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Director, Actor, Associate Producer Born: June 19, 1912 in Philadelphia, PA Death: May 22, 1986 in New York City, NY Biography:When he was an English student at Lehigh University, Martin Gabel decided to switch gears and become an actor, studying to that end at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1933, he made his first Broadway appearance in "Man Bites a Horse"; his roles increased in size and stature in such subsequent New York productions as "Dead End". Gabel joined Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre, appearing in "Danton's Death", "Julius Caesar" and other ground-breaking productions; he also worked steadily on Welles' radio series, the "Mercury Theatre on the Air". As the 1930s came to a close, Gabel joined several fellow actors in helping to raise money for the 1939 stage production of "Life with Father", which would become the longest-running comedy in theatrical history. Collectors of old-time radio broadcasts know Gabel best as the fervent narrator of Norman Corwin's VJ Day drama, "On a Note of Triumph". Gabel made... Full Biography
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