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      • George Furth, a playwright who collaborated with Stephen Sondheim on the Tony Award-winning musical “Company” and who was a ubiquitous character actor whose distinct profile enlivened dozens of popular television series as well as movies like “Blazing Saddles,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “Shampoo,” died on Monday in Santa Monica, Calif.
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  1. Aug 12, 2008 · Mr. Furth was a playwright who collaborated on the Tony Award-winning musical “Company” and a character actor whose distinct profile enlivened dozens of popular television series.

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  3. August 12, 2008. George Furth. He was 75. He had been in the hospital for a lung infection. Mr. Furth was a not particularly successful actor when he began jotting down ideas for a series of...

  4. George Furth, an actor and Tony award-winning playwright who wrote the book for the landmark 1970 Broadway musical "Company" and also wrote the 1971 play "Twigs," died Monday morning. He was...

  5. The actor and playwright George Furth had a prolific career as a performer, but will be best remembered for his collaborations with the composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, notably as librettist...

  6. It was just confirmed that George Furth, best known for writing the books of Merrily We Roll Along and Company, has passed away. He was 75 years old. Mr. Furth was a Tony Award winning...

  7. Aug 12, 2008 · George Furth, an actor and playwright who wrote the book for the innovative Stephen Sondheim musical “Company,” died Monday. He was 75. Furth died at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., said...

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_FurthGeorge Furth - Wikipedia

    George Furth (born George Schweinfurth; December 14, 1932 – August 11, 2008) was an American librettist, playwright, and actor.

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