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Russel Crouse (1893–1966)

Playwright and producer who teamed with Howard Lindsay to create widely popular musicals and plays. See full bio »

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Filmography

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???? State of the Union (original play) (pre-production)
 
1979 Die großen Sebastians (TV movie) (play)
 
1965 The Sound of Music (book of stage musical)
 
1961 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Life with Father (1961) (play)
 
1961 Zo is vader (TV movie) (play)
 
1960 Tall Story (play)
 
1960 Vita col padre e con la madre (TV mini-series) (play)
 
1954-1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
The Great Sebastians (1957) (writer)
State of the Union (1954) (writer)
 
1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1955) (adaptation)
 
1954 Woman's World
 
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Anything Goes (1954) (play)
 
1953 Remains to Be Seen (play)
 
1953 Call Me Madam (musical "Call Me Madam")
 
1953 Life with Father (TV series)
 
1950 Musical Comedy Time (TV series)
Anything Goes (1950) (play)
 
1948 State of the Union (play)
 
1947 Life with Father (from the original play by)
 
1939 The Great Victor Herbert (writer)
 
1938 Artists and Models Abroad (story and screenplay)
 
1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938 (adaptation)
 
1937 Mountain Music
 
1936 Anything Goes
 
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1962 Arsenic & Old Lace (TV movie) (producer: stage play)
 
1949 The Hasty Heart (producer: stage play)
 
1944 Arsenic and Old Lace (producer: stage play)
 
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1958 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #6.8 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Boris Karloff (1957) … Himself
 
1954 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself / guest panelist
Episode dated 12 January 1954 (1954) … Himself/guest panelist
 
1950 Answer Yes or No (TV series)
Himself/panelist (uncredited)
 
1949 On Stage! (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Life with Father -- A financier from New York rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousity of a bookkeeper. Anything Goes: Season 4: Episode 22 -- Trailer for Anything Goes
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1948) Stage: Wrote (w/Howard Lindsay) "Life With Mother", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Based on stories by Clarence Day. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Empire Theatre: 20 Oct 1948-4 Jun 1949 (262 performances). Cast: Robert Antoine, Dorothy Bernard, John Drew Devereaux, Mary Diveny, Amy Douglass... See more »

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1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Russell Crouse
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Trivia:

Father of actress Lindsay Crouse, her full name (Lindsay Ann Crouse) being a pun on Russel Crouse normally being billed with his writing partner Howard Lindsay as "Lindsay And Crouse". See more »

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