Russel Crouse | |
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| Born | (1893-02-20)20 February 1893 Findlay, Ohio,USA |
| Died | 3 April 1966(1966-04-03) (aged 73) New York City, New York,USA |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1946) |
| Spouse | Alison Smith (d. 1943) Anna Erskine (m. 1945)[1] |
| Children | Timothy Crouse Lindsay Crouse |
| Relatives | Zosia Mamet (granddaughter) John Erskine (father-in-law) |
Russel Crouse (20 February 1893 – 3 April 1966) was an Americanplaywright andlibrettist, best known for his work in theBroadway writing partnership ofLindsay and Crouse.
Born inFindlay, Ohio, Crouse was the son of Sarah (née Schumacher) and Hiram Powers Crouse, a newspaperman.[2] He began his Broadway career in 1928 as an actor in the playGentlemen of the Press, in which he played Bellflower. By 1931, however, he had turned his attention to writing, penning the book for the musicalThe Gang's All Here, collaborating with Frank McCoy,Morrie Ryskind andOscar Hammerstein II.
His first work with his long-time partnerHoward Lindsay came in 1934, when the two men revised theP. G. Wodehouse/Guy Bolton book for theCole Porter musicalAnything Goes. They then went on to adapt Clarence Day'sLife with Father, which became one of the longest running Broadway plays.
Lindsay and Crouse later became Broadway producers, often acting in that capacity for their own work. They also owned and operated theHudson Theatre on 44th Street inNew York City.
Perhaps their best-known collaboration was on the book for the 1960Tony Award-winning musicalThe Sound of Music, which featured music byRichard Rodgers and lyrics by Crouse's old collaborator Oscar Hammerstein II. Their 1946 playState of the Union won that year'sPulitzer Prize for Drama. They also collaborated onCall Me Madam,Happy Hunting,Mr. President, andThe Great Sebastians (1955). Crouse joinedThe Lambs social club in 1941 and remained a member until his death.
Crouse is the father of writerTimothy Crouse, and named his actress daughterLindsay Ann Crouse in an intentional tribute to his collaboration with Howard Lindsay.
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