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Le Gallienne returned to the Broadway spotlight in 1976, playing the role of Fanny Cavendish in the revival of The Royal Family, directed by Ellis Rabb. She won a 1978 Emmy Award for her performance in the televised production of the play. [24]
Directed by Ellis Rabb, it starred Rosemary Harris as Julie Cavendish, George Grizzard as Tony, and Eva Le Gallienne as the theatrical matriarch, Fanny and Sam Levene as Oscar Wolfe. Rabb received the 1976 Tony Award for best director.
- Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman
- 1928
The Royal Family. 210 W. 46th St., New York, NY. SYNOPSIS: In this thinly veiled parody of the Barrymore family circa 1927, a flamboyant theatrical family must cope with the dumbfounding fact...
The Royal Family (Revival, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Dec 30, 1975 and played through Jul 18, 1976.
However, toward the end of her life, she did appear in a marvelous 1977 stage version of "The Royal Family" on TV and rendered a quietly touching performance as Ellen Burstyn's grandmother in Resurrection (1980), for which she received an Oscar nomination.
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- London, England, UK
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- Weston, Connecticut, USA
Dec 28, 1998 · She delighted Broadway and national audiences with her portrayal of theatre matriarch Fanny Cavendish in The Royal Family, and at 83 she flew back onto the Broadway stage as the White Queen...
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However, toward the end of her life, she did appear in a marvelous 1977 stage version of "The Royal Family" on TV and rendered a quietly touching performance as Ellen Burstyn's grandmother in Resurrection (1980), for which she received an Oscar nomination.
