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Sammy Smith

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Actor 1904–1997 On stage 19551980

Sammy Smith (1904–1997) was an American actor who played the dual roles of Twimble and Wally Womper in the original How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), and appeared in Wish You Were Here.

On stage 8 productions, 25 years

1955 Plain And Fancy Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Morton Da Costa 461 perf.
1961 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Abe Burrows 1,417 perf.
1967 How Now, Dow Jones Lunt Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott 220 perf.
1968 The Goodbye People Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Original 7 perf.
1969 The Wrong Way Light Bulb John Golden Theatre · Original · directed by Stephen Porter 7 perf.
1974 Thieves Broadhurst Theatre · Original 313 perf.
1979 The Goodbye People Belasco Theatre · Revival · directed by Jeff Bleckner 1 perf.
1980 West Side Story Minskoff Theatre · Revival · directed by Jerome Robbins 333 perf.

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Worked with more than once4 names

Robert St Clair 2 productions
Don Emmons 2 productions
Brenda Vaccaro 2 productions
Barnard Hughes 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 4 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

Also credited on1 work

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

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In the literature7 passages

  • Act One: “Camp Karefree” (Sammy Smith, Waiters, Ensemble); “Goodbye, Love” (Patricia Marand, Sheila Bond, Girls); “Social Director” (Sidney Armus, Ensemble); “Shopping Around” (Sheila Bond);”Bright College Days” (Waiters); “Mix and Mingle” (Jack Cassidy, Waiters); “Could Be” (Girls, Patricia Marand); “Tripping the Light Fantastic” (Ensemb…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • starring Anthony Rober Marlyn Mason, and Brenda Vaccaro with Hiram Sherman, ree Hughes, James Congdon eee _ George Coe), Sammy Smith, Charlotte Jones, and Rex Everhart opened December 7, 1 967°theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
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  • Margulies, Bernice Massi, Sammy Smith, Alan Manson, Addison Powell, Alexander On Richard Muenz, and Walter Charles opened March 7, 1978 __Porrest Theatre, Philadelphia closed April 15, 1978 Shubert Theatre, Boston [announced opening: May 11, 1978, Palace Theatre] Bob Preston as the prince of the Yiddish Theatre? Press’s post—Music Man (19…theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • Ken Olfson Harold Gary Marty Davis Judith Tillman Sammy Smith Carolyn Mignini Barney Martintheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • Marcus: Soloway 0 nas cia een ect mete orauamemenerer Sammy Smith A comedy in two acts. The action takes place on the beach at Coney Island in February of the present time. Press: The Merlin Grouptheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1978-79, v. 35 (Willis).txt

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