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Ed Wittstein Biography (1929-)

Born April 7, 1929, in Mount Vernon, NY; son of Nathan Harry (a shoe merchant) and Miriam (a secretary and welfare worker; maiden name, Goldman) Wittstein. Addresses: OFFICE--339 E. 87th Street, New York, NY 10028.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

April 7, 1929

Mount Vernon, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• FIRST STAGE WORK--Set designer, The Inspector General, Irwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop, New York City, 1947.
• PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; ALL AS SET DESIGNER,UNLESS INDICATED Lady in the Dark, Guildford Summer Theatre, Guildford, CT, 1949.
• Yes Is for a Very Young Man, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1949.
• (also costume designer) Ounga, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA, 1950.
• The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, La Fenice Theatre, Venice, Italy, 1953.
• (also costume designer) Dr. Willy Nilly, Barbizon-Plaza Theatre, New YorkCity, 1959.
• (also costume designer) Legend of Lovers, 41st Street Theatre, New York City, 1959.
• (Also costume designer) The Fantasticks, Sullivan Street Playhouse, New York City, 1960.
• (also costume designer) The Gondoliers, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1961.
• (also costume designer) Kean, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1961.
• costume designer, Bravo Giovanni, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1962.
• (also lighting designer) La Belle, Shubert Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1962.
• co-producer, P.S. 193, Writers Stage Theatre, New York City, 1962.
• (also co-producer) The Love Nest, Writers Stage Theatre, 1963.
• (also costume and lighting designer) Enter Laughing, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• production supervisor and lighting designer, Chips with Everything, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• (also costume and lighting designer) A Rainy Day in Newark, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• costume designer, The Ginger Man, Orpheum Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Trumpets of the Lord, Astor Place Theatre, then Sheridan Square Theatre,both New York City, 1963.
• (also costume designer) The White House, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1964.
• (also costume designer) Summer Promenade Concerts, Philharmonic Hall, NewYork City, 1964.
• (also co-producer) Two by Ionesco, Writers Stage Theatre, 1964.
• The Knack, New Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• (also costume and lighting designer) Four Ballets, Operahaus, Cologne, West Germany, 1964.
• Dr. Faustus, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• A Slight Ache and The Room, both Writers Stage Theatre, 1964.
• Sing to Me Through Open Windows and The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis, both Players Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Things That Go Bump in the Night, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• (also costume designer) The Marriage of Figaro (opera), New York City Opera Company, New York City, 1965.
• (also costume designer) The Yearling, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1966.
• (also costume and lighting designer) The Office, Henry Miller's Theatre,1966.
• The Kitchen, 81st Street Theatre, New York City, 1966.
• "The Long Christmas Dinner," "Queens of France," and "The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden," in Thornton Wilder's Triple Bill, Cherry Lane Theatre,1966.
• The Natural Look, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• The Merchant of Venice, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1967.
• Richard II, American Shakespeare Festival, 1968.
• (also costume designer) As You Like It, American Shakespeare Festival, 1968.
• The Miser, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1967.
• Honor and Offer, Shelter House Theatre, Cincinnati, OH, 1968.
• The Man in the Glass Booth, Royale Theatre, 1968.
• The Tea Party and The Basement, both Eastside Playhouse, New York City, 1968.
• Little Murders, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1969.
• (also costume and lighting designer) Celebration, Ambassador Theatre, 1969.
• Volpone and The Good Woman of Setzuan, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park,1969.
• Much Ado about Nothing, American Shakespeare Festival, 1969.
• The Scent of Flowers, Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• The Last Sweet Days of Isaac, Eastside Playhouse, 1970.
• I Dreamt I Dwelt in Bloomingdale's, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1970.
• Blood Red Roses, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1970.
• He Who Gets Slapped, Robert S. Marx Theatre, Cincinnati, OH, 1970.
• Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Theatre de Lys, 1970.
• Tough to Get Help, Royale Theatre, 1972.
• Round the Bathtub, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1972.
• The Soft Core Pornographer, Stage 73, New York City, 1972.
• Echoes, Bijou Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• The Country Wife, American Shakespeare Festival, 1973.
• Ulysses in Nighttown, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1974.
• The Aspern Papers, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1978.
• Grand Magic, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1979.
• King of Schnorrers, Harold Clurman Theatre, then Playhouse Theatre, bothNew York City, 1979.
• Love's Labour's Lost, Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1983.
• Tatterdemalion, Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS; ALL AS SET DESIGNER
• La Boheme (opera), U.S. cities, 1957.
• (also lighting designer) The Amen Corner, European cities, 1965.
• You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, U.S. cities, 1967.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; ALL AS PRODUCTION DESIGNER
• Bananas, United Artists, 1971.
• Play It Again, Sam, Paramount, 1972.
• The Seven-Ups, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973.
• Fame, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1980.
• Endless Love, Universal, 1981.
• PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; ALL AS SET DESIGNER,UNLESS INDICATEDSERIES Anthology of American-Italian Television Films, Italy, 1953.
• The Tonight Show, NBC, 1955.
• production designer, The Hamptons, ABC, 1983.
• production designer, Hometown, CBS, 1985.
• MINI-SERIES Production designer, The Adams Chronicles, PBS, 1975.
• production designer, Echoes in the Darkness, CBS, 1987.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• "La Boheme," Television Opera Theatre, NBC, 1957.
• (also costume designer) "Cosi fan Tutti," Television Opera Theatre, NBC,1958.
• "Cavaleria Rusticana," Television Opera Theatre, NBC, 1960.
• "Boris Godunov," Television Opera Theatre, NBC, 1961.
• Armstrong Circle Theatre, NBC, 1961.
• "The Love of Three Kings," Television Opera Theatre, NBC, 1962.
• Also Esso Repertory Theatre, syndicated.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Production designer, For Ladies Only, NBC, 1981.
• production designer, Legs, ABC, 1983.
• production designer, Samson and Delilah, ABC, 1984.
• production designer, Heartsounds, ABC, 1984.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• The Woody Allen Special, NBC, 1969.
• Gala of Stars, PBS, 1982.
• Also Streets of Gold.
• Credits; PLAYS
• Camino Real, Home, A Memory of Two Mondays, A Touch of the Poet, and SandCastle, all PBS; The Confession, The Diary of Anne Frank, and The Connection, all ABC; The Front Page, CBS.