Lindsay and Crouse

Lindsay and Crouse was the writing team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, who collaborated from 1935 to 1962 on a succession of Broadway comedies and musicals.

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Howard Lindsay - Russel Crouse - 1935 - 1962

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Their first collaboration was the rewriting of the libretto of Anything Goes 1935, which became a major hit and has been frequently revived.

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Anything Goes - 1935

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They wrote the play Life with Father, which opened in 1939 and starred Lindsay and his wife Dorothy Stickney. It ran for over seven years to become the longest-running non-musical play on Broadway.

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Life with Father - 1939

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They wrote the libretto for The Sound of Music.

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Other work included the librettos for the Cole Porter musical Red Hot and Blue, the Irving Berlin musicals Call Me Madam, and the production of the play Arsenic and Old Lace.

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Cole Porter - Irving Berlin - Call Me Madam - Arsenic and Old Lace

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Their last collaboration was the 1962 Irving Berlin musical, Mr. President.

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1962 - Irving Berlin

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