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Pierre Olaf

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Actor 1928–1995 On stage 19581964

Pierre Olaf (né Pierre-Olaf Trivier; 14 July 1928 – 16 September 1995) was a French actor, cabaret artist, and clown. He first achieved success as a stage actor in Paris in the musical revues of Robert Dhéry. He achieved particular acclaim in Dhéry's Jupon Volé (1954) and La Plume de Ma Tante (1955); the latter of which served as an international vehicle for him with productions in Paris, London's West End (1955-1958), and in New York City on Broadway (1958-1960). In 1959 he and the rest of the cast of La Plume de Ma Tante were awarded a non-competitive Special Tony Award. In 1962 he was nominated for a competitive Tony Award for his portrayal of Jacquot in the original Broadway production o…

On stage 3 productions, 6 years

1958 La plume de ma tante Royale Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Dhery (staged by Alec Shanks) 835 perf.
1961 Carnival! Imperial Theatre · Revival · directed by Gower Champion 719 perf.
1964 A Murderer Among Us Morosco Theatre · Original · directed by Sam Wanamaker 1 perf.

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Worked with more than once1 names

Mary Ann Niles 2 productions

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In the literature5 passages

  • Cast : Robert Dhery , Colette Brosset, Pierre Olaf, Jacques Legras, Roger Caccia, Jean Lefevre, Ross Parker, Nicole Parent, Pamela Austin, Henri Pennec, Yvonne Constant, Michael Kent, Michel Modo, Genevieve Coulombel; Genevieve Zanetti, Francoise Dally, Brigitt Peynaud, Anna Stroppini, Claude Perrin, Mary Reynolds, Jill Hougham; the cast…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • The inspiration could not have come at a more opportune time. Only days before, while dining at a local Chinese restaurant with the company, Pierre Olaf had planted a fake message inside a fortune cookie and slipped it to Gower, who opened it to discover that he would soon be providing a major dance number for the actor’s character of Jac…ebooks/Gilvey, John Anthony/Before the Parade Passes By_ Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical - John Anthony Gilvey.txt
  • 44 Pierre Olaf in William Peper, “How M. Olaf Got His Song,” New York World-Telegram and Sun, 26 May 1961: no pagination.ebooks/Gilvey, John Anthony/Before the Parade Passes By_ Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical - John Anthony Gilvey.txt
  • Cast: Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Mitchell, Kaye Ballard, Pierre Olaf, Jerry Orbach, Henry Lascoe, Anita Gilletteebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • LEFEVRE, JACQUES LEGRAS, COLETTE BROSSET, ROBERT PIERRE OLAF, HENRI PENNEC, MICHEL MODO in “LA PLUME DE MA TANTE”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt

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