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John Cecil Holm (November 4, 1904, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 24, 1981, in Westerly, Rhode Island) was an American dramatist, theatre director and actor. He is best known for his 1935 play Three Men on a Horse, co-written with George