Jed Harris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jed Harris

Austrian-born American producer and director

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1900

Place of Birth: Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1979

Profession: screenwriter, film producer, theater director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz; February 25, 1900 – November 15, 1979) was an Austrian-born American theatrical producer and director.
His many successful Broadway productions in the 1920s and 1930s include Broadway (1926), Coquette (1927), The Royal Family (1927), The Front Page (1928), Uncle Vanya (1930), The Green Bay Tree (1933) and Our Town (1938).
He later directed the original Broadway productions of The Heiress (1947) and The Crucible (1953).