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Vera Dunn

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ActorOn stage 19131934

Vera Dunn (1913–2002) was an American actress, raised by vaudevillian parents, who appeared in the original Broadway production of Cole Porter's Anything Goes (1934).

On stage 5 productions, 21 years

1913 Lieber Augustin Casino Theatre · Original · directed by J. C. Huffman 37 perf.
1914 The Whirl of the World Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by William J. Wilson 161 perf.
1918 Glorianna Liberty Theatre · Original · directed by Clifford Brooke 96 perf.
1925 Stolen Fruit Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre · Original · directed by Rollo Lloyd 96 perf.
1934 Anything Goes Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Howard Lindsay 420 perf.

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Worked with more than once4 names

Rozsika Dolly 2 productions
Muroff Allo 2 productions
Helen Marche 2 productions
Claire Pearl 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.

In the literature3 passages

  • Cast: William Gaxton, Ethel Merman, Victor Moore, Bettina Hall, Vera Dunn, Leslie Barrie, Vivian Vance, Helen Raymond, George E. Mack, Houston Richardsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • C AST : William Gaxton, Victor Moore, Ethel Merman (as Reno Sweeney), Leslie Barrie, Bettina Hall, Vera Dunn, Helen Raymondebooks/Kellow, Brian/Ethel Merman_ A Life - Brian Kellow.txt
  • Vera Dunn O'Connor, 89, actress, died July 11, 2002, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performing in her youth with vaudevillian parents, she appeared early on in George M. Cohan’s Zander the Great, followed by Broadway creditstheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2002-03 Season, v. 59 (Willis).txt

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