George Abbott

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American writer and director (1887-1995)

United States WritersLived 1887 to 1995 · aged 107

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George Francis Abbott was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades.

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George Abbott and Philip Dunning (1928)

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1993Florida Artists Hall of Fame

1990National Medal of Arts

1987Special Tony Award

1983Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

1976Special Tony Award

1974honorary doctor of the University of Miami

1963Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

1960Pulitzer Prize for Drama

1960Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

1960Tony Award for Best Musical

1956Tony Award for Best Musical

1955Tony Award for Best Musical

Kennedy Center Honors

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SpouseMary Sinclair

ChildJudith Abbott

Connected to George 6

Linda LavinAlso in Damn Yankees (1967)

Tallulah BankheadAlso in My Sin (1931)

Josephine HullAlso in The Bishop's Candlesticks (1929)

Stanley DonenAlso in Damn Yankees (1958)

Martha RayeAlso in The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

Frances LangfordAlso in Beat the Band (1947)

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George Francis Abbott was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades. He received numerous honors including six Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1982, the National Medal of Arts in 1990, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

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