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And it's interesting that the greatest success in the New York Theatre that Josh Logan made happened to be a musical.
But I would like to think that it's the actor that makes the difference in these cases. Not the director, not the guy that wrote the book, not the guy that adapted it for the screen, but the actor.
But Of Mice And Men, if looked at as a piece of Americana, then there's great joy in it, despite the story line.
I can't talk too much about Broadway, because I haven't seen a play ... (more Ray Walston quotes)
Ray Walston won a Tony Award in 1956 as Best Actor In A Musical for his role in Damn Yankees. He recreated the role for the 1958 film version of the musical.
In 1993 he appeared in an AT&T commercial as a customer inquiring about long distance rates to Mars, an indirect reference to his famous role in "My Favorite Martian".... (more Ray Walston trivia)
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