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Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz; February 25, 1900 – November 15, 1979) was an Austrian-born American theatrical producer and director. His many successful Broadway productions in the 1920s and 1930s include Broadway (1926), Coquette (1927), The Royal Family (1927), The Front Page (1928), Uncle Vanya (1930), The Green Bay Tree (1933 ...
Jed Harris was born on 25 February 1900 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a producer and writer, known for His Girl Friday (1939), Night People (1954) and Operation Mad Ball (1957). He was previously married to Bebe Allen, Louise Platt and Anita Green.
- February 25, 1900
- November 15, 1979
Jed Harris (1900-1979) was an Austrian-born American producer and writer who worked on Broadway and Hollywood. He was known for His Girl Friday, Night People and Operation Mad Ball, and was nominated for an Oscar for The Light Touch.
- Producer, Additional Crew, Writer
- February 25, 1900
- Jed Harris
- November 15, 1979
Nov 16, 1979 · Jed Harris, the brash Yale dropout who produced and directed some of the most notable Broadway plays of the 1920's and 30's and had a reputation as a theater...
Aug 30, 2022 · Jed Harris directed the original production of The Crucible, with Arthur Kennedy playing John Proctor, Beatrice Straight playing Elizabeth, and Madeleine Sherwood playing Abigail. The play has been revived regularly ever since, including with some big-name casts – like the 2002 Broadway production starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.
- Marianka Swain
Jan 11, 2018 · Jed Harris, the director, was a sadist, and the twenty-six-year-old actress did not flourish in the role. (Dorothy Parker’s famous barb, that Hepburn “ran the gamut of human emotion from A to B,” is said to be about this performance).
Jan 1, 1984 · Very early in his career as a theatrical producer and director, Jed Harris had earned a reputation as a wunderkind - a 28-year-old who turned out four consecutive Broadway hits in the...
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