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JOHN MCGOWAN
(1894 - 1977)Nationality: USA
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John McGowan's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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below is a list of John McGowan's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Girl Crazy Heads Up!Girl Crazy
To keep him away from booze and women Danny Churchill is sent out West to run the family ranch. He turns it into a dude ranch. He brings in singers and showgirls and makes a huge success of it. Danny falls for the local postmistress, Molly
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Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin; book by Guy Bolton; John McGowan
1st Produced:
Alvin Theatre, New York 14 Oct 1930
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Studio cast recording: Columbia (SK 60704) 1951
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Skippy Duggan is the cook on board the rich Martha Trumbell's yacht. He is also an inventor. The US naval police are investigating the yacht's Captain Denny a suspected bootlegger and Skippy helps them. Skippy invents a new lifejacket and becomes a millionaire. Denny who cannot swim is the first to be saved by the jacket. Denny becomes Skippy's chauffeur
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Music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Lorenz Hart; book by John McGowan; Paul Gerard Smith
1st Produced:
Alvin Theatre, New York 11 Nov 1929
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