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Eddie Lawrence

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LyricistBook WriterActor 1919–2014 On stage 19561967

Eddie Lawrence (born Lawrence Eisler; March 2, 1919 – March 25, 2014) was an American monologist, actor, singer, lyricist, playwright, artist, director and television personality, whose comic creation, "The Old Philosopher", gained him a cult following for over five decades.

On stage 2 productions, 11 years

1956 Bells Are Ringing Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Jerome Robbins 924 perf.
1967 Sherry! Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Joe Layton 65 perf.

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Also credited on1 work

Kelly

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In the literature7 passages

  • Cast: Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin, Jean Stapleton, Eddie Lawrence, Dort Clark, George S. Irving, Peter Gennaro, Bernie Westebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Moose Charlap and Eddie Lawrence attended every rehearsal, both of them pacing nervously up and down the aisles, watching their play from different angles. They had written Kelly five years before, in nine days and nine nights of fierce inspiration. They had been unable to get it performed, however, because the producers to whom they brou…ebooks/Suskin, Steven/B001T4YWBO EBOK - Steven Suskin.txt
  • Nat Dorfman arrived about 3 p.m., his arms filled with press releases. He squinted in the dim light, looking for Eddie Lawrence. The producers usually informed him of events three or four days after the fact, perhaps on the theory that if a press agent knows too much he becomes confused and ineffective.ebooks/Suskin, Steven/B001T4YWBO EBOK - Steven Suskin.txt
  • "Even a genius must be practical, your honor," he said; "if Shakespeare were alive and behaved like Eddie Lawrence, then Richard Burton's Hamlet, one of the greatest productions of all time, but one that modified the script, could never have reached the stage." [The highly acclaimed Richard Burton production of Hamlet, directed by John Gi…ebooks/Suskin, Steven/B001T4YWBO EBOK - Steven Suskin.txt
  • LOUIS AND THE ELEPHANT By Eddie Lawrence; Director, John Marley; Settings and Lighting, William Pitkin; Costumes, Stanley Simmons; Sound, Gigi Cascio; Technical Director, Don Hindstheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis).txt
  • A musical in 2 acts and 4 scenes with a prologue, The action takes place in 1933 in Southampton L. I., N.Y. + Succeeded by: 1. Jim Weston, 2. Eddie Lawrencetheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1978-79, v. 35 (Willis).txt

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