Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene

Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene

About Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene

Sam Levene: Actor, Broadway & Film Broadway Shows: 1927-1980 http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=15413 Broadway Credits: 32 Shows; Original Broadway Productions: 28 Shows & 46 Films, his first in 1936 and his last in 1980, including Jonathan Demme's The Last Embrace: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505249 In his 46 year Broadway career, 1927-1980, Sam Levene appeared in 32 Broadway Shows; 28 of which Mr. Levene was in the Original Broadway Productions. In 1961, Mr. Levene was nominated for a Tony Award, Best Actor in a Play for The Devil's Advocate; Zero Mostel, his long time good friend, won that year for Rhinosserous. By the time the Tonys were founded in 1947, Sam Levene had appeared in 12 Original Broadway Shows, none of his performances eligible for a Tony Award, including legendary roles in these original Broadway Productions: Max Kane: Dinner At Eight by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber 232 Performances, Music Box Theatre October 22, 1932 - May, 19, 1933 http://tinyurl.com/ylynkec Patsy: Three Men On A Horse, by George Abbott & John Cecil Holm 835 Performances, Playhouse Theatre January 30, 1935 - January 9, 1937 http://tinyurl.com/y85osce In 1936, Mr. Levene recreated his role of Patsy in the film version of Three Men On A Horse http://tinyurl.com/yzgldl2 Gordon Miller: Room Service by George Abbott 500 Performances, Cort Theatre May 19, 1937 - July 16, 1938 http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=12226 Officer Finkelstein: Margin For Error by Claire Booth Luce, directed by Otto Preminger 264 Performances, Plymouth Theatre November 3, 1939 - June 15, 1940 http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13132 Additional Broadway Productions with Sam Levene: Sidney Black: Light Up The Sky 214 Performances, Royale Theatre November 18, 1948 - May 21, 1949 http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2040 Nathan Detroit: Guys & Dolls Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows, directed by George S. Kaufman 1200 Performances, 46th Street Theatre November 24, 1950 - November 28, 1953 http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1892 Mr. Levene also originated the role of Nathan Detroit in the West End Production of Guys & Dolls and also the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, the first time a Broadway Musical transferred to Las Vegas. Dr. Aldo Meyer: The Devil's Advocate by Dore Schary 116 Performances, Billy Rose Theatre March 9, 1961 - June 17, 1961 Nominated Tony Award, Best Actor in a Play. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2297 Al Lewis, The Sunshine Boys by Neil Simon 538 Performances, Broadhurst Theatre, Shubert Theatre, Lunt-Funtanne Theatre December 20, 1972-April 21, 1974 http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3160/

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