Ellis Rabb
Ellis Rabb | |
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Born | Ellis W. Rabb June 20, 1930 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | January 11, 1998 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 67)
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Awards | Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play 1976 The Royal Family |
Ellis W. Rabb (June 20, 1930 – January 11, 1998) was an American actor and director who in 1959 formed the Association of Producing Artists, a theatre company that brought new works and noteworthy revivals to Broadway and to regional theatres. The APA merged with the
Life
Rabb was born the only child of Clark Williamson and Mary Carolyn. His subsequent work as an actor included starring in the New York City premiere of David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre in 1977 at Off-Broadway's Theatre de Lys, and in 1980 he played the title role in The Man Who Came to Dinner at the Circle in the Square Theatre.
His later directing work included a 1973 production of
Rabb appeared in
Rabb died of heart failure at a Memphis, Tennessee hospital on January 11, 1998.[5]
References
- ^ "Television This Week: Of Special Interest". The New York Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ Allan, Marc. "17 Reasons to Turn On the TV". Nuvo Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Kelsey Grammer On Playing Sideshow Bob On "The Simpsons" - CONAN on TBS". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Kelsey Grammer On How He Became Sideshow Bob - The Graham Norton Show". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ Gussow, Mel (13 January 1998). "Ellis Rabb, Actor and Director, Is Dead at 67". New York Times. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
External links
- Ellis Rabb at the Internet Broadway Database
- Ellis Rabb at IMDb
- Ellis Rabb papers, 1930-1995 and undated, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts