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Larry Adler

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Actor 1914–2001 On stage 19301943

Lawrence Cecil Adler (February 10, 1914 – August 6, 2001) was an American harmonica player and film composer. Known for playing major works, he played compositions by George Gershwin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud and Arthur Benjamin. During his later career, he collaborated with Sting, Elton John and Kate Bush.

On stage 4 productions, 13 years

1930 Smiles Ziegfeld Theatre · Original · directed by Ned Wayburn 63 perf.
1932 Flying Colors Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Howard Dietz 188 perf.
1940 Keep Off the Grass Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Fred De Cordova 44 perf.
1943 Paul Draper and Larry Adler City Center · Original 4 perf.

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Worked with more than once1 names

David Johns 2 productions

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In the literature5 passages

  • 33 Larry Adler (1914–2001), American harmonica player for whom Vaughan Williams and Milhaud composed pieces. Adler was blacklisted in Hollywood and moved to London in 1949.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
  • Cast: Clifton Webb, Charles Butterworth, Tamara Geva, Patsy Kelly, Philip Loeb, Vilma & Buddy Ebsen, Larry Adler, Imogene Coca, Monette Mooreebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Flying Colors . Buddy Ebsen, Monette Moore, Vilma Ebsen, and Larry Adler performing “A Shine on Your Shoes.” (White)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Paul and Larry Adler could always be counted on to perform at fundraisers. Paul danced elegantly to Larry's harmonica, Larry played the Bolero and often made the collection speech. But Paul's analyst thought public speaking might help cure Paul's stutter, so the fund-raiser arrived where Paul wouldn't perform unless he made the collection…ebooks/Laurents, Arthur/Original Story By_ A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood - Arthur Laurents.txt
  • “I can name Paul Draper, Larry Adler, Myrna Loy, Hester Sondergaard, Sono Osato, Canada Lee, Kenneth Spencer, Richard Dyer-Bennett, Burl Ives, Josh White, Lena Horne, Hazel Scott, Jose Ferrer, Uta Hagen, Pete Seeger, Orson Welles, Lillian Hellman, Bela Lugosi, Herman Shumlin, Margo and others.”ebooks/Oja, Carol J_/Bernstein Meets Broadway_ Collaborative Art in a Time of War (Broadway Legacies) - Carol J. Oja.txt

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