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PETER GLENVILLE
1913- 2013
The Peter Glenville Centenary Celebrations
Press Pack
Contents:
1. News Release
2. The Centenary Events
3. Peter Glenville: A Biography
4. About the Peter Glenville Foundation
5. Appendix of Works
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Peter Glenville with Anthony Quinn & Laurence Olivier
Press Release
PETER GLENVILLE
1913- 2013
TRANS-ATLANTIC STARS OF STAGE AND FILM
COME TOGETHER TO MARK PETER GLENVILLE CENTENARY
This November, big names from the world of stage and film, including the likes of Kevin Spacey and James
Earl Jones, will gather in London to celebrate the life, career and legacy of the late film and theatre
director Peter Glenville; 100 years since his birth in the Capital.
As part of the centenary celebrations, organised by the Peter Glenville Foundation
www.peterglenville.org, screenings of Glenville films will be shown at the ICA (institute of Contemporary
Arts) and the BFI (National Film Theatre), an exhibition of photographs, from the life and works of Peter
Glenville, is to be exhibited at the Old Vic’s Pit Bar and a symposium is set to take place at the University
of Notre Dame.
“Glenville's last work in Britain was in 1970 so if his name doesn't ring bells instantly it's because he was
mainly a Broadway director in his later years,” says Martyn Auty, Event Curator, “and because he quit
while he was ahead and could enjoy over 20 years of star-studded retirement in his adoptive home of the
USA, where he was the darling of the Manhattan set.
“Glenville was much loved in Theatreland and in Hollywood. Having been an actor himself - a matinee idol
indeed - he was an Actor's Director par excellence. Among those who knew what a true director should
be like his name was spoken with acclaim and admiration. That he should leave a foundation to support
future directors is a mark of a great man.”
Kevin Spacey, Artistic Director of The Old Vic says: "I find it incredibly moving that Peter Glenville - who
gained experience of his craft as Director of The Old Vic in exile in Liverpool during the War and then had
success on Broadway and in film - should have chosen to invest his legacy in the next generation. The
Foundation's support of The Old Vic inspires and encourages us all at the Theatre because it chimes
brilliantly with our own commitment to mentoring the next generation of young actors, writers, directors
and producers."
Glenville started his career as an actor in London in the 1930s, but by the mid-40s he had made the
transition into directing and it was in this capacity that he would make his biggest impact.
From the mid-1950s to the early ‘70s Glenville enjoyed a prolific career on Broadway and in Hollywood
directing some of the biggest names in the business, including Elizabeth Taylor, Alec Guinness and
Laurence Olivier, to name but a few.
Within the industry and beyond, Glenville is principally known for his 1964 film adaptation of the play
Becket, which starred Richard Burton as Thomas Becket and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II. The film was
nominated for multiple Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Peter has been
nominated for four Tony Awards, two Golden Globes, one Academy Award, one Golden Lion Award, as
well as one Director’s Guild nomination for Summer & Smoke.
Martyn Auty, says: “Peter Glenville was an eminent director of his day and his contribution to both film
and theatre was undisputedly great; yet he remains widely unsung. The Foundation and Glenville alumni
felt that the centenary of his birth was the perfect time to celebrate his life and works.”
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The Centenary Events
Peter Glenville with Natalie Wood
September to mid-December
The Old Vic, Pit Bar - An exhibition of film and theatre stills taken during the career of Peter Glenville
Friday 1st November
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 18.00pm - A screening of The Comedians, the 1967 film directed
and produced by Peter Glenville, based on the novel of the same name by Graham Greene, who also
wrote the screenplay. The film stars Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor and Alec Guinness
The film will be introduced to audiences by the award-winning US actor James Earl Jones, who also
starred in the film
Saturday 2nd November
The University of Notre Dame, London, 11.00am to 17.00pm - A Peter Glenville symposium, chaired by
Guardian Columnist Mark Lawson, with a board comprised of theatre and film director Richard Eyre, The
Guardian's theatre critic Michael Billington, former chair of the Evening Standard drama panel Lady
Pamela Harlech and American film composer Laurence Rosenthal
BFI, The British Film Institute, pm (8pm) - A screening of Becket, the 1964 film adaptation of the play
Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh. Directed by Peter Glenville and starring Richard Burton as
Thomas Becket and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II
Sunday 3rd November
BFI, The British Film Institute, 17.00pm - A Q&A session with Rita Moreno, of West Side Story fame and
star of Glenville’s Tennessee Williams adaptation, Summer and Smoke
18.00pm - A screening of Summer and Smoke, the 1961 film directed by Peter Glenville
Peter Glenville: A Biography
Peter Glenville was born in Hampstead, London in
1913. His mother’s family ran a pub and his father’s
family were from Dublin, where they were involved
in the Irish theatre. Peter’s parents became the most
successful and celebrated pantomime artists in Britain, singing spirit lifting songs that helped Britons
through two world wars.
