Howard Lindsay
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Howard Lindsay was an American playwright, librettist, and actor best known for his prolific Broadway collaborations, including co-writing the book for the musical "The Sound of Music."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Lindsay canonical | 24 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
actor
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librettist ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century American theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Award for Best Musical (as book writer for The Sound of Music)
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| awardReceivedFor |
State of the Union (play)
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surface form:
State of the Union (Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway production
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drama ⓘ musical theatre book writing ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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musical theatre ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayCredit |
Call Me Madam
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surface form:
Call Me Madam (original Broadway production)
Life with Father (original Broadway production) ⓘ State of the Union (play) ⓘ
surface form:
State of the Union (original Broadway production)
The Sound of Music ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (original Broadway production)
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| influenced | American musical theatre book writing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | playwriting duo Lindsay and Crouse ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
collaborations with Irving Berlin
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collaborations with Rodgers and Hammerstein ⓘ collaborations with Russel Crouse ⓘ |
| notableRole | actor in early Broadway productions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Slight Case of Murder
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surface form:
A Slight Case of Murder (play adaptation)
Arsenic and Old Lace (play) ⓘ
surface form:
Arsenic and Old Lace (stage direction/production association)
Call Me Madam ⓘ
surface form:
Call Me Madam (book for the musical)
Happy Hunting (book for the musical) ⓘ Life with Father ⓘ
surface form:
Life with Father (play)
Life with Mother (play) ⓘ Mr. President (book for the musical) ⓘ Remains to Be Seen (play) ⓘ State of the Union (play) ⓘ Tall Story (play adaptation) ⓘ The Great Sebastian ⓘ
surface form:
The Great Sebastians (play)
The Prescott Proposals (play) ⓘ The Sound of Music ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (book for the musical)
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| notedFor |
co-writing the book for The Sound of Music
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prolific Broadway collaborations ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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librettist ⓘ playwright ⓘ producer ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| partnerInWork | Russel Crouse ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Broadway
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New York City ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Russell Crouse
subject surface form:
Lindsay and Crouse family
subject surface form:
Russel Crouse
subject surface form:
Lindsay Crouse
subject surface form:
Captain Georg von Trapp (The Sound of Music)