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Shirl Conway

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Actor 1916–2007 On stage 19491955

Shirl Conway (born Shirley Elizabeth Crosman, June 13, 1916 – May 7, 2007) was an American television and Broadway actress.

On stage 2 productions, 6 years

1949 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Ziegfeld Theatre · Revival · directed by John C. Wilson 740 perf.
1955 Plain And Fancy Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Morton Da Costa 461 perf.

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Worked with more than once3 names

Ellen McCown 2 productions
Eddie Weston 2 productions
Crandall Diehl 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Act One: “You Can’t Miss It” (Richard Derr, Shirl Conway, Ensemble); “It Wonders Me” (Gloria Marlowe); “Plenty of Pennsylvania” (Nancy Andrews, Douglas Fletcher Rodgers, Elaine Lynn, Ensemble); “Young and Foolish” (David Daniels); “Why Not Katie?” (Douglas Fletcher Rodgers, Men); “Young and Foolish” (reprise) (Gloria Marlowe, David Daniel…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • During the tryout, the song “Yankee Ingenuity” and “Small Winner” (both for Shirl Conway) were dropped; “By Lantern Light” was titled “Time for Kissing”; and apparently the first-act finale “The Shunning” was more elaborate during the tryout when it was titled “Ballet of The Shunning” (and included a dance sequence by Daniel Nagrin as a m…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • The London production opened at the Drury Lane on January 25, 1956, for a run of 315 performances; Shirl Conway and Richard Derr reprised their Broadway roles, and Philip Nasta (who danced in the original production) reproduced Helen Tamiris’s choreography.ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Richard Derr, Barbara Cook, David Daniels, Shirl Conway, Stefan Schnabel, Gloria Marlowe, Nancy Andrewsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • PC: Ruth Winters : Shirl Conway; Dan King : Richard Derr; Katie Yoder : Grace O’Connor; Papa Yoder : Malcolm Keen; Hilda Miller : Joan Hovis; Peter Reber : Jack Drummond; Emma Miller : Virginia Somers; Ezra Reber : Reed de Rouen; Samuel Zook : Harry Naughhton; Isaac Miller : Bernard Spear [cast also included Ivor Emmanuel, Andy Cole and T…ebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt
  • Merrill, Elizabeth Montgomery, Leo Penn, Eva Marie Saint 1954-55; Julie Andrews, Jacqueline Brookes, Shirl Conway, Barbara Cook, David Daniels, Mary Fickett, Page Johnson, Loretta Leversee, Jack Lord, Dennis Patrick, Anthony Perkins, Christopher Plummer 1955-56; Diane Cilento, Dick Davalos, Anthony Franciosa, Andy Griffith, Laurence Harve…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt

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