Educated by Jesuits at Stonyhurst College (Peter retained his strong Catholic faith throughout his life),
he went on to study Law at Christ Church, Oxford,
where he became President of Oxford University
Dramatic Society.
After leaving university, Peter immediately joined
the leading Shakespearean company and worked at
Stratford and became a director at the Old Vic in
1946 before moving into the film industry. Soon Peter was working with some of the 20th Century’s
most important writers, including Jean-Paul Sartre,
Graham Greene, Tennessee Williams and Terence
Rattigan.
Between 1934 and 1947 he played a succession of leading roles. These ranged from Tony Pirelli in Edgar
Wallace's gangster drama ‘On the Spot’ and Stephen Cass in Mary Hayley Bell's horror thriller ‘Duet For
Two Hands to Romeo’. He also played Prince Hal and Hamlet in an Old Vic Liverpool production which he
also directed. It seemed inevitable that Glenville would swiftly become a major young actor but, at the
age of 34, he decided that his career lay in direction rather than acting.
After World War II, Glenville met Hardy William Smith (1916-2001) and they became both professional
and life partners; Glenville as director and Smith as producer of theatre and film.
After the mid-Fifties, Glenville lived and worked chiefly in New York. The varied productions he directed
there included the Japanese Samurai revenge drama Rashomon, the French comedy Tchin-Tchin, a musical version of Tovarich starring Vivien Leigh, John Osborne's A Patriot For Me and Dylan, a study of the
last days of Dylan Thomas, with Alec Guinness starring. His greatest Broadway success was Jean Anouilh's
Becket, which he directed in 1960 with an outstanding cast in which Anthony Quinn played Henry II and
Laurence Olivier as Becket.
Peter’s beginnings in film was a natural progression from theatre. Among his directorial achievements on
the big screen was the Oscar-nominated classic, Becket, in which he directed Richard Burton as Thomas
Becket and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II.
In 1970, he returned to London to direct Rattigan's Bequest to the Nation, about Lord Nelson and Lady
Hamilton. This was the last play he would direct in his hometown where he got his start. Subsequently,
Glenville’s last theatre production, the Tennessee Williams play Out Cry was in New York City (1973).
Peter Glenville was a key figure in New York society, and he spent his life travelling the world where he
mixed with Hollywood royalty, British nobility, leading political figures, and the world’s foremost writers
of his time.
He died in New York on 3rd June 1996.
About The Peter Glenville Foundation
Dedicated to the advancement of theatrical, film, fine and
literary arts, the Peter Glenville Foundation was established to
benefit and support these endeavors through grants and
operating programmes. First and foremost the Foundation
seeks to promote Peter Glenville's legacy and the types of
projects that he would hold dear to his heart.
Work carried out by the Foundation includes the creation of
The Peter Glenville Scholarship Award, which is given out
annually for graduating members of the Oxford University Dramatics Society, for further dramatic studies.
Oxford has a long history of producing talented actors, and the Peter Glenville Scholars of today may well
be the stars of tomorrow.
In recent years, the Foundation has also built ‘The Peter Glenville Theatre’ at the Professional Children's
School in New York, a school which specialises in educating students who are simultaneously pursuing
artistic careers.
Appendix of Works
Peter Glenville’s career as an actor and director on stage and on screen
Play Opens February 9, 1933. Edward II by Christopher Marlowe for the OUDS at
the Un9iversity of Oxford, PG plays Edward II.
Play Opens. C. February 16, 1933. Kind John by William Shakespeare for the
OUDS at the New Theatre, Oxford. PG plays Cardinal Pandulph.
Play Opens June 15, 1933. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
for the OUDS at South Park, Headington Hill, Oxford. PG plays Puck.
