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Born
Dec 26, 1909
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Died
Oct 09, 2001
New York, New York, USA
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The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder), The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder; Steven Robman: Artistic Director), The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder; John Houseman: Producing Director)
  • CREDITS
    Beyond Therapy (May 26, 1982 - Jun 13, 1982)
    • Commissioned and originally produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder; Steven Robman: Artistic Director)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Boy Meets Girl (Apr 13, 1976 - May 01, 1976)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayComedyRevival
    Secret Service (Apr 12, 1976 - May 02, 1976)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayRevival
    They Knew What They Wanted (Jan 27, 1976 - Mar 06, 1976)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayComedyRevival
    A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (Jan 26, 1976 - Mar 21, 1976)
    • 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayOne ActRevival
    • A Memory of Two Mondays
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayOne ActRevival
    Murderous Angels (Dec 20, 1971 - Jan 09, 1972)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayOriginal
    The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (Jun 02, 1971 - Jun 26, 1971)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayOriginal
    The School for Wives (Feb 16, 1971 - May 29, 1971)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder; John Houseman: Producing Director)
    PlayComedyRevival
    You Can't Take It With You (Nov 23, 1965 - Jun 18, 1966)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    • New York Supervision by Norris Houghton
    PlayComedy FarceRevival
    Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (Aug 27, 1963 - Oct 05, 1963)
    • Produced by arrangement with The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Great God Brown (Oct 06, 1959 - Nov 01, 1959)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayRevival
    Once Upon a Mattress (May 11, 1959 - Jul 02, 1960)
    • Produced by Norris Houghton
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    The Family Reunion (Oct 20, 1958 - Nov 16, 1958)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlayOriginal
    An Evening of 3 Farces (May 06, 1958 - May 11, 1958)
    • Sganarelle
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayRevival
    • La Jalousie du Barbouille
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayFarceOriginal
    • Le Mariage Force
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayFarceOriginal
    Le Malade Imaginaire (Apr 29, 1958 - May 04, 1958)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Broken Jug (Apr 01, 1958 - Apr 13, 1958)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Two Gentlemen of Verona (Mar 18, 1958 - Apr 20, 1958)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Transposed Heads (Feb 10, 1958 - Feb 17, 1958)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    SpecialOperaOriginal
    The Infernal Machine (Feb 03, 1958 - Mar 09, 1958)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayOriginal
    The Chairs and The Lesson (Jan 09, 1958 - Jan 26, 1958)
    • The Chairs
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayFarce TragedyOriginal
    • The Lesson
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayComedy DramaOriginal
    Makropoulos Secret (Dec 03, 1957 - Dec 31, 1957)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlayRevival
    Mary Stuart (Oct 08, 1957 - Nov 24, 1957)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayRevival
    Livin' The Life (Apr 27, 1957 - May 19, 1957)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    MusicalOriginal
    The Duchess of Malfi (Mar 19, 1957 - Apr 07, 1957)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayTragedyRevival
    The Taming of the Shrew (Feb 20, 1957 - Mar 10, 1957)
    • Produced by Norris Houghton
    PlayComedyRevival
    Measure for Measure (Jan 22, 1957 - Feb 17, 1957)
    • Produced by Norris Houghton
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Good Woman of Setzuan (Dec 18, 1956 - Jan 06, 1957)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayOriginal
    Diary of a Scoundrel (Nov 04, 1956 - Nov 25, 1956)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Sleeping Prince (Nov 01, 1956 - Dec 22, 1956)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlayOriginal
    Saint Joan (Sep 11, 1956 - Jan 05, 1957)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayDramaRevival
    The Littlest Revue (May 22, 1956 - Jun 17, 1956)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    MusicalSketchesOriginal
    A Month in the Country (Apr 03, 1956 - May 13, 1956)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayComedyRevival
    Six Characters in Search of an Author (Dec 11, 1955 - Feb 05, 1956)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayRevival
    The Terrible Swift Sword (Nov 15, 1955 - Nov 20, 1955)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Carefree Tree (Oct 11, 1955 - Oct 30, 1955)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    PlayPlay with musicOriginal
    Phoenix '55 (May 23, 1955 - Jul 17, 1955)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    MusicalRevueOriginal
    Sandhog (Nov 23, 1954 - Jan 02, 1955)
    • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    MusicalOriginal
    The Golden Apple (Apr 20, 1954 - Aug 07, 1954)
    • Produced in association with Norris Houghton
    • Originally produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Billy Budd (Feb 10, 1951 - May 12, 1951)
    • Directed by Norris Houghton
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Clutterbuck (Dec 03, 1949 - Jun 10, 1950)
    • Directed by Norris Houghton
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Macbeth (Mar 31, 1948 - Apr 24, 1948)
    • Staged by Norris Houghton
    PlayTragedyRevival
    Good Hunting (Nov 21, 1938 - Nov 1938)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlaySatireOriginal
    Waltz in Goose Step (Nov 01, 1938 - Nov 05, 1938)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Dame Nature (Sep 26, 1938 - Nov 05, 1938)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Whiteoaks (Mar 23, 1938 - Jun 24, 1938)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlayDramaOriginal
    How to Get Tough About It (Feb 08, 1938 - Feb 1938)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Stop-over (Jan 11, 1938 - Jan 29, 1938)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlayDramaOriginal
    In Clover (Oct 13, 1937 - Oct 1937)
    • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
    PlayComedyOriginal
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Musical

    1960 | Nominee  | Once Upon a Mattress
    Produced by Norris Houghton

    Drama Desk Award

     

    Outstanding Revival

    1976 | Nominee  | A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
    Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
     

