Herman Shumlin (December 6, 1898, Atwood, Colorado – June 4, 1979, New York City) was a prolific Broadway theatrical director and

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, beginning in 1927 with the play ''Celebrity'' and continuing through 1974 with a short run of ''

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'', notably with an all-male cast. He also directed two movies, including '' Watch on the Rhine'' (1943), which he had 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 '' The Corn Is Green'' (1940, 1943, and 1950). Other productions include '' The Little Foxes'' (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, Fredric March, and

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, and has been remade three times since, in

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, 1988, and

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. Shumlin taught directing in the Theater Department of The City College of New York in the 1960s and 1970s. As well as ''Watch on the Rhine'', he directed the movie '' Confidential Agent'' (1945).

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Herman Shumlin papers, circa 1902-1989 [bulk 1932-1978]
held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts {{DEFAULTSORT:Shumlin, Herman American theatre directors 1898 births 1979 deaths People from Logan County, Colorado