HORROR, INC.

EVA LE GALLIENNE

"Horror, Inc." was a 1943 hosted horror anthology radio series, narrated by Eva Le Gallienne (sometimes listed as Eve Le Gallienne); with Le Gallienne doing readings of the chiller-thrillers. There are no known copies of any episodes. EVA LE GALLIENNE From IMDB: Legendary stage actress Eva Le Gallienne's life began just as grandly as the daughter of poet Richard Le Gallienne and Julie Norregaard; born on 11 January 1899 in London, England, United Kingdom. Sarah Bernhardt was her idol growing up and, at age 18, was brought to New York by her mother. Making her London debut with "Monna Vanna" in 1914, she proved a star in every sense of the word. She appeared on Broadway first in "Liliom" in 1921 and lastly at the Biltmore Theatre in 1981 with "To Grandmother's House We Go," which won her a Tony nomination at age 82. Noted for her extreme boldness and idealism, she became a director and muse for theatre's top playwrights, a foremost translator of Henrik Ibsen, and a founder of the civic repertory movement in America. A respected stage coach, director, producer and manager over her six decades, Ms. Le Gallienne consciously devoted herself to the art of the theatre as opposed to the show business of Broadway and dedicated herself to upgrading the quality of the stage. She ran the Civic Repertory Theatre Company for 10 years (1926-1936), producing 37 plays during that time. She managed Broadway's 1100-seat Civic Repertory Theatre (more popularly known as The 14th Street Theatre) at 107/14th Street from 1926-32, which was home to her company whose actors included herself, J. Edward Bromberg, Paul Leyssac, Florida Friebus, and Leona Roberts. Her gallery of theatre portrayals would include everything from Peter Pan to Hamlet. While her TV and film appearances were few and far between, they featured some laudable highlights, including her Emmy-nominated performance in the 1977 TV adaptation of "The Royal Family," and an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1980 film "Resurrection." Her remarkable accomplishments with the Civic Repertory Theatre set the stage for the Off Broadway and regional nonprofit theatre movements of the mid-20th century. Le Gallienne was awarded a special Tony Award in 1964 and the National Medal of the Arts in 1986. She passed away on 3 June 1991 in Weston, Connecticut, USA.

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