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Eddie Albert

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Actor 1906–2005 On stage 19361983

Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005) was an American actor. He is known for his roles on stage and screen and received nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Albert made his acting debut with the film Brother Rat (1938). He went on to receive two Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his roles in Roman Holiday (1953) and The Heartbreak Kid (1972). His other notable films roles include Oklahoma! (1955), The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956), Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), The Longest Yard (1974), and Escape to Witch Mountain (1975). He starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the television sitcom Green Acres from 1965…

On stage 10 productions, 47 years

1936 Brother Rat Biltmore Theatre · Original 577 perf.
1936 O Evening Star Empire Theatre · Original · directed by Leontine Sagan 5 perf.
1937 Room Service Cort Theatre · Original 500 perf.
1938 The Boys from Syracuse Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott 235 perf.
1949 Miss Liberty Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Moss Hart 308 perf.
1952 The Seven Year Itch Fulton Theatre · Original · directed by John Gerstad 1,141 perf.
1957 The Music Man Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Morton DaCosta 1,375 perf.
1958 Say, Darling ANTA Theatre · Original · directed by Abe Burrows 332 perf.
1973 No Hard Feelings Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Abe Burrows 1 perf.
1983 You Can't Take It With You Plymouth Theatre · Revival · directed by Ellis Rabb 312 perf.

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Worked with more than once5 names

Teddy Hart 2 productions
Robert Howard 2 productions
Ezra Stone 2 productions
Clifford Dunstan 2 productions
Carroll Ashburn 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • 25 Eddie Albert played Reuben in the original production of Blitzstein's Reuben Reuben .ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
  • FILM (Warner Bros. 1939) : Cast: Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert. Musical numbers: “Princesse Zenobia” (ballet), “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” (ballet). [93 minutes]ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • Act One: “Thank You” (Eddie Albert); “Never Get Lost” (Eddie Albert, Anita Darian, Emile Renan, Karen Anders); “Tell It to Bart” (G. Wood, William Pierson, Al Checco, Charles Welch); “It’s in the Cards” (George Gaynes); “Shave and a Haircut” (Eddie Albert); “Song of the Arrow” (Evelyn Lear); “Cop’s Lament” (Dean Dittman); “Such a Little W…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act Two: “Moment of Love” (Singing Ensemble); “Ballet” (Dancing Ensemble); “There Goes My Love” (Eddie Albert, Evelyn Lear); “Be with Me” (Eddie Albert); “Mother of the Bridegroom” (Evelyn Lear); “Upstairsy” (Kaye Ballard); “Musky and Whiskey” (William Pierson, Dean Dittman); “Reuben Talks” (Eddie Albert, Company); “We Got a Pact” (George…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Like Damn Yankees , the musical utilized the Faust theme in its depiction of Reuben (Eddie Albert) who suffers from aphonia (a condition that prevents speech when someone is overly excited) and wanders through the night streets of New York in search of truth, meaning, self-identity, communication, and other abstractions, all the while int…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Eddie Albert, Allyn Ann McLerie, Mary McCarty, Charles Dingle, Philip Bourneuf, Ethel Griffies, Herbert Berghof, Tommy Rail, Janice Rule, Maria Karnilova, Dody Goodmanebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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