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Meet a Body
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Meet a Body Playbill - Oct 1944
Meet a Body
Broadway
Original
Forrest Theatre
230 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jane Hinton
People (17)
Helene Ambrose
Carla Thorne
(Original)
John Boyd
Officer McVey
(Original)
Nancy Butler
Ellen Thorne
(Original)
Harry Gribbon
Detective Sergeant Corey
(Original)
Whitford Kane
John MacGregor
(Original)
Dann Malloy
Doctor Hester
(Original)
Ruth McDevitt
Margaret MacGregor
(Original)
John McQuade
Norman Clark
(Original)
Stephen Morrow
The Dancer
(Original)
Le Roi Operti
Everett T. George
(Original)
Forrest Orr
Horace Craig
(Original)
Paul Potter
Tim MacGregor
(Original)
Al Shean
Manny Siegelmann
(Original)
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Helene Ambrose
Carla Thorne
(Original)
John Boyd
Officer McVey
(Original)
Nancy Butler
Ellen Thorne
(Original)
Harry Gribbon
Detective Sergeant Corey
(Original)
Whitford Kane
John MacGregor
(Original)
Dann Malloy
Doctor Hester
(Original)
Ruth McDevitt
Margaret MacGregor
(Original)
John McQuade
Norman Clark
(Original)
Stephen Morrow
The Dancer
(Original)
Le Roi Operti
Everett T. George
(Original)
Forrest Orr
Horace Craig
(Original)
Paul Potter
Tim MacGregor
(Original)
Al Shean
Manny Siegelmann
(Original)
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Jane Hinton
Writer
William Castle
Director
Willis Knighton
Scenic Design
H. Clay Blaney
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
16
1944
Closing Date
Nov
4
1944
Performances
24
as of Feb 28, 2026
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