Herman Shumlin (December 6, 1898,

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– June 4, 1979, New York City) was a prolific

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theatrical director and

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beginning in 1927 with the play ''Celebrity'' and continuing through 1974 with a short run of '' As You Like It'', notably with an all-male cast. He was also the director of two movies, including '' Watch on the Rhine'' (1943), which he first directed and produced on Broadway in 1941. During a Broadway career lasting 47 years, he was the director, producer or both of 45 productions, including three separate productions of ''

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'' (1940, 1943, and 1950). Other productions include ''

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'' (1939), '' Watch on the Rhine'' (1941), and '' Inherit the Wind'' (1955). ''Inherit the Wind'' ran for 806 performances, and was made into a movie in 1960 starring Spencer Tracy,

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, and Gene Kelly, and has been remade three times since, in 1965,

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, and 1999. Mr. Shumlin taught directing in the Theater Department of The City College of New York in the 1960s and 1970s. Mr Shumlin was also a film director, e.g., Confidential Agent (1945).

Theatre credits

References

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Herman Shumlin papers, circa 1902-1989 [bulk 1932-1978]
held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shumlin, Herman American theatre directors 1898 births 1979 deaths People from Logan County, Colorado