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| name = Howard Lindsay | birth_name = Herman Nelke | birth_date = {{birth date|1889|03|29}} | birth_place = Waterford, New York | death_date = {{death date and age|1968|02|11|1889|03|29}} | death_place = New York City, New York | spouse = Dorothy Stickney (m.1927-1968; his death) | awards = {{nowrap|Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1946)}} Special Tony Award (1959) Tony Award for Best Musical (1960) }} Howard Lindsay, born Herman Nelke, (March 29, 1889 – February 11, 1968) was an American theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor. He is best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life With Father. BiographyLindsay graduated from Boston Latin School in 1907. He was an actor and director before turning to writing plays. He played the role of "Father" in Life With Father on Broadway in 1939.[1] Together with Russel Crouse, Lindsay won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the 1946 play State of the Union,[2] which was adapted into a film directed by Frank Capra two years later. The 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein television musical Cinderella, recently revived by PBS, featured Lindsay and Stickney playing the roles of the King and Queen, [3] one of the few times a Lindsay performance has been captured on film. In 1960, the team won the Tony Award for Best Musical for The Sound of Music, for which they wrote the book.[4] They also collaborated on Call Me Madam, Happy Hunting and Mr. President. [5]Lindsay was a member of The Players Club, the theatrical club founded by Edwin Booth, and served as its president from 1955 to 1965.[6] Lindsay joined The Lambs in 1925 and remained a member until he died.His writing partner, Russel Crouse, was also a member of The Lambs.[7] Stickney and Howard maintained a longtime home in the Stanton section of Readington Township, New Jersey.[8] References1. ^" 'Life With Father' Broadway" Playbill, accessed June 21, 2016 2. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/11/26/specials/schlesinger-pulitzer46.html "Pulitzer Prizes Awarded; 'State of Union' the Play"] The New York Times, May 7, 1946 3. ^" 'Cinderella' – 1957 Television Cast" masterworksbroadway.com, accessed June 21, 2016 4. ^" 'The Sound of Music' Broadway" Playbill, accessed June 21, 2016 5. ^"Howard Lindsay Credits" Playbill, accessed June 21, 2016 6. ^{{cite news| date = February 12, 1968| title = Howard Lindsay, Playwright, Star of 'Life With Father,' Dies| script-title = | trans-title = | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1968/02/12/77170714.pdf| deadurl = | format = | department = | newspaper = The New York Times| type = | series = | language = | volume = | issue = | others = | edition = | location = | publisher = | publication-date = | agency = | page = 1| access-date = April 7, 2015| via = | registration = | subscription = | quote = | separator = | postscript = | ref = }} 7. ^ 8. ^Bouman-Stickney House, Readington Township. Accessed June 9, 2016. "In 1935, Broadway playwright and producer Howard Lindsay purchased the house and surrounding property as a gift for his wife, Broadway and movie actress Dorothy Stickney. They used the house as a weekend and vacation retreat until Lindsay's death, in 1968." External links
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