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Elliott Sullivan

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Actor 1907–1974 On stage 19451961

Elliott Sullivan (July 4, 1907 – June 2, 1974) was an American actor. Sullivan was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Rabbi Solomon Solomon. He got his first Broadway walk‐on role in 1929 in Morris Gest's presentation of “The Passion Play”. Broadway plays in which Sullivan appeared included Hamlet (1961), The Octoroon (1961), The Plough and the Stars (1960), She Stoops to Conquer (1960), Henry IV, Part II (1960), Henry IV, Part I (1960), Peer Gynt (1960), Lysistrata (1959), The Great God Brown (1959), The Power and the Glory (1958), Compulsion (1957), Brigadoon (1957), Small War on Murray Hill (1957), Brigadoon (1947), Skydrift (1945), Winged Victory (1943), Lysistrata (1930), and Red Ru…

On stage 10 productions, 16 years

1945 Skydrift Belasco Theatre · Original · directed by Roy Hargrave 7 perf.
1947 Brigadoon Ziegfeld Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Lewis 581 perf.
1959 Lysistrata Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Jean Gascon 24 perf.
1960 Henry IV, Part I Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Stuart Vaughan 65 perf.
1960 Henry IV, Part II Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Stuart Vaughan 31 perf.
1960 Peer Gynt Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Stuart Vaughan 32 perf.
1960 She Stoops to Conquer Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Stuart Vaughan
1960 The Plough and the Stars Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Stuart Vaughan 32 perf.
1961 Hamlet Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Stuart Vaughan 102 perf.
1961 The Octoroon Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Stuart Vaughan 45 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Ray Reinhardt 8 productions
Juliet Randall 8 productions
John Heffernan 8 productions
Gerry Jedd 7 productions
Albert Quinton 7 productions
Robert Blackburn 6 productions
Patricia Falkenhain 6 productions
Nicholas Kepros 6 productions
Franklin Cover 6 productions
Donald Madden 5 productions
Bette Henritze 5 productions
Thomas Bellin 4 productions

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In the literature2 passages

  • Cast : David Atkinson (Tommy Albright), Scott McKay (Jeff Douglas), Elliott Sullivan (Archie Beaton), Harry Beaton (Matt Mattox), Guy Gordon (Angus MacGuffie), John Dorrin (Sandy Dean), Russell Gaige (Andrew MacLaren), Virginia Oswald (Fiona MacLaren), Virginia Bosler (Jean MacLaren), Helen Gallagher (Meg Brockie), Robert Rounseville (Cha…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: David Brooks, Marion Bell, Pamela Britton, Lee Sullivan, George Keane, James Mitchell, William Hansen, Elliott Sullivan, Helen Gallagher, Hayes Gordon, Lidija Franklinebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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