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An Englishman with a deep, cultured voice, he played uptight snobs in films like "Back to School" and on shows like "Friends" and "Mad About You."
She led a foundation that underwrote productions for numerous theater groups, as well as playwrights like Harold Pinter and Arthur Miller.
The award-winning company he co-founded, Theaterworks USA, went on the road to introduce millions of students to professional productions of plays and musicals.
Starting June 14, about 400 people who present proof of vaccination against the coronavirus will be allowed to attend live tapings of the show, CBS said.
His low-budget movies, notably the cult favorite "Re-Animator," combined grisly body horror with a mordant sense of humor.
Concerned that female directors and playwrights were underrepresented in New York theaters, she founded Women's Project in 1978 to cultivate their work.
A television mainstay, he was also a playwright. His best-known play, "Norman, Is That You?," flopped on Broadway but went on to international success.
A Broadway jack-of-all-trades, Mr. Bramble also collaborated on the book for the 1980s blockbuster "42nd Street" and directed its Broadway revival.
Ms. Ferreira, who kept singing well into her 90s, brought Broadway musicals to Brazil and made the music of Édith Piaf and Frank Sinatra her own.
A Broadway stalwart ("Elephant Man," "Wicked"), she also appeared in all three versions of "The Odd Couple" (stage, film and TV) as a giggly neighbor.
Mr. Mandan was best known as the patriarch Chester Tate on ABC's soap-opera satire. But he also played many other roles, including King Lear.
Mr. Nype sang with an ebullient baritone and won Tony Awards for performing alongside Elaine Stritch in "Goldilocks" and Ethel Merman in "Call Me Madam."
Mr. McKay filmed the reminiscences of dozens of theater luminaries for the 2004 documentary "Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There."
Ms. Wedgeworth's characters were often flirtatious, maternal or a combination of both in plays like "Chapter Two" and films like "Steel Magnolias."
Mr. Guillaume won awards for playing a character who began as a caustic butler on one sitcom and ended up as a candidate for governor on another.
Mr. Geer was known for having an outsize persona onstage and a more contained mien in film.
Ms. Drummond, a regular in Broadway and off Broadway productions in the 1960s and '70s, had roles in films like "Ghostbusters," "Awakenings" and "Doubt."
Mr. Polito had more than 200 roles in film and television and appeared on Broadway as well.
Ms. Lord played many parts in television, film and theater after her breakthrough role as the dutiful wife on the Emmy-winning sitcom, but she always struggled against being typecast.
The composer and arranger's tunes for "The Yearling" were covered by Barbra Streisand, Nancy Wilson and many others.
Mr. Tolan, who appeared on dozens of TV episodes, also helped found the American Place Theater.
Ms. Rea had supporting roles on popular television series like “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “Grace Under Fire.”
Mr. Lewis turned out scripts that attracted the likes of Al Pacino and Jerry Orbach.
Ms. Withers made a career as a backup for actresses like Julie Harris and Carol Channing.
Mr. Wilson wrote the book and composed the score for the musical "The Boy Friend," Julie Andrews's Broadway debut and later a Ken Russell movie.
