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Jan 31, 1995 · George Francis Abbott was born on June 25, 1887, in Forestville, NY, and moved shortly after to Salamanca, NY, where his grandparents set up his father in a wholesale tailoring business. Abbott attended Hamburg High School in New York and later went on to the University of Rochester. Although he considered journalistm for two years, Abbott soon ...
Feb 1, 1995 · George Francis Abbott, the cowboy, telegram deliverer, salesman and swimming coach who became the actor, director, producer and playwright of such epochal Broadway shows as "Pal Joey," "Pajama ...
Feb 1, 1995 · George Abbott had one daughter, Judith, who was a casting director. She died in 1984. His first wife died in 1930, and he later recalled that at the age of 43 -- for the first time in his life ...
Feb 2, 1995 · George Abbott, 107, the legendary Broadway director and producer whose many hits included "Pal Joey," "The Pajama Game," "Call Me Madam" and "Damn Yankees" died of a stroke Jan. 31 at his home in ...
Oct 8, 1989 · Abbott's own early mentor was George Pierce Baker, the venerable playwriting professor at Harvard who, when Harvard refused to create a drama major, founded the Yale Drama School. Mr.
Jun 23, 1987 · Songs from a melange of Abbott musicals were sung, and accolades were offered by many alumni of George Abbott shows. These included Helen Hayes, whose performance in Mr. Abbott's ''Coquette'' 60 ...
Jun 15, 2014 · George Abbott lived a long and creative life. Born on June 25, 1887, Abbott appeared in his first Broadway show, The Misleading Lady, in 1913. He was 26. In 1994, he took his final bow on Broadway as he worked on the revival of Damn Yankees, revising the book, which was his original creation, and acting as a consultant.
