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    George Abbott. Writer: The Pajama Game. Legendary Broadway writer/producer/director George Abbott was born in 1887 in Forestville, New York. His father was mayor of Salamanca, New York, for two terms. In 1898 his family moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Abbott attended Kearney Military Academy. The family returned to New York, where Abbott attended Hamburg High School, graduating in 1907, and ...

  2. George Abbott. One of the most important and admired men in the entire history of Broadway – indeed, some have said that he WAS the history of Broadway –, George Abbott ( b. Forestville, NY, 25 June 1887; d. Miami Beach, FL, 31 January 1995) was a theater director and producer, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer whose ...

  3. Jun 12, 2023 · George Abbott was a renowned American theater director, producer, playwright, and actor who is known for his significant contributions to the American theater. Born on June 25, 1887, in ...

  4. Feb 2, 1995 · George Francis Abbott was born in Forestville, N.Y., and spent some of his youth in Wyoming, while his father was a land agent. The younger Abbott worked as a cowboy in Wyoming.

  5. Jul 30, 2014 · Abbott, the elder statesman of the theatre. From the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s, 10 more Broadway projects would follow. His last production involved Abbott working on revisions on the book for Damn Yankees for the 1994 revival. He died the next year at the age of 107. For George Abbott, the Broadway stage had given him a truly amazing career ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

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