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George Mathews

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Actor 1911–1984 On stage 19411968

George Mathews (October 10, 1911 – November 7, 1984) was an American actor whose film career stretched from an uncredited appearance in Stage Door Canteen in 1943 to Going Home in 1971.

On stage 25 productions, 27 years

1941 Cuckoos on the Hearth Morosco Theatre · Original · directed by Antoinette Perry
1941 Out of the Frying Pan Windsor Theatre · Original 104 perf.
1941 The Night Before Christmas Morosco Theatre · Original · directed by Romney Brent 22 perf.
1942 The Eve of St. Mark Cort Theatre · Original · directed by Lem Ward 307 perf.
1942 The Life of Reilly Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Roy Hargrave 5 perf.
1945 Beggars Are Coming to Town Coronet Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Clurman 25 perf.
1945 Kiss Them for Me Belasco Theatre · Original · directed by Herman Shumlin 110 perf.
1946 Antigone Cort Theatre · Original · directed by Guthrie McClintic 64 perf.
1946 Temper the Wind Playhouse Theatre · Original · directed by Reginald Denham 35 perf.
1947 A Streetcar Named Desire Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Original · directed by Elia Kazan 855 perf.
1948 Hope's the Thing Playhouse Theatre · Original 7 perf.
1948 S. S. Glencairn City Center · Revival · directed by José Ferrer 14 perf.
1948 Six O'Clock Theatre Maxine Elliotts Theatre · Original · directed by Joseph Kramm 8 perf.
1948 The Silver Whistle Biltmore Theatre · Original · directed by Paul Crabtree 219 perf.
1950 A Streetcar Named Desire City Center · Revival · directed by Elia Kazan 24 perf.
1951 Barefoot in Athens Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Alan Anderson 29 perf.
1957 Holiday for Lovers Longacre Theatre · Original 100 perf.
1958 The Shadow of a Gunman Bijou Theatre · Revival · directed by Jack Garfein 52 perf.
1959 Triple Play Playhouse Theatre · Original · directed by Hume Cronyn 37 perf.
1960 Do Re Mi St. James Theatre · Original · directed by Garson Kanin 400 perf.
1963 Luther St James Theatre · Original · directed by Tony Richardson 211 perf.
1965 Catch Me If You Can Morosco Theatre · Original · directed by Vincent J. Donehue 103 perf.
1966 A Joyful Noise Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Bennett 12 perf.
1966 A Time for Singing Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Donald McKayle 41 perf.
1968 The Great White Hope Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Edwin Sherin 546 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Daniel Reed 4 productions
Lou Gilbert 3 productions
E G Marshall 3 productions
Will Geer 2 productions
Robert Carroll 2 productions
Robert Alvin 2 productions
Philip Robinson 2 productions
Marlon Brando 2 productions
John Call 2 productions
Jessica Tandy 2 productions
Jack Mette 2 productions
Jabez Gray 2 productions

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In the literature2 passages

  • Donna McKechnie), Karen Morrow (replacing Gay Edmond, who replaced Mitzi Welch), Clifford David (replacing James Rado), George Mathews (replacing Allan Louw), Leland Palmer,theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • GEORGE MATHEWS, 73. Brooklyn-bom actor on stage, tllm and tv. died of a heart disease Nov.theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1984-85 Season, v. 41 (Willis).txt

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