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Seymour Penzner Biography (1915-)

Born July 29, 1915, in New York City; son of Simon Arthur (a manufacturer) and Rebecca Gertrude (a singer; maiden name, Smith) Penzner; married Diana Geranios, October 18, 1942; children: Alexa, Jonathan, Marina. Addresses:HOME--680 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10025.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

July 29, 1915

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Gilbert & Sullivan productions, Cherry Lane Theatre, NY,1941-42.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Broadway productions: Dr. Cook, Dr. Cook's Garden; Moriarty, Baker Street; Jake, Paint Your Wagon; Hercule, Can Can; Finian's Rainbow; Kean; Oklahoma!; Promenade, Promenade Theatre; Guitar, Jan Huss.
• Stock: Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof; Doolittle, My Fair Lady; Pseudolus, AFunny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Gregory Solomon, The Price; Cap'n Andy, Show Boat; Ben Rumson, Paint Your Wagon; Panisse, Fanny; Wazir, Kismet; 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore; All My Sons; Caesar at the Rubicon; Show Off;Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Governor and Innkeeper, Man of La Mancha, 1968.
• Peachum, Threepenny Opera.
• Van Helsing, Passion of Dracula.
• FILM DEBUT--School boy, Hoosier Schoolmaster, Whitman Studios, 1924.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• East Side West Side.
• Naked City.
• American Heritage.
• Cinderella.