    Outstanding Revival

    1976 | Nominee  | They Knew What They Wanted
    Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
Beyond Therapy (May 26, 1982 - Jun 13, 1982)
  • Commissioned and originally produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder; Steven Robman: Artistic Director)
PlayComedyOriginal
Boy Meets Girl (Apr 13, 1976 - May 01, 1976)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayComedyRevival
Secret Service (Apr 12, 1976 - May 02, 1976)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayRevival
They Knew What They Wanted (Jan 27, 1976 - Mar 06, 1976)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayComedyRevival
A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (Jan 26, 1976 - Mar 21, 1976)
  • 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayOne ActRevival
  • A Memory of Two Mondays
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayOne ActRevival
Murderous Angels (Dec 20, 1971 - Jan 09, 1972)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayOriginal
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (Jun 02, 1971 - Jun 26, 1971)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayOriginal
The School for Wives (Feb 16, 1971 - May 29, 1971)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder; John Houseman: Producing Director)
PlayComedyRevival
You Can't Take It With You (Nov 23, 1965 - Jun 18, 1966)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
  • New York Supervision by Norris Houghton
PlayComedy FarceRevival
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (Aug 27, 1963 - Oct 05, 1963)
  • Produced by arrangement with The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayComedyOriginal
The Great God Brown (Oct 06, 1959 - Nov 01, 1959)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayRevival
Once Upon a Mattress (May 11, 1959 - Jul 02, 1960)
  • Produced by Norris Houghton
MusicalComedyOriginal
The Family Reunion (Oct 20, 1958 - Nov 16, 1958)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlayOriginal
An Evening of 3 Farces (May 06, 1958 - May 11, 1958)
  • Sganarelle
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayRevival
  • La Jalousie du Barbouille
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayFarceOriginal
  • Le Mariage Force
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayFarceOriginal
Le Malade Imaginaire (Apr 29, 1958 - May 04, 1958)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayComedyOriginal
The Broken Jug (Apr 01, 1958 - Apr 13, 1958)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayComedyOriginal
Two Gentlemen of Verona (Mar 18, 1958 - Apr 20, 1958)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayComedyOriginal
Transposed Heads (Feb 10, 1958 - Feb 17, 1958)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
SpecialOperaOriginal
The Infernal Machine (Feb 03, 1958 - Mar 09, 1958)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayOriginal
The Chairs and The Lesson (Jan 09, 1958 - Jan 26, 1958)
  • The Chairs
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayFarce TragedyOriginal
  • The Lesson
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayComedy DramaOriginal
Makropoulos Secret (Dec 03, 1957 - Dec 31, 1957)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlayRevival
Mary Stuart (Oct 08, 1957 - Nov 24, 1957)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayRevival
Livin' The Life (Apr 27, 1957 - May 19, 1957)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
MusicalOriginal
The Duchess of Malfi (Mar 19, 1957 - Apr 07, 1957)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayTragedyRevival
The Taming of the Shrew (Feb 20, 1957 - Mar 10, 1957)
  • Produced by Norris Houghton
PlayComedyRevival
Measure for Measure (Jan 22, 1957 - Feb 17, 1957)
  • Produced by Norris Houghton
PlayComedyOriginal
The Good Woman of Setzuan (Dec 18, 1956 - Jan 06, 1957)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayOriginal
Diary of a Scoundrel (Nov 04, 1956 - Nov 25, 1956)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayComedyOriginal
The Sleeping Prince (Nov 01, 1956 - Dec 22, 1956)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlayOriginal
Saint Joan (Sep 11, 1956 - Jan 05, 1957)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayDramaRevival
The Littlest Revue (May 22, 1956 - Jun 17, 1956)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
MusicalSketchesOriginal
A Month in the Country (Apr 03, 1956 - May 13, 1956)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayComedyRevival
Six Characters in Search of an Author (Dec 11, 1955 - Feb 05, 1956)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayRevival
The Terrible Swift Sword (Nov 15, 1955 - Nov 20, 1955)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayDramaOriginal
The Carefree Tree (Oct 11, 1955 - Oct 30, 1955)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
PlayPlay with musicOriginal
Phoenix '55 (May 23, 1955 - Jul 17, 1955)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
MusicalRevueOriginal
Sandhog (Nov 23, 1954 - Jan 02, 1955)
  • Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
MusicalOriginal
The Golden Apple (Apr 20, 1954 - Aug 07, 1954)
  • Produced in association with Norris Houghton
  • Originally produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
MusicalComedyOriginal
Billy Budd (Feb 10, 1951 - May 12, 1951)
  • Directed by Norris Houghton
PlayDramaOriginal
Clutterbuck (Dec 03, 1949 - Jun 10, 1950)
  • Directed by Norris Houghton
PlayComedyOriginal
Macbeth (Mar 31, 1948 - Apr 24, 1948)
  • Staged by Norris Houghton
PlayTragedyRevival
Good Hunting (Nov 21, 1938 - Nov 1938)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlaySatireOriginal
Waltz in Goose Step (Nov 01, 1938 - Nov 05, 1938)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlayDramaOriginal
Dame Nature (Sep 26, 1938 - Nov 05, 1938)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlayComedyOriginal
Whiteoaks (Mar 23, 1938 - Jun 24, 1938)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlayDramaOriginal
How to Get Tough About It (Feb 08, 1938 - Feb 1938)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlayComedyOriginal
Stop-over (Jan 11, 1938 - Jan 29, 1938)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlayDramaOriginal
In Clover (Oct 13, 1937 - Oct 1937)
  • Scenic Design by Norris Houghton
PlayComedyOriginal

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1960 | Nominee  | Once Upon a Mattress
Produced by Norris Houghton

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Revival

1976 | Nominee  | A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
 

Outstanding Revival

1976 | Nominee  | They Knew What They Wanted
Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)

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