Other works
Author of two autobiographies: "Shelley: Also known as Shirley" (Morrow, 1980) and "Shelley II: The Middle of My Century" (Simon & Schuster, 1989)
Author of the play "One Night Stands of a Noisy Passenger, " originally produced off-
Broadway in 1970 starring
Diane Ladd,
Robert De Niro,
Sally Kirkland,
Richard Lynch,
Elizabeth Franz and
Sam Schacht.
Appeared on
Broadway in Paul Zindel's Pulitzer-Prize winning "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," which ran at the Biltmore Theatre for 16 performances, March 14-26, 1978.
Played the Marx Brothers' mother Minnie in the
Broadway musical "Minnie's Boys," which ran at the Imperial Theatre for 80 Performances from Mar 26 to May 30, 1970.
Oklahoma! (1943). Musical. Music by
Richard Rodgers. Book by Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on the play "Green Grow The Lilacs" by
Lynn Riggs. Musical Director: Jacob Schwartzdorf. Music orchestrated by
Robert Russell Bennett. Theatre Guild Administrative Assistant:
Armina Marshall Langner. Choreography by 'Agnes De Mille'. Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers. Costume Design by Miles White. Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian. St. James Theatre: 31 Mar 1943- 29 May 1948 (2212 performances). Cast:
Alfred Drake (as "Curly"), Joan Roberts, Joseph Buloff,
Howard Da Silva (as "Jud Fry"), Lee Dixon, Betty Garde,
Celeste Holm (as "Ado Annie Carnes"), Diana Adams, Remo Arlotta, Elsie Arnold, Bobby Barrentine, John Baum, Harvey Brown, Kenneth Buffett, George Church, Edwin Clay, Joseph Cunneff, Margit De Kova, Jack Dunphy, Nona Feid, Gary Fleming, Kate Friedlich, Hayes Gordon, June Graham, Ray Harrison, Maria Harriton, Jack Harwood, Rhoda Hoffman, Edmund Howland, George Irving, Barry Kelley, Eric Kristen, Jane Lawrence, Bambi Linn, Suzanne Lloyd, Ellen Love, Owen Martin (as "Cord Elam"), Joan McCracken, Dorothea McFarland, Pat Meany, May Muth, Carl Nelson, Virginia Oswald, Robert Penn, Marc Platt,
Ralph Riggs (as "Andrew Carnes"), Herbert Rissman, Rosemary Schaefer, Katharine Sergava, Paul Shiers, Vivienne Simon, Faye Smith, Gary Smith Jr., Vivian Smith, Arthur Ulisse, Billie Zay. There were numerous replacement actors during the show's remarkable production run; these included:
Florenz Ames (as "Andrew/Carnes") [from 31 Mar 1943],
Howard Keel (as "Curly") [from 31 Mar 1943],
Paul Crabtree (as "Will Parker") [from 31 Mar 1943],
Shelley Winters (as "Ado Annie Carnes"] [from 31 Mar 1943]. Produced by The Theatre Guild (
Theresa Helburn,
Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors). Note: Historically remarkable as the longest running
Broadway production to that time. Produced on film as
Oklahoma! (1955).
Rosalinda (1942). Musical/operetta. Music by
Johann Strauß. American Book by John Meehan Jr. and
Gottfried Reinhardt. Adapted from the version of "Die Fledermaus" by
Max Reinhardt. Lyrics by Paul Kerby. Costume Design by Ladislas Czettel. Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal. Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Choreographed by
George Balanchine. Directed by Felix Brentano. 44th Street Theatre (moved to The Imperial Theatre from 24 May 1943- 2 Oct 1943, then moved to The 44th Street Theatre from 4 Oct 1943- 13 Nov 1943, then moved to The 46th Street Theatre from 15 Nov 1943- close): 28 Oct 1942- 22 Jan 1944 (611 performances). Cast: Nina Allen, Thelma Altman, Betty Baker, Xenia Bank,
Gene Barry (as "Falke"), Nancy Baskerville, Marden Bate, Jeanne Beauvais, Lillian C. Bennett, Paul Best, Edward Bigelow, Betty Billings, Herbert Bliss, Todd Bolender, Diana Corday, Douglas Coudy, Anne Dawson, William Dollar, Mary Ellen (as "Premier Danseuse"), Jean Faust, Camille Fischelli, Edwin Fowler, Jack Gansaert, David Goldstein, Harold Gordon, William Hearne, Joyce Hill, Phyllis Hill, Julia Horvarth, Oscar Karlweis, Alfred Kunz, Lillian Lanese, Lawrence Lieberman, 'Jose Limon' (as "Premier Dancer"), Virginia MacWatters, Lucy Marshall, Frances McCann (as "Ensemble/Rosalinda Von Eisenstein" [Matinee performances only]), Ernest McChesney (as "Gabriel Von Eisenstein"), Jean Merrill (as "Rosalinda Von Eisenstein"), Alfred D. Morgan, Joan O'Neill, Sonya Orlova, Yvonne Patterson, Dorothy Ramsey, Betty Lou Reed, Elise Reiman, Simon Sadoff,
Dorothy Sarnoff (as "Rosalinda Von Eisenstein"), Loretta Schere, Benjamin Siegel, Louis Simon, Leonard Stocker, Yvonne Tibor, Robert Tower, Bernard Tunisse, George V. Vincent, Everett West, Joan Wheatley, Jane Whyte, Anna Wiman (as "Ballet Dancer"), Alan Winston,
Shelley Winters (as Fifi"). Produced by Lodewick Vroom.
Appeared on the late night talk show "The George Carlin Show" on January 2, 1973. Also guesting were Jimmy Breslin, Kenny Rankin and Alice Stuart.
Girls of Summer (1956). Written by
N. Richard Nash. Featuring the song "Girls of Summer" composed by
Stephen Sondheim. Stage Manager: Irving Buchman. Assistant Stage Mgr:
Lou Antonio [earliest
Broadway credit]. Directed by Jack Garfein. Longacre Theatre: 19 Nov 1956- 5 Jan 1957 (56 performances). Cast:
Shelley Winters (as "Hilda Brookman"),
Pat Hingle (as "Jules Taggart"),
George Peppard (as "Mickey Argent") [
Broadway debut],
Lenka Peterson (as "Binne Brookman"),
Arthur Storch (as "Gene Mitchell"),
Nellie Burt (as "Mrs. Mitchell"), John Harkins (as "Tommy Brookman"), Sandra Stevens (as "Phyllis Brookman"). Produced by
Cheryl Crawford.
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