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Mary Wickes

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Actor 1910–1995 On stage 19361979

Mary Wickes (born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser; June 13, 1910 – October 22, 1995) was an American character actress, who worked in both film and television. From the 1940s to 1970s, she often played supporting roles as prim, professional women – such as secretaries, nurses, nuns, therapists, teachers, and housekeepers – who made sarcastic quips when the leading characters fell short of her high standards, and she continued to perform until her death.

On stage 12 productions, 43 years

1936 Stage Door Music Box Theatre · Original 169 perf.
1937 Father Malachy's Miracle St James Theatre · Original · directed by C. Worthington Miner 125 perf.
1938 Danton's Death Mercury Theatre · Revival 21 perf.
1939 Stars in Your Eyes Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Joshua Logan 127 perf.
1939 The Man Who Came to Dinner Music Box Theatre · Original 739 perf.
1944 Dark Hammock Forrest Theatre · Original 2 perf.
1944 Jackpot Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Lauretta Jefferson 69 perf.
1945 Hollywood Pinafore Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Douglas Coudy 52 perf.
1946 Apple of His Eye Biltmore Theatre · Original 118 perf.
1946 Park Avenue Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Helen Tamiris 72 perf.
1948 Town House National Theatre · Original · directed by George S. Kaufman 12 perf.
1979 Oklahoma! Palace Theatre · Revival · directed by William Hammerstein 293 perf.

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Worked with more than once6 names

Tom Ewell 2 productions
Sherry Shadburne 2 productions
Ross Elliott 2 productions
Robert Sullivan 2 productions
Drucilla Strain 2 productions
Arthur Hunnicutt 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Laurence Guittard, Christine Andreas, Mary Wickes, Christine Ebersole, Martin Vidnovic, Harry Groener, Bruce Adlerebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • “Broadway is presenting fewer shows … [it’s] economics. But I don’t think diminished quantity always means diminished quality.”—MARY WICKES (the 1979 Oklahoma! revival)ebooks/Hadleigh, Boze/Broadway Babylon - Boze Hadleigh.txt
  • C AST : Ethel Merman (as Jeanette Adair), Jimmy Durante, Richard Carlson, Mildred Natwick, Tamara Toumanova, Mary Wickesebooks/Kellow, Brian/Ethel Merman_ A Life - Brian Kellow.txt
  • Each actor who came to work—Dennis Quaid, Richard Dreyfuss, Gene Hackman, Gary Morton, Mary Wickes, to name a few, and myself—seemed to be dealing with the accelerated manner in which we were attempting to keep pace, not only with our desire to do good work, but with an even more serious question of living and functioning in this world wi…ebooks/Maclaine, Shirley/Dance While You Can - Shirley Maclaine.txt
  • (C) MARY WICKES, LAURENCE GUITTARD, CHRISTINE ANDREAS, HARRY GROENER AND CAST OF “OKLAHOMA!”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • produced by Zev Bufman and James M. Nederlander in isassociation with Donald C. Carter starring Laurence Guittard, Christine Andreas, and Mary Wickes with Martin Vidnovic, Christine Ebersole, ae Groener, Bruce Adler, and Philip Rash opened December 13, 1979theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt

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