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John Murray Anderson

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DirectorLyricist 1886–1954

John Murray Anderson (September 20, 1886 – January 30, 1954) was a Canadian theatre director and producer, songwriter, actor, screenwriter, dancer and lighting designer, who made his career in the United States, primarily in New York City and Hollywood. He worked in almost every genre of show business, including vaudeville, Broadway, and film. He also directed plays in London.

Also credited on7 works

Dearest Enemy
Greenwich Village Follies
Hello, Daddy
Jumbo
New Faces Of 1952
The Firebrand of Florence
Two’s Company

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In the literature8 passages

  • Direction : Production supervised by Leonard Sillman (production staged by John Murray Anderson, and sketches directed by John Beal); Producer : Leonard Sillman; Choreography : Richard Barstow; Scenery : Raoul Pene du Bois; Costumes : Thomas Becher; Lighting : Uncredited; Musical Direction : Anton Coppolaebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : Production supervised by John Murray Anderson (sketches directed by Jules Dassin); Producers : James Russo and Michael Ellis; Choreography : Jerome Robbins; Scenery and Lighting : Ralph Alswang; Costumes : Miles White; Musical Direction : Milton Rosenstockebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Sketches : Richard Adler, John Murray Anderson, Orson Bean, Herbert Farjeon, Phil Green, Leslie Julian Jones, Jean Kerr, Sumner Locke-Elliott, Arthur Macrae, Jerry Ross, Billy K. Wells, and Lauri Wylieebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Lyrics : Richard Adler, John Murray Anderson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Grace, Sheldon Harnick, Bart Howard, Joseph McCarthy Jr., Alan Melville, Jerry Ross, John Rox, and Carl Tuckerebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : John Murray Anderson; sketches directed by Cyril Ritchard; Producers : Michael Grace, Stanley Gilkey, Harry Rigby; Choreography : Donald Saddler; Scenery : Raoul Pene du Bois; Costumes : Thomas Becher; Lighting : Uncredited; Musical Direction : Buster Davisebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • John Murray Anderson’s Almanac received generally good reviews, and a number of its sketches were highly praised. Further, the critics liked the cast and the old-time opulence of the production. But the revue never quite caught on. It managed to last a half a year, but there was no cast album or post-Broadway tour, and it closed in the re…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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