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Max Showalter Biography (1917-2000)

Born June 2, 1917, in Caldwell, KS; son of Ira Edward (a banker, farmer, andworker in the oil industry) and Elma Roxanna (a music teacher; maiden name, Dodson) Showalter. Addresses: AGENT--International Creative Management,40 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

June 2, 1917

Caldwell, Kansas, United States

Death Details

July 30, 2000

Middletown, Connecticut

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES STAGE DEBUT
• Lord Ansel, Knights of Song, St. Louis Municipal Opera, St. Louis, MO, 1938, for seven performances.
• Credits; BROADWAY DEBUT
• Lord Ansel, Knights of Song, 51st Street Theatre, 1938, for fourteen performances.
• Lowell Pennyfeather, Very Warm for May, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1939.
• Frank Lippincott, My Sister Eileen, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1941.
• Jake, Show Boat, Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1946.
• George Beechwood, John Loves Mary, Booth Theatre, then Music Box Theatre,both New York City, 1947.
• ensemble, Make Mine Manhattan (revue), Broadhurst Theatre, New York City,1948.
• Horace Vandergelder, Hello, Dolly!, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1966.
• Dr. Morris Ritz, The Grass Harp, Martin Beck Theatre, 1971.
• Captain Andy Hawks, Show Boat, Jones Beach Theatre, Long Island, NY, 1976.
• Also appeared with the Meadow Brook Theatre, Rochester, MI, 1975-76; in workshop productions of Farenheit 451 and A Fine and Private Place, both Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, Waterford, CT, 1986-87; as Horace Vandergelder, Hello, Dolly!, Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO; in Who Was That Lady?, summertheatre production, Indianapolis, IN.
• Credits; STAGE WORK
• Producer, "My Thirteenth Year," "Bipartisan Blame," and (also director) "The Track of Our Years" in Three About Love, Chester Meeting House, Chester,CT, 1989.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Horace Vandergelder, Hello, Dolly!, U.S. cities, 1965-66.
• Horace Vandergelder, Hello, Dolly!, U.S. cities, 1981.
• Also This Is the Army, international cities, during World WarII; Lend anEar, U.S. cities; Lunatics and Lovers, U.S. cities.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• FILM DEBUT--Fountain pen salesman, Always Leave Them Laughing, Warner Brothers, 1949.
• Guild, With a Song in My Heart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• (as Casey Adams) Pete Bentham, My Wife's Best Friend, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• (as Casey Adams) Lieutenant Moore, What Price Glory?, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• (as Casey Adams) Jim Logan, Dangerous Crossing, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1953.
• (as Casey Adams) Walter Landers, Destination Gobi, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1953.
• (as Casey Adams) Ray Cutler, Niagara, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
• (as Casey Adams) Larry Evans, Vicki, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
• (as Casey Adams) Dave Millson, Down Three Dark Streets, United Artists, 1954.
• (as Casey Adams) Detective Lieutenant Parks, Naked Alibi, Universal, 1954.
• (as Casey Adams) Frederick S. Hobart, Night People, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954.
• (as Casey Adams) Billy Wilcox, The Return of Jack Slade (also known as Texas Rose), Allied Artists, 1955.
• (as Casey Adams) Chasen, The Indestructible Man, Allied Artists, 1956.
• (as Casey Adams) Andy Leonard, Never Say Goodbye, Universal, 1956.
• (as Casey Adams) Life reporter, Bus Stop (also known as The Wrong Kind ofGirl), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
• (as Casey Adams) Phillip Scott, Dragon Wells Massacre, Allied Artists, 1957.
• (as Casey Adams) Tad Johns, The Monster That Challenged the World (also known as The Monster That Challenged New York), United Artists, 1957.
• (as Casey Adams) Charlie Grant, The Female Animal, Universal, 1958.
• (as Casey Adams) Don Martin, Voice in the Mirror, Universal, 1958.
• (as Casey Adams) Dalleson, The Naked and the Dead, Warner Brothers, 1958.
• (as Casey Adams) Selwyn Harris, It Happened to Jane (also known as Twinkle and Shine), Columbia, 1959.
• (As Casey Adams) Deaf man, Elmer Gantry, United Artists, 1960.
• (as Casey Adams) Nick Parker, Return to Peyton Place, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
• (as Casey Adams) Roger, Summer and Smoke, Paramount, 1961.
• (as Casey Adams) Tight Suit, Bon Voyage, Buena Vista, 1962.
• desk clerk, Move Over, Darling, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963.
• B.J. Smith, My Six Loves, Paramount, 1963.
• Crawford, Fate Is the Hunter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
• Holmes, Sex and the Single Girl, Warner Brothers, 1964.
• Tobey Rawlins, How to Murder Your Wife, United Artists, 1965.
• Howard Greene, Lord Love a Duck, United Artists, 1966.
• Mr. Worthman, The Moonshine War, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1970.
• Mr. Bingham, The Anderson Tapes, Columbia, 1971.
• Earnest Shears, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Universal, 1978.
• minister, 10, Warner Brothers, 1979.
• Grandpa Fred, Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984.
• Mr. Arthur, Racing with the Moon, Paramount, 1984.
• Also (as Casey Adams) Designing Women, MGM, 1957; (as Casey Adams) The Music Man, Warner Brothers, 1962; Smog, A Talent for Loving, and Bonnie's Kids.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• TELEVISION DEBUT--Texaco Star Theatre, NBC, 1948.
• Regular, Texaco Star Theatre, NBC, 1948-49.
• regular, The Swift Show, NBC, 1949.
• Gus Clyde, The Stockard Channing Show, CBS, 1980.
• Credits; PILOTS
• (As Casey Adams) Ward Cleaver, "It's a Small World," Studio '57, syndicated, 1957.
• J.P. Biggey, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, ABC, 1975.
• Dawson, Valentine's Second Chance, ABC, 1977.
• Also It's Always Sunny, Boss of the House, Last of the Mohicans, Petticoat Marshall, Private Eyeful, and Daphne.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Young Broadway, NBC, 1949.
• (as Casey Adams) General Electric Summer Originals, ABC, 1956.
• (as Casey Adams) O. Henry Playhouse, syndicated, 1957.
• (as Casey Adams) The David Niven Show, NBC, 1959.
• (as Casey Adams) Ralph Mason, The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1961.
• The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1977.
• W.E.B., NBC, 1978.
• The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1981.
• Foul Play, ABC, 1981.
• The Love Boat, ABC, 1983.
• Also Over Easy, 1982; Matinee Theatre, NBC; The Milton Berle Show, NBC; The Jack Sterling Show, CBS; Star Stage, NBC; My Favorite Husband, CBS; The Phil Silvers Show, CBS; Private Secretary,CBS; Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS;Mr. Adams and Eve, CBS; The Loretta Young Show, NBC; Crossroads, ABC; StudioOne, CBS; Playhouse 90,CBS; General Electric Theatre, CBS; The Twilight Zone, CBS; Perry Mason, CBS; Dr. Kildare, NBC; Gunsmoke, CBS; The Lucy Show, CBS;The Doris Day Show, CBS; Bewitched, ABC; Police Story, NBC; Kojak, CBS; Quincy, M.E., NBC; Hazel; Ford Theatre; Richard Diamond, Private Detective; NavyLog; and The Real McCoys.
• Credits; MOVIES
• (As Casey Adams) Raun Kaufman, Son Rise: A Miracle of Love, NBC, 1979.
• Peter Schechter, Gun in the House, CBS, 1981.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Jimmy Durante Meets the Lively Arts, ABC, 1965.
• Walter, The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour, CBS, 1967.
• Also Ernie Kovacs on Music, NBC.
• Credits; TELEVISION WORK; SERIES
• Music director, Hold It Please, CBS, 1949.
• Credits; FILM
• (Song contributor with Jack Woodford) With a Song in My Heart, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1952.
• (song contributor with Ken Darby) Vicki, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
• (song adaptor) Return of Jack Slade (also known as Texas Rose), Allied Artists, 1955.
• Credits; TELEVISION; EPISODIC
• The Stockard Channing Show, CBS, 1980.
• Also Over Easy, 1982; The Chevy Show, NBC; The Jeanne Carson Show, BBC; The Lucy Show, CBS.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Time for Love, NBC, 1939.
• The Ray Bolger Show, NBC, 1957.
• Credits; ALBUMS
• The Grass Harp (original cast recording), Painted Smiles, 1971.
• 10 (original soundtrack), Warner Brothers, 1979.
• Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Columbia, 1986.
• The Secret Garden (original soundtrack), Columbia, 1987.
• Also Kenward Elmslie Visited, Painted Smiles.
• Writings
• ALL AS COMPOSER,UNLESS INDICATEDSTAGE Touch of the Child, St. Paul the Apostle Church, Los Angeles, 1982, then Bel Air, CA.
• Harrigan 'n' Hart, Goodspeed Opera House, Norma Terris Theatre, East Haddam, CT, 1984, then Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• Also Little Boy Blue, El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, CA; Joy Ride, Huntington Hartford Theatre, Hollywood, then Chicago, IL; Hermione Gingold Revue, Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA; Live a Little (revue), first produced in EastHampton, NY; Go for Your Gun, produced in England and Scotland.