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Life With Father
by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
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About the Play
The long-running comedy based on Clarence Day's short stories about his father.
Story:
In 1880's New York City, Clarence, a financier, attempts to run his household as efficiently as his business, though his wife Vinnie and his four sons ultimately have the power.
Fun Fact
Having played an incredible 3,224 performances, this show holds the record as the longest running non-musical in Broadway history.
Playwright
Howard Lindsay
Playwright
Russel Crouse
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Empire Theatre, Bijou Theatre, Alvin Theatre
- Opening Night
- Nov 8, 1939
- Total Performances
- 3,224
- Original Cast
- Katharine Bard, Dorothy Bernard, Nellie Burt, John Drew Devereaux, Ruth Hammond, Timothy Kearse, John C. King, Howard Lindsay, Portia Morrow, Larry Robinson, Raymond Roe, Richard Simon, Richard Sterling, Dorothy Stickney, A.H. Van Buren, Teresa Wright
- Director
- Bretaigne Windust
- Producer
- Oscar Serlin
- Scenic Design
- Stewart Chaney
- Costume Design
- Stewart Chaney
1947 Film Version
- Movie Name
- Life With Father
- Type
- Hollywood Feature Film
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Screenplay
- Clarence Day, Donald Ogden Stewart
- Starring
- William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor
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