Radio Play September 11 and 12, 1933. The Fantastic Battle by Leslie Baily based
on the story by C.R. Burns for the BBC. PG plays an unknown role.
Play November 17, 1933. The Masterpiece by Paul Dehn for the St. John’s Mummers at Oxford Town Hall,
Oxford. PG directs.
Play December 1933. King Richard II by William Shakespeare for the Oxford University Stonyhurst Dramatic Society at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire. PG directs and plays King Richard II.
Play Opens February 20, 1934. Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe for the OUDS at Oxford Town Hall,
Oxford. PG plays Mephistopheles.
Play Opens March 7, 1934. Pass the Salt by Peter Glenville for the OUDS at the University of Oxford, Oxford. PG writes, directs and plays The Husband and Doctor Faustus.
Radio Play April 13, 1934. Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe for the OUDS and the BBC. PG plays
Mephistopheles.
Play Opens June 13, 1934. Richard III by William Shakespeare for the OUDS at Oxford University. PG plays
Richard III.
Play Opens June 26, 1934. Richard III by William Shakespeare for the OUDS at the Regents Park Open Air
Theatre, London. PG plays Richard III.
Play September, October and Christmas season 1934. For the Manchester Repertory Company, Manchester. The Swan by Ferenc Molnar; PG plays Dr. Agi. On The Spot by Edgar Wallace: PG plays Tony Pirelli. The
Maitlands by Ronald Mackenzie: PG plays Jack Maitland. Candida by George Bernard Shaw: PG plays Eugene Marchbanks. To What Red Hell by Percy Robinson: PG plays Jim Nolan.
Play Opens February 19, 1935. Hamlet by William Shakespeare for the OUDS at the New Oxford Theatre,
Oxford. PG plays Hamlet.
Play May 1935. Rosetti by R.L. Megroz and Herbert de Hamel for the Peoples National Theatre at the Arts
Theatre Club, Great Newport Street, London. PG plays Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Play Opens June 18, 1935. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre,
London. PG plays Orsino, Duke of Illyria.
Play Opens August 12, 1935. The Hangman by Par Lagerkvist at the Duke of York’s Theatre, St. Martin’s
Lane, London. PG plays Bodeln.
Play Opens November 14, 1935. Theatre Royal by George S. Kaugman and Edna Ferber at the Oxford
Playhouse, Oxford. PG plays Anthony Cavendish.
Plays November1 to December 6, 1935. For the Swansea Repertory Company at the Fforestfach Cross
Theatre (later Fforestfach Welfare Hall), Swansea, Glamorgan. The Late Christopher Ban by Sidney Howard. The Shining Hour by Keith Winter. Payment Deferred and adaptation by Gilbert Miller of the novel by
C.S. Forester. They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard. Private Lives by Noel Coward. PG plays
unknown roles.
Plays April 13 to September 16, 1936. Shakespeare Festival for the New Shakespeare Company at The
Memorial Theatre (now Royal Shakespeare Theatre), Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. The Taming of
The Shrew by William Shakespeare: PG plays Petruchio. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: PG plays
Marcus Antonius. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: PG plays Romeo. Twelfth Night by William
Shakespeare: PG plays Feste. King Lear by William Shakespeare: PG plays Edgar. Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare: PG plays Claudio. Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare: PG plays Hector.
Plays May 3 to August 1937. For Margate Repertory at the Theatre Royal, Margate, Kent. Tonight at 8.30
by Noel Coward: PG plays unknown role. The Dominant Sex by Michael Egan; PG plays unknown role.
Someone at the Door by Dorothy and Campbell Christie; PG plays unknown role. Heroes Don’t Care by
Margot Neville; PG plays unknown role. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare; PG plays unknown
role. On the Spot by Edgar Wallace; PG plays Tony Pirelli. White Cargo by Leon Gordon; PG plays Harry
Witzel. Still Life by Noel Coward; PG plays Alec Harvey. Anna Christie by Eugene O’ Neill; PG plays Mat
Burke.
Plays September 6, 1937 to December 1937. For John Baxter- Somerville’s Repertory Players at the
Springfield Theatre, St. Helier, Jersey. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse by Barre Lyndon; PG plays Dr. Clitterhosue. Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers and M. St. Clare Byne; PG plays Lord Peter Wimsey.
