Robert E. Merriman (November 5, 1916 – February 2, 1983), was an actor, a Tony Award winning producer, and a director for Broadway theatre,

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and television. He was the winner of the

Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Fo ...

for his performance as Quillery in '' Idiot's Delight''.

Biography

He was born on November 5, 1916, in

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. He worked as the stage manager for '' Barefoot in the Park''. He was also the production manager for ''The Wall'' and '' Saratoga''. In 1954 he founded Proscenium Productions at the Cherry Lane Theater, in Greenwich Village. In 1955 he received a Tony Award for the company's production of '' Thieves Carnival'', the first one awarded for an

production. He directed the London production of '' The Music Man'' in 1962. He died on February 2, 1983.

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