Robert E. Merriman (November 5, 1916 â€" February 2, 1983), was an
actor, a Tony Award winning producer, and a director for Broadway
theatre, Off Broadway and television. He was the winner of the Drama
Desk Award for his performance as Quillery in Idiot's Delight.He was
born on November 5, 1916 in Willmette, Illinois.He worked as the stage
manager for Barefoot in the Park. He was also the production manager
for The Wall and Saratoga.In 1954 he founded Proscenium Productions at
the Cherry Lane Theater, in Greenwich Village. In 1955 he received a
Tony Award for the company's production of Thieves Carnival, the first
one awarded for an Off Broadway production.
actor, a Tony Award winning producer, and a director for Broadway
theatre, Off Broadway and television. He was the winner of the Drama
Desk Award for his performance as Quillery in Idiot's Delight.He was
born on November 5, 1916 in Willmette, Illinois.He worked as the stage
manager for Barefoot in the Park. He was also the production manager
for The Wall and Saratoga.In 1954 he founded Proscenium Productions at
the Cherry Lane Theater, in Greenwich Village. In 1955 he received a
Tony Award for the company's production of Thieves Carnival, the first
one awarded for an Off Broadway production.
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