ABBOTT, GEORGE. Noted Broadway playwright, producer, director, actor, and play doctor, with a long career; b. Forestville, New York, ; d. Miami Beach, Florida, .
George Abbott, or Mr. Abbott as he was known by his contemporaries, enjoyed what is probably the most creative and certainly the longest career in the American theater. He was involved with 122 productions as playwright, producer, director, actor, or play doctor; often he held more than 1 role in the same...