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Joshua Shelley

Director, ActorBorn 1920, died 1990On stage 1944 to 19549 productions on this page

Joshua Shelley (born Joshua Kurzweil; January 27, 1920 – February 16, 1990) was one of the actors blacklisted by movie studios as a result of the House Un-American Activities Committee's (HUAC) investigation of the Communist Party in Hollywood in 1952. He did not begin to again work regularly in Hollywood until 1973 when his career restarted.

On stage

9 productions, 10 years

1944

On the TownBroadway Adelphi Theatre. Original. Directed by George Abbott

462 performances

1946

Tidbits of 1946Broadway Plymouth Theatre. Original

8 performances

1947

Barefoot Boy With CheekBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by Richard Barstow

108 performances

1947

Tenting TonightBroadway Booth Theatre. Original. Directed by Hudson Faussett

46 performances

1948

Make Mine ManhattanBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short, Max Liebman

429 performances

1950

The LiarBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Revival. Directed by Alfred Drake

12 performances

1951

Four Twelves Are 48Broadway 48th Street Theatre. Original

2 performances

1954

On Your ToesBroadway 46th Street Theatre. Revival. Directed by George Balanchine

64 performances

1954

The Girl in Pink TightsBroadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by Agnes de Mille

115 performances

Worked with more than once

8 names

Ray Harrison 2 productions
Philip Coolidge 2 productions
Nelle Fisher 2 productions
Nathaniel Frey 2 productions
Nancy Walker 2 productions
Marten Sameth 2 productions
Marion Kohler 2 productions
Jack Williams 2 productions

Also credited on

2 works

Simply Heavenly
Company

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