Plays March 28 to July 1938. For The Q Theatre Company at the Q Theatre, Kew, Surrey. Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O’ Neill; PG plays Roberto Mayo. Blind Corners by Mary Frances Flack; PG plays unknown
role. The Green Holly by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham; PG plays unknown role. Diversion by John
van Druten; PG plays Wyn Hayward.
Radio Play November 14, 1938. Hassan by James Elroy Flecker for the BBC. PG plays unknown role.
Play Opens February 19, 1939. The Courageous Sex by Mary D. Sheridan at the Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre), Shaftesbury Avenue, London. PG plays Martin Diggle.
Plays Opens March 19,1939. To Be Or Not To Be by Eleanor Kalkowska at the Phoenix Theatre, Charing
Cross Road, London. PG plays Raymond Lefort.
Plays Opens March 28, 1939. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare for the Old Vic Company,
The Old Vic Theatre, The Cut, Waterloo Road, London. PG plays Lucentio.
Plays April 24, 1939. Othello by Shakespeare for the Old Vic Company, for Shakespeare’s Birthday Festival, Old Vic Theatre, The Cut, Waterloo Road, London. PG plays an unknown role in the “Handkerchief”
scene.
Play Opens January 8, 1940. Behind the Schemes! By George H. Grimaldi at the Shaftesbury Theatre,
Shaftesbury Theatre, London. PG plays Tony Howard.
Play Opens January 30, 1940. Down Our Street by Ernest George for the People’s National Theatre at the
Tavistock Little Theatre, Tavistock Place, Russell Square, London. PG plays Charlie Stubbs.
Film Released January 27, 1940. His Brother’s Keeper from Warner Brothers-First National Productions.
PG plays Hicky Cornell.
Play Opens January 30, 1940. Down Our Street by Ernest George for the Peoples National Theatre at the
Tavistock Little Theatre, Tavistock Place, Russell Square, London. PG plays Charley Stubbs.
Film Released March 9, 1940. Return to Yesterday from Ealing Studios. PG plays an undetermined role.
Play April 22, 1940. Shakespeare’s Birthday Festival for the Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, The Cut,
Waterloo Road, London. PG performs an unknown role.
Play Opens July 22, 1940. Murder in Mayfair by Ivor Novello for the Q Theatre Company, Kew, Surrey. PG
plays Bill Sherry.
Play Opens September 5,1940. The Infernal Machine by Jean Cocteau at the Arts Theatre Club, Great
Newport Street, London. PG plays Oedipus.
Play Opens October 3, 1940. All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare at the Vandeville Theatre,
the Strand, London. PG plays Bertram.
Film Released October 19, 1940. Two For Dangers from Warner Brothers-First National Productions. PG
plays Young Latin.
Play Opens October 23, 1930. Henry IV Part One by William Shakespeare at the Vaudeville Theatre, The
Strand, London. PG plays Prince Hall.
Plays Opens June 4, 1941, The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams at the Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre), Shaftesbury Avenue, London. PG plays Robert.
Play January 18, 1942. The Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare for a Green Room Benevolent
Fund and Green Room Rags Society fundraiser at The Palladium, Argyll Street, London. PG plays and unknown role in a scene in the play.
Play Takes over the role March 28, 1942. The Doctors Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw at the Theatre
Royal, Haymarket, London. PG plays Louis Dubedat.
Film Released August 24, 1942. Uncensored from Gainsborough Picture. PG plays Charles Neele.
Film Released April 10, 1944. Heaven is Round the Corner from British National Films. PG plays Donald
Mckay.
Play Opens August 16, 1944. John Gabriel Borkman by Hendrick Ibsen for the Old Vic Company at Liverpool Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Lancashire. PG directs.
Play Opens September 6, 1944. Lisa an adaptation by Peter Glenville of A House of Gentlefolk by Ivan Turgenev for the Old Vic Company at the Liverpool Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Lancashire. PG
adapts and directs.
Play Opens October 18, 1944. Point Valaine by Noel Coward for the Old Vic Company at the Liverpool
Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Lancahsire. PG directs.
Play Opens November 22, 1944. Uneasy Laughter an adaptation by Judith Guthrie of He Who Gets
Slapped by Leonid Andreyev for the Old Vic Company at the Liverpool Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Lancashire. PG plays Funny the Clown.
Film Released c. December 18, 1944. Madonna of the Seven Moons from Gainsborough Pictures. PG plays
Sandro Barruci.
