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Also Known As George Francis Abbott
Born June 25, 1887 • New York
Died January 31, 1995 (aged 107) • Miami Beach • Florida
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (1982) • Pulitzer Prize (1960)
Notable Works “Damn Yankees” • “Damn Yankees” • “Fiorello!” • “The Boys from Syracuse” • “The Pajama Game” • “Three Men on a Horse”

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