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William Hansen

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Actor 1911–1975 On stage 19391963

William Mansell Hansen (March 2, 1911 – June 23, 1975) was an American actor, active in film, television and the stage.

On stage 17 productions, 24 years

1939 I Know What I Like Hudson Theatre · Original · directed by Auriol Lee 11 perf.
1940 Medicine Show New Yorker Theatre · Original · directed by Jules Dassin 35 perf.
1940 Night Music Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Clurman 20 perf.
1940 Twelfth Night St James Theatre · Revival · directed by Margaret Webster 129 perf.
1941 Macbeth National Theatre · Revival · directed by Margaret Webster 131 perf.
1945 The Assassin National Theatre · Original 13 perf.
1947 Brigadoon Ziegfeld Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Lewis 581 perf.
1949 Montserrat Fulton Theatre · Original 65 perf.
1950 The Member of the Wedding Empire Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Clurman 501 perf.
1951 Barefoot in Athens Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Alan Anderson 29 perf.
1952 Golden Boy Anta Playhouse · Revival 55 perf.
1953 The Teahouse of the August Moon Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Lewis 1,027 perf.
1957 The Waltz of the Toreadors Coronet Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Clurman 132 perf.
1958 The Day the Money Stopped Belasco Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Clurman 4 perf.
1958 The Visit Lunt Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by Peter Brook 189 perf.
1961 Daughter of Silence Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Vincent J. Donehue 36 perf.
1963 Lorenzo Plymouth Theatre · Original · directed by Arthur Penn 4 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Vincent Gardenia 2 productions
Tony Kraber 2 productions
Philip Huston 2 productions
Mildred Natwick 2 productions
Larry Gates 2 productions
Julie Harris 2 productions
John Randolph 2 productions
John Beal 2 productions
John Abbott 2 productions
Joe de Santis 2 productions
Irving Morrow 2 productions
Harrison Dowd 2 productions

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In the literature1 passages

  • Cast: David Brooks, Marion Bell, Pamela Britton, Lee Sullivan, George Keane, James Mitchell, William Hansen, Elliott Sullivan, Helen Gallagher, Hayes Gordon, Lidija Franklinebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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