Herman Shumlin
American theatre director and producer (1898-1979) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 80
Herman Shumlin was a prolific Broadway theatrical director and theatrical producer, beginning in 1927 with the play Celebrity and continuing through 1974 with a short run of As You Like It, notably with an all-male cast.
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1979Died4 June 19791945
Confidential AgentFilm, Director1943
Watch on the RhineFilm, Director1941
The Little FoxesFilm, Producer1898Born6 December 1898
Confidential AgentFilm, Director1943Watch on the RhineFilm, Director1941The Little FoxesFilm, Producer1898Born6 December 1898People around Herman
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George Coulouris Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Bette Davis Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Lauren Bacall Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Peter Lorre Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Charles Boyer Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Katina Paxinou Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Paul Lukas Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Beulah Bondi Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Geraldine Fitzgerald Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Jack L. Warner Produced Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Lucile Watson Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Donald Woods Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Holmes Herbert Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Ian Wolfe Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Miles Mander Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Wanda Hendrix Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Howard Hickman Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Anthony Caruso Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
George Zucco Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Glen Cavender Herman directed Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Dan Seymour Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Lawrence Grant Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Victor Francen Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
Cyril Delevanti Herman directed Confidential Agent (1945)
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He also directed two movies, including Watch on the Rhine (1943), which he had first directed and produced on Broadway in 1941.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1979 · aged 80
