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Howard Lindsay, born Herman Nelke, (March 29, 1889 – February 11, 1968) was an American playwright, librettist, director, actor and theatrical producer. He is best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life with Father .
The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as ...
Howard Lindsay. Writer: The Sound of Music. Howard Lindsay was born on 29 March 1889 in Waterford, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Sound of Music (1965), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and Swing Time (1936).
Howard Lindsay. Howard Lindsay was an American playwright, librettist, director, actor, and theatrical producer. He is best known for his collaboration with Russel Crouse on a series of plays and musicals, the most famous being 'The Sound of Music.' Lindsay and Crouse's partnership was one of the longest-running and most successful in Broadway ...
Howard Lindsay was an actor, director, playwright and producer who made a significant impact on the American theater scene during the first half of the 20th century. Born on March 29, 1889 in ...
Howard Lindsay, the actor, director, producer and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, died of leukemia yesterday at his home, 13 East 94th Street, following an illness of more than two years.
Music by Richard Rodgers | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, Suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp. The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she ...
