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George Givot

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Actor 1903–1984 On stage 19291960

George David Givot (February 18, 1903 – June 7, 1984) was a Russian-born American comedian and actor on Broadway and in vaudeville, movies, television and radio. He was known for speaking in a comedic fake Greek dialect and was styled the "Greek Ambassador of Good Will". His best known movie role may be as the voice of Tony in the Disney animated film Lady and the Tramp (1955), where he serenaded the titular characters with the romantic ballad "Bella Notte."

On stage 6 productions, 31 years

1929 Earl Carroll's Sketch Book [1929] Earl Carroll Theatre · Original · directed by Edgar MacGregor 392 perf.
1931 The Constant Sinner Royale Theatre · Original 64 perf.
1932 Americana Shubert Theatre · Revival · directed by Harold Johnsrud 77 perf.
1933 Pardon My English Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by John McGowan 43 perf.
1944 Mexican Hayride Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short, John Kennedy 481 perf.
1960 Do Re Mi St. James Theatre · Original · directed by Garson Kanin 400 perf.

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Worked with more than once2 names

Marion Harcke 2 productions
Dorothea Frank 2 productions

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Ambassador

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In the literature6 passages

  • Cast : Wayne Sherwood (Guide), George Givot (Appopolous), Jack Rains (Lonigan), Betsy von Furstenberg (Helen), Jordan Bentley (Wreck), Paula Wayne (Violet), Ten Beniades (Valenti), Jo Sullivan (Eileen), Nancy Walker (Ruth), Don Grusso (A Strange Man), Daniel P. Hannafin (Drunk, Policeman), Jack Fletcher (Drunk, Ruth’s Escort), Peter Cooks…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act Two: Entr’acte; “The Bare Necessities” (Paul Muni, Rico Froehlich, Assistants); “Crescendo” (Joan Diener, Cesare Danova); “Va bene” (George Givot, Arthur Rubin, Neile Adams); “I Waltz Alone” (Paul Muni, Neile Adams, Guests); “Press Conference” (Joan Diener, Truman Gaige, David London, Shevlin Rodgers, Gerald Cardoni, Rico Froehlich, E…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Bobby Clark, June Havoc, George Givot, Wilbur Evans, Luba Malina, Corinna Mura, Paul Haakon, Edith Meiser, Bill Callahan, Candy Jonesebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • and Adolph Deutsch. Cast, starring Jack Pearl (Commissioner Bauer) and Lyda Roberti (Gita), featured George Givot (Michael Bramleigh/Golo), Josephine Huston (Ilse Bauer), Carl Randall (Johnny Stewart), Barbara Newberry (Gerry Martin), Gerald Oliver Smith (Dr. Richard Carter), Ruth Urban (Magda), John Cortez (Karl), andtheatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • Introduced by Lyda Roberti (Gita) and George Givot (Michael/Golo), who was replaced during the brief Broadway run with Joseph Santley. (Givot himself had replaced Jack Buchanan in the latter part of the tryout.) Added to the score late in the pre-Broadway tryout. In February 1982, soon after the discovery of numerous Gershwin scores and m…theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • ISN’T IT A PITY? Published December 1932. Introduced during the tryout by Jack Buchanan (Michael/Golo), who was replaced with George Givot, who was replaced during the Broadway run with Joseph Santley; and Ona Munson (Ilse), who was replaced with Roberta Robinson, who was herself replaced before the New York opening with Josephine Huston.theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt

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