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J Lee Thompson

J LEE THOMPSON

  (1914 - 2002)
Nationality:    USA
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J Lee Thompson's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of J Lee Thompson's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Human Touch, The         Murder Without Crime         Twas the Night Before A Broadway Christmas
Human Touch, The

Synopsis:
A doctor pioneers the use of chloroform during operations. He has opposition from the medical establishment

Notes:
Written by J Lee Thompson and Dudley Leslie

1st Produced:
Savoy Theatre, London     Feb 1949

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd 1950   

Music:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Murder Without Crime

Synopsis:
Stephen and his mistress Grena arrive at his flat rather drunk. Stephen's ex-wife, Jan, telephones to say she would like to meet him. Stephen tries to get Grena to go but she creates a scene and stabs herself. He thinks she is dead and that he will be blamed - he hides her body in an ottoman. Matthew the landlord arrives and is suspicious - he has delayed Stephen and he misses Jan. When he gets back to his flat he finds Jan there - they are reconciled but Matthew arrives. He says that a friend of his would like to buy an ottoman and would Stephen sell his. Stephen agrees. Next morning when he is transferring the body Matthew arrives and proceeds to blackmail Stephen. Stephen is driven to suicide and prepares poison - but Matthew drinks it by mistake and dies. It is then that Stephen discovers that Grena is not dead after all - but he still has a dead body on his hands.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1962   

Music:
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Genre:
Murder Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Twas the Night Before A Broadway Christmas

Synopsis:
the night before Christmas and the closure notices have gone up on a Broadway production

Notes:
Written by Michael Fauss; Catherine Grimmell Mew And J Lee Thompson

1st Produced:
Byers Studio Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia     01 Dec 2006

Organisations:
Atlantic Lyric Theatre

1st Published:
-   

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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