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Michael Dewell Biography (1931-)

Born March 21, 1931, in West Haven, CT; son of Mansfield Humphrey (an engineer) and Rolly (Dwy) Dewell; married Nina Foch, October 31, 1967. Addresses: OFFICE--National Repertory Theatre, P.O. Box 1884, Beverly Hills, CA 90213.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

March 21, 1931

West Haven, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• Director, The Heiress, Carnegie Hall Theatre, New York City, 1954.
• assistant producer, stage manager, Dragon's Mouth, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1955.
• assistant producer, stage manager, Dandy Dick, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1956.
• The Crucible, The Seagull, both Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• Tonight at 8:30, The Imaginary Invalid, A Touch of the Poet, all AmericanNational Theatre Academy Playhouse, New York City, 1967.
• John Brown's Body, She Stoops to Conquer, The Comedy of Errors.
• all Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC, 1968.
• As You Like It, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, all Los Angeles Free Shakespeare Festival, Los Angeles, CA, 1963.
• The Turn of the Screw (opera), Anatol, both American Festival, Boston Arts Center, Boston, MA, 1974.
• translator, Blood Wedding, The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife, both Theatre/Theatro, Los Angeles, CA, 1985.
• Producer with the National Repertory Theatre: Hedda Gabler, Liliom, both1963.
• Ring Around the Moon, She Stoops to Conquer, both 1965.
• The Madwoman of Chaillot, 1966.
• The Rivals, The Trojan Women, A Touch of the Poet, all 1966.
• As You Like It, 1973.
• Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, both 1974.
• Also L'il Abner; Hotel Universe, all with the National Repertory Theatre.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Performed in Kiss and Tell, U.S. cities, 1954.
• Credits; PRODUCER
• Mary Stuart, U.S. cities, 1959-60, then 1962.
• Once Upon a Mattress, U.S. cities, 1959-60.
• Elizabeth the Queen, U.S. cities, 1961.
• Ring Around the Moon, The Crucible, The Seagull, all U.S. cities, 1964.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; SPECIALS PRODUCER
• "Mary Stuart," Play of the Week, WNTA, 1962.
• Inaugural Night at Ford's, 1968.
• CBS All-Star Gala.
• Also produced over 200 television programs for WRAMC-TV.
• Writings;PLAYS; SEE PRODUCTION DETAILS ABOVE
• Translator (with Carmen Zapata), Blood Wedding, The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife, 1985.
• Also translated (with Zapata) Yerma, 1981; House of Bernarda Alba, 1982;Child of the Moon (opera), 1985.
• Writings;SCREENPLAY
• Ole Hollywood, 1987.
• Writings;FICTION
• Editor, Hell and High Water (short story anthology), 1956.