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Jan 31, 1995 · Abbott's Broadway career spanned over seven decades, during which he produced and directed more than 100 Broadway productions, wrote over 30 plays and musicals, and acted in several...
Jan 31, 1995 · Graduating from Hamburg High School in 1907, he went on to the University of Rochester for a B.A. in 1911. The University Dramatic Club performed his play Perfectly Harmless that year, and Abbott proceeded to Harvard to take a course in playwriting from George Pierce Baker.
Abbott started acting on Broadway in 1913, debuting in The Misleading Lady. [ 1 ][ 8 ] While acting in several plays in New York City, he began to write; his first successful play was The Fall Guy (1925). [ 1 ][ 8 ] Abbott acquired a reputation as an astute "show doctor".
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In his early years, George Abbott was fairly well travelled. Born in Forestville, New York, his family eventually moved to Salamanca. Twice his father was elected mayor of that town. When Abbott was 12 he moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming with his family. In Cheyenne, he attended Kearney Military Academy for some time. But within a few years, his family r...
In the middle part of the second decade of the 20th century, Harvard University entertained the possibility of having a theatre major. Although they decided against it, for many years George Pierce Baker would be associated with the school, teaching a course entitled Workshop 47. He started the course in 1905. Abbott was in the workshop in 1912. Ot...
In the middle part of the second decade of the 20th century, George Abbott was just beginning his Broadway career. He has already worked as an assistant stage manager, playwright, and actor. But this was just the beginning. Eventually, he would be involved in numerous influential Broadway productions, including Chicago, Twentieth Century, On Your T...
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The family returned to New York, where Abbott attended Hamburg High School, graduating in 1907, and the University of Rochester (BA degree in 1911). He wrote the play "Perfectly Harmless" for University Dramatic Club. He attended Harvard University from 1911-1912, studying play writing under George Pierce Baker, and wrote "The Head of the ...
