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Eileen Darby Photo Assignments
My Sister Eileen
December 23, 1940
My Sister Eileen
was a joyous comedy based on
Ruth McKenney
's New Yorker stories about the urban adventures of her attractive sister Eileen. The
Max Gordon
production, staged by
George S. Kaufman
, ran for an incredible 864 performances. In a tragic twist, newlyweds
Eileen McKenney
and husband novelist
Nathaniel West
were killed in an automobile accident only 4 days before the opening. The show was adapted into the great musical
Wonderful Town
by
Betty Comden
,
Adolph Green
, and
Leonard Bernstein
in 1953.
images available upon request
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