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Jerry Adler Dead at 96.: A Witness to Theater History and A Late-In-Life Actor by Frank Rizzo

Very sad news about the death of Jerry Adler, 96, reported by The Hollywood Reporter. I wrote about Jerry many times as an actor, an author, and as a leading figure in theater history. (He was the stage manager for the legendary premiere of "My Fair Lady" in 1956 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven.) For his memoir, I wrote this piece:. MEMOIR I wrote another story when he moved from Connecticut back to Manhattan…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:47AM on August 24, 2025

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