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Elliot Norton was an American actor and director who was active in the theater from the 1920s to the 1970s. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and began his career as an actor in the 1920s. He was a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Norton was best known for his roles in the Broadway productions of "The Front Page" (1928) and "The Little Foxes" (1939). He also appeared in several films, including "The Great Gatsby" (1949), "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), and "The Magnificent Seven" (1960). Norton was also a director, and directed several plays, including "The Glass Menagerie" (1944) and "The Crucible" (1953). He was the recipient of several awards, including the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for "The Crucible" in 1953. Norton died in 1984 at the age of 81. His net worth at the time of his death is unknown.

Popular As William Elliot Norton
Occupation actor
Age 100 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 17 May, 1903
Birthday 17 May
Birthplace Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date of death 20 July, 2003
Died Place Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Nationality United States

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1982

"The Elliot Norton Awards to honor theater in the Boston area were created in 1982, the year of his retirement.

1971

In addition to the Tony Award he received in 1971, Norton won a George Jean Nathan award for drama criticism in 1964. He published a book, "Broadway Down East", a collection of lectures he gave at the Boston Public Library.

1968

Playwright Neil Simon told the "Boston Globe" that Norton's critical input helped him refine The Odd Couple (1968), one of his greatest hits. "He invited out the stars and the writer. He loved the play and gave it a wonderful review but he said the third act was lacking something. On the show he said, 'You know who I missed in the third act was the Pidgeon Sisters,' and it was like a light bulb went off in my head. It made an enormous difference in the play. I rewrote it and it worked very well. I was so grateful to Elliot. . . . Elliot had such a keen eye. I don't know if he saved the play or not, but he made it a bigger success.

1958

He also delivered his reviews on TV from 1958 until his retirement at the age of 79.

1956

After the newspaper went out of business in 1956, Norton was hired by the "Record American", a William Randolph Hearst property that eventually became the "Herald American". Producers who brought their shows to Boston for tryouts either valued of feared his opinion. Some even consulted him directly for advice. Directors Joshua Logan and Mike Nichols thought he was an accurate barometer of public opinion.

1934

Elliot Norton was an influential Boston theater critic who was awarded a Special Tony Award in recognition of his status as the "Dean of American Theater Critics". He had a great deal of influence over Broadway theater as Boston was a prime try-out city for shows making the journey to the Great White Way. Norton was a theater critic for the better part of half a century, writing for the "Boston Post", the "Boston Record American", and the "Boston Herald American" from 1934 to 1982.

Norton was hired by the "Boston Post" after graduation and became its drama critic in 1934.

1903

He was born William Elliot Norton on May 17, 1903 in Boston, Massachusetts. At Harvard, he studied dramatic writing with George Pierce Baker, the teacher of George Abbott, Philip Barry, Sidney Howard and Eugene O'Neill, among others.

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