(1945) Stage Play: Kiss Them for Me. Comedy. Written by
Luther Davis. Based on "Shore Leave" by
Frederic Wakeman. From "Shore Leave" by Frederic Wakeman. Directed by
Herman Shumlin. Belasco Theatre (moved to The Fulton Theatre from 14 May 1945- close): 20 Mar 1945- 23 Jun 1945 (110 performances). Cast:
Robert Allen [credited as Bob Allen](as "Turnbill"), George Cory (as "Chief"), Jayne Cotter, Edward Crandall, Richard Davis (as "Mac"), Amy Douglass,
Paul Ford (as "Mr. Hardy"),
Harold Grau (as "Tailor"),
Judy Holliday (as "Alice") [Broadway debut], Douglas Jones (as "Ensign"), Virginia Kaye (as "Nurse Wilinski"), Dennis King Jr. (as "Mississip"), George Mathews,
John McGovern (as "F. Neilson"), Patricia Quinn O'Hara (as "Mrs. Hardy"), Daniel Petrie (as "Charlie"), Dudley Sadler (as "Hedrick"), Sonya Stokowski (as "Wac"),
Richard Widmark (as "Crewson"). Produced by John H. Moses and
Mark Hanna. Note: Filmed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation [Jerry Wald Productions] as
Kiss Them for Me (1957), starring
Cary Grant.