George Abbott

Personal Info

Birth Date: June 25, 1887
Birth Location: Forestville, New York, USA
Death Date: January 31, 1995
Death Location: Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Cause of Death: no location entered yet

Stage & Film

Performance

1966 Tony Awards
New York Production; 1966
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  • Master of Ceremonies
1965 Tony Awards
New York Production; 1965
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  • Presenter
1964 Tony Awards
New York Production; 1964
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  • Presenter

Staff & Creative

Damn Yankees
Paper Mill Playhouse Production; 1986
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  • Director
On Your Toes
National Tour; 1985
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  • Director
Tropicana
Workshop; 1986
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  • Director
On Your Toes
Broadway Revival; 1983
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  • Director
Music Is
Original Broadway Production; 1976
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  • Director
The Pajama Game
Broadway Revival; 1973
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  • Director
The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Original Broadway Production; 1969
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  • Director
The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N
Original Broadway Production; 1968
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  • Director
How Now, Dow Jones
Original Broadway Production; 1967
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  • Director
Anya
Original Broadway Production; 1965
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  • Director
Flora, The Red Menace
Original Broadway Production; 1965
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  • Director
Fade Out – Fade In
Original Broadway Production; 1964
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  • Director
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  • Director
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  • Director
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Original Broadway Production; 1962
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  • Director
Fiorello!
National Tour; 1960
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  • Director
Tenderloin
Las Vegas Production; 1961
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  • Director
Once Upon a Mattress
Second National Tour; 1960
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  • Director for Broadway
Tenderloin
Original Broadway Production; 1960
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  • Director
Once Upon a Mattress
London Production; 1960
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  • Director
Once Upon a Mattress
First National Tour; 1960
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  • Director (original)
Once Upon a Mattress
Broadway Transfer; 1959
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  • Director
Fiorello!
Original Broadway Production; 1959
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  • Director
Once Upon a Mattress
Original Off-Broadway Production; 1959
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  • Director
Damn Yankees
Film Version; 1958
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  • Producer
  • Director
Damn Yankees
Second National Tour; 1958
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  • Director
The Pajama Game
Film Version; 1957
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  • Direction
The Pajama Game
City Center Revival; 1957
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  • Director (original)
New Girl in Town
Original Broadway Production; 1957
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  • Director
Damn Yankees
London Production; 1957
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  • Director (original)
Damn Yankees
First National Tour; 1956
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  • Director
The Pajama Game
London Production; 1955
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  • Co-Director (original)
Damn Yankees
Original Broadway Production; 1955
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  • Director
The Pajama Game
National Tour; 1955
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  • Co-Director
On Your Toes
Broadway Revival; 1954
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  • Producer
  • Director
Wonderful Town
National Tour; 1954
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  • Director
The Pajama Game
Original Broadway Production; 1954
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  • Co-Director
Me and Juliet
Original Broadway Production; 1953
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  • Director
Wonderful Town
Original Broadway Production; 1953
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  • Director
Call Me Madam
National Tour; 1952
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  • Director
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Original Broadway Production; 1951
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  • Producer
  • Director
Where's Charley?
Broadway Return Engagement; 1951
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  • Director
Out of This World
Original Broadway Production; 1950
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  • Staging (additional) [uncredited]
Call Me Madam
Original Broadway Production; 1950
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  • Director
High Button Shoes
West Coast Tour; 1949
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  • Director
Where's Charley?
Original Broadway Production; 1948
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  • Director
High Button Shoes
National Tour; 1948
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  • Director
Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'!
Original Broadway Production; 1948
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  • Direction and Choreography
  • Producer
High Button Shoes
Original Broadway Production; 1947
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  • Director
Barefoot Boy With Cheek
Original Broadway Production; 1947
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  • Director
  • Producer
On the Town
National Tour; 1946
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  • Director
Billion Dollar Baby
Original Broadway Production; 1945
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  • Director
On the Town
Original Broadway Production; 1944
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  • Director
Pal Joey
National Tour; 1941
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  • Producer
  • Staging
Best Foot Forward
Original Broadway Production; 1941
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  • Producer
  • Director
Pal Joey
Original Broadway Production; 1940
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  • Producer
  • Staging
Too Many Girls
Film Version; 1940
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  • Director
Too Many Girls
Original Broadway Production; 1939
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  • Producer
  • Director
The Boys From Syracuse
Original Broadway Production; 1938
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  • Producer
  • Director
On Your Toes
National Tour; 1937
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  • Staging [uncredited]
Jumbo
Regional Production; 1936
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  • Director (book)
On Your Toes
Original Broadway Production; 1936
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  • Additional Direction [uncredited]
Jumbo
Original Broadway Production; 1935
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  • Director (book)
On Your Toes
London Revival; 1984
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  • Director

Broadcast Audio

Performance

1966 Tony Awards
Radio Broadcast; 1966
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  • Master of Ceremonies

Broadcast Video

Performance

1965 Tony Awards
TV Broadcast; 1965
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  • Presenter

Writing

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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Additional Book Material
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book
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  • Book

Notes

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Photos & Headshots

Personal Info

Birth Date: June 25, 1887
Birth Location: Forestville, New York, USA
Death Date: January 31, 1995
Death Location: Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Cause of Death: no location entered yet

Other Names

  • Mr. Abbott (nickname)

Marriage & Family

Spouses/Partners

  • No spouses or partners listed.

Family

  • No spouses or partners listed.