbara Nichols; Medea: Dorothy Greener; Jason: Conrad Janis; King Creon: Bernie West; Fairy Godmother: Muriel Landers; Medea’s Sons: Joel Grey, Leon Tyler; Bunnies: Irma Grant, Claire Gunderman, Louise Glenn; Gree…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • “Please, Mr. Glover, Don’t Discover Me” (lyric and music by Ray Golden) (Hat Check Girl: Barbara Nichols);ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Vivienne Segal, Harold Lang, Helen Gallagher, Lionel Stander, Patricia Northrop, Elaine Stritch, Helen Wood, Barbara Nichols, Jack Waldron, Robert Fortierebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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