Lucille Lortel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lucille Lortel

American stage actress

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1900

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1999

Profession: actor, stage actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Lucille Lortel (December 16, 1900 – April 4, 1999) was an American actress, artistic director, and theatrical producer.
In the course of her career Lortel produced or co-produced nearly 500 plays, five of which were nominated for Tony Awards: As Is by William M.
Hoffman, Angels Fall by Lanford Wilson, Blood Knot by Athol Fugard, Mbongeni Ngema's Sarafina!, and A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing.
She also produced Marc Blitzstein's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, a production which ran for seven years and according to The New York Times "caused such a sensation that it...put Off-Broadway on the map."