Play Opens December 20, 1944. The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan for the Old Vic Company at the Liverpool Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Lancashire. PG directs.
Play Opens January 31, 1945. Anna Christie by Eugene O’ Neill for the Old Vic Company at the Liverpool
Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Lancashire. PG directs.
Play Opens February 28, 1945. Hamlet by William Shakespeare for the Old Vic Company at the Liverpool
Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Lancashire. PG plays Hamlet.
Play Opens April 16, 1945. The Alchemist by Ben Jonson for the Old Vic Company at the Liverpool Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Lancashire. PG plays Face.
Play Opens May 9, 1945. His Excellency the Governor by Robert Marshall for the Old Vic Company at the
Liverpool Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Lancashire. PG plays Stephen Cass.
Play September 1945 to April 1946. Duet for Two Hands by Mary Hayley Bell at the Lyric Theatre, Kings
Street, London. PG directs.
Play Opens February 14, 1946. The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan at the Lyric Theatre, Kings Street,
London. PG directs.
Play Opens October 16, 1946. The Assassin by Peter Yates at the Lyric Theatre, King’s Street, Hammersmith, London. PG plays John Wilkes Booth.
Play Opens September 3, 1947. Point Valaine by Noel Coward at the Ebassy Theatre, High Holborn, London. PG directs.
Play Opens March 30, 1948. Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw at the Arts Theatre, Great Newport
Street, London. PG directs.
Film Released April 28, 1948. Good-Time Girl from Gainsborough Pictures. PG plays Jimmy Rosso.
Play Opens June 3, 1948. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley at the New Theatre (now Noel Coward
Theatre), St. Martin’s Lane, London. PG directs.
Play Opens June 16, 1948. Crime Passionel by Jean-Paul Sartre, adapted by Kitty Black, at the Lyric Theatre, King’s Street, Hammersmith, London; transfers to the Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London.
PG directs.
Play Opens September 8, 1948. Playbill (comprising Harlequinade and The Browning Version) by Terence
Rattigan at the Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London. PG directs.
Play Opens November 24, 1948. The Return of the Prodigal BY St. John Hankin at the Globe Theatre (now
Gielgud Theatre), Shaftesbury Avenue, London. PG adapts and directs.
Play Opens March 17, 1949. Adventure Story by Terence Rattigan at St James’ Theatre (now demolished),
King Street, London. PG directs.
Play Opens April 28, 1949. The Power of Darkness an adaptation by Peter Glenville of Leo Tolstoy’s play at
the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. PG adapts and directs.
Play Opens October 12, 1949. Playbill (comprising Harlequinade and The Browning Version) by Terence
Rattigan at the Coronet Theatre (now Eugene O’Neill Theatre), 230 West 49th Street, New York. PG directs.
Play Opens February 1, 1950. The Innocents an adaptation by William Archibald of The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James at the Playhouse Theatre (now demolished), 137 West 48th Street, New York. PG directs.
Play Opens October 24, 1950. The Curious Savage by John Patrick at the Martin Beck Theatre (now the Al
Hirschfield Theatre), 302 West 45th Street, New York. PG directs.
Play Opens March 10, 1951. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare at the Broadhurst Theatre, 235
West 44th Street, New York. PG directs.
Play Opens November, 22, 1951. Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London; transfers to the Duchess Theatre, London on January 23, 1952. PG directs.
Play Opens April 23, 1952. Under The Sycamore Tree by Sam Spewack at the Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych,
London. PG directs.
Play Opens July 3, 1952. The Innocents an adaptation by William Archibald of The Turn of the Screw by
Henry James at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London. PG directs.
Play Opens October 10, 1952. Letter from Paris an adaptation by Dodie Smith of The Reverberator by
Henry James at the Aldwych Theatre, London. PG directs.
Play Opens April 16, 1953. The Living Room by Graham Greene at Wyndham’s Theatre, (now Gielgud
Theatre), Charing Cross. PG produces and directs.
Play Opens April 14, 1954. The Prisoner by Bridget Boland at the Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre),
Shaftesbury Avenue, London. PG produces and directs.
Play Opens September 22, 1954. Separate Tables (comprising Table by the Window and Table Number
Seven) by Terence Rattigan at the St. James’ Theatre, King Street, Piccadilly, London. PG directs.
Play Opens October 4 1955. Island of Goats an adaptation by henry Reed of Delitto all’isola delle capre by
Ugo Bettie at the Fulton Theatre (now demolished), 210 West 46TH Street, new York. PG produces and
directs.
Film Released December 11, 1955. The Prisoner from London Independent Producers Limited, B&D Film
Corporation and Columbia Pictures Corporation. PG directs.
Play Opens May 2, 1956. Hotel Paradiso and adaptation by Peter Glenville of L’Hotel du libre exchange by
George Feydeau and Maurice Desvallieres at the Winter Garden Theatre (now New London Theatre), Drury Lane, London. PG adapts, produces and directs.
Play Opens October 25, 1956. Separate Tables (comprising Table by the Window and Table Number Seven) by Terence Rattigan at the Music Box Theatre, 239 West 43rd Street, new York. PG adapts, produces
and directs.
Play Opens April 11, 1957. Hotel Paradiso and adaptation by Peter Glenville of L’Hotel du libre exchange
by George Feydeau and Maurice Desvallieres at Henry Millers Theatre (now the Stephen Sondheim Theatre), 124 West 43rd Street, New York. PG adapts, produces and directs.
Film Released August 26, 1958. Me and the Colonel from William Goetz Productions and Columbia Pictures. PG directs and plays British Submarine Commander.
Play Opens January 27, 1959. Rashomon an adaptation by Mike and Fay Kanin from stories by Ryunsake
Akutagawa at the Music Box Theatre, 239 West 45th Street, NEW York. PG produces and directs.
Musical Opens October 22, 1959. Take Me Along music and lyrics by Bob Merill, Joseph Stein and Robert
Russell and based on Eugenes O’ Neill’s play Ah, Wilderness! At the Shubert Theatre, 225 West 44th Street,
New York. PG directs.
Play Opens December 3, 1959. Silent Night, Lonely Night by Robert Anderson at the Morosco Theatre
(now demolished) on 217 West 45TH Street, New York. PG directs.
Play Opens October 5, 1960. Becket adapted by Lucienne Hill from Becket ou l’honneur de Dieu by Jean
Anouilh at the St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, New York; transfers to the Royale Theatre (now
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), 242 West 45th Street, New York on December 19, 1960. PG directs.
Play Opens May 8, 1961. Becket adapted by Lucienne Hill from Becket ou l’honneur de Dieu by Jean
Anouilh (now conference centre), 141 West 44th Street, New York. PG directs.
Play Opens November 16, 1961. Summer and Smoke from Hal Wallis Productions and Paramount Pictures. PG directs.
Film Released August 16, 1962. Term of Trial from Romulus Films and Warner Brother Pictures. PG adapts
and directs.
Play Opens October 25, 1962. Tchin-Tchin adapted by Sidney Michaels from the play by Francois Billetdoux at the Plymouth Theatre (now Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), 236 West 45th Street, New York; transfers to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 West 47th Street New York on February 11, 1963. PG directs.
Musical Opens March 118, 1963. Tovarich music by Lee Pockriss, lyrics by Anne Crosswell based on the
play by Jacques Deval and Robert E. Sherwood at the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway, New York;
transfers to Majestic Theatre, 247 West 44th Street, New York on June 10, 1963 and the Winter Garden
Theatre, 1634 Broadway on October 7, 1963. PG directs.
Play Opens January 18, 1964. Dylan by Sidney Michaels at the Plymouth Theatre (PG directs. 236 West
45TH Street, New York. PG directs.
Film Released March 11, 1964. Becket from Hal Wallis and Paramount Pictures. PG directs.
Film Released October 14, 1996. Hotel Paradiso for MGM. PG adapts, produces, directs and plays Georges
Feydeau.
Film Released October 31, 1967. The Comedians from Maximilian Productions, MGM and Trianon Films.
PG directs and produces.
Play Opens November 29, 1967. Everything in the Garden by Edward Albee based on the play by Giles
Cooper at the Plymouth Theatre (now Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), 236 West 45th Street, New York. PG
directs.
Play Opens October 6, 1969. A Patriot for Me by John Osborne at the Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th
Street, New York. PG directs.
Play Opens 23 September 1976. A Bequest to the Nation by Terence Rattigan at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London. PG directs.
Play Opens March 1, 1973. Out Cry by Tennessee Williams at the Lyceum Theatre, 159 West 45th Street,
new York. PG directs.