About George Abbott: Parents, Relationship, Height, Age, Measurements



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George Francis Abbott was born on June 25, 1887, in Forestville, New York, the son of George and Alice (née Jones) Abbott. His father was a carpenter and his mother a schoolteacher. He had two sisters, Mary and Gladys. Abbott’s father died when he was four years old, and his mother subsequently married Henry Lewis.

Abbott was educated at the Forestville Academy and Fredonia Normal School. He began his career as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in Falconer, New York. He later worked as a principal in Salamanca, New York, and then as a superintendent of schools in Little Valley, New York.

In 1911, Abbott began working as a director at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He made his Broadway debut as a director in 1913 with the play The Misleading Lady. He went on to direct several more Broadway plays, including The Great Divide (1914), On Your Toes (1933), and Pal Joey (1940).

Abbott also directed a number of successful Hollywood films, including Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), You Can’t Take It with You (1938), and On the Town (1949).

George Abbott was married three times. His first wife was actress Grace Bradley, whom he married in 1916. They had two children together, a son and a daughter. Bradley died in 1979.

Abbott’s second wife was actress and dancer Doris Kenyon, whom he married in 1940. They had one child together, a daughter. Kenyon died in 1979.

Abbott’s third wife was actress and singer Polly Rowles, whom he married in 1984. They remained married until Abbott’s death in 1995.

George Abbott died on January 31, 1995, at the age of 107.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia