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Gene Barry

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Actor 1919–2009 On stage 19421983

Gene Barry (born Eugene Klass; June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009) was an American stage, screen, and television actor and singer. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films The Atomic City (1952) and The War of the Worlds (1953) and for his portrayal of the title characters in the TV series Bat Masterson and Burke's Law, among many roles.

On stage 9 productions, 41 years

1942 Rosalinda 44th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Felix Brentano 611 perf.
1942 The New Moon Carnegie Hall · Revival · directed by John Pierce 24 perf.
1943 The Merry Widow Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Felix Brentano 322 perf.
1944 Catherine Was Great Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Roy Hargrave 191 perf.
1946 The Would-Be Gentleman Booth Theatre · Revival · directed by John Kennedy 77 perf.
1950 Bless You All Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by John C. Wilson 84 perf.
1950 Happy as Larry Coronet Theatre · Original · directed by Burgess Meredith 3 perf.
1962 The Perfect Setup Cort Theatre · Original · directed by Lamont Johnson 5 perf.
1983 La Cage aux Folles Palace Theatre · Original · directed by Arthur Laurents 1,761 perf.

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Worked with more than once5 names

Robert Tower 3 productions
Lester Towne 2 productions
Joan Wheatley 2 productions
Everett West 2 productions
Benjamin Siegel 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Act One: “No One Loves Me” (Burgess Meredith); “Without a Stitch” (Maurice Edwards, Frank Milton, Harry Allen, Henry Calvin, William Hogue, Jack Warner, Fin Olsen); “Now and Then” (Burgess Meredith); “October” (Marguerite Piazza); “Mrs. Larry, Tell Me This” (Gene Barry, Barbara Perry); “A Cup of Tea” (Burgess Meredith, Barbara Perry, Marg…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act Two: “It’s Pleasant and Delightful” (Gene Barry); “The Dirty Dog” (Maurice Edwards, Frank Milton, Harry Allen, Henry Calvin, William Hogue, Jack Warner, Fin Olsen); “The Flatulent Ballad” (Irwin Corey); “The Loyalist Wife” (Barbara Perry); “Oh, Mrs. Larry” (Maurice Edwards, Frank Milton, Harry Allen, Henry Calvin, William Hogue, Jack…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • The original production had had George Hearn’s Albin and Gene Barry’s Georges walk off arm in arm at the end of the show. True, in the revival that had played five years earlier, Gary Beach and Daniel Davis kissed—just as Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge did here. But Hodge threw himself into it with an extra zest. So even those who came…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Cast: Jan Kiepura, Marta Eggerth, Melville Cooper, Ruth Matteson, Robert Rounseville, David Wayne, Ralph Dumke, Gene Barry, Lubov Roudenko, Milada Mladovaebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: George Hearn, Gene Barry, Jay Garner, John Weiner, Elizabeth Parrish, Leslie Stevens, William Thomas Jr., Merle Louiseebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • La Cage aux Folles. The “Masculinity” number with Gene Barry and George Hearn. (Martha Swope)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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