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Joshua Logan (I) (1908–1988)

Joshua Logan started directing plays while he was still at Princeton and among the first actors he directed were Henry Fonda and James Stewart. His graduation from Princeton was delayed to accompany a classmate to Russia to study with Konstantin Stanislavski, inventor of "method acting". Stanislavsko told him, "To be truly creative you must find ... See full bio »
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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Picnic
Picnic Director
(1956)
Fanny
Fanny Writer
(1961)
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts Writer
(1955)
Sayonara
Sayonara Director
(1957)
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Filmography

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 2010 Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series) (play - 1 episode)
- South Pacific (2010) ... (play)
 2006 Great Performances (TV Series) (book by - 1 episode)
- 'South Pacific' in Concert from Carnegie Hall (2006) ... (book by)
 2001 South Pacific (TV Movie) (adaptation)
 1984 Mister Roberts (TV Movie) (play)
 1964 Ensign Pulver (based on a play by) / (screenplay)
 1961 Fanny (play)
 1958 South Pacific (adapted from the play "South Pacific")
 1956 Fanny (TV Movie) (play)
 1955 Mister Roberts (based on the play by) / (screenplay)
 1948 Tonight on Broadway (TV Series) (play - 1 episode)
- Mister Roberts (1948) ... (play)
 1943 Higher and Higher (based on the musical play "Higher And Higher": book by)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(September 26, 1979 to November 4, 1979) Thomas Heggen and hid play, "Mister Roberts," was performed at the Public Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies | 5 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Joshua Lockwood Logan | presented on Broadway by
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Personal Quote:

[on Marilyn Monroe] As near genius as any actress I ever knew. See more »

Trivia:

"South Pacific" in a Lincoln Center Theater production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 2010 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle McCulloh Award for (Shows Written between 1920 and 1980). See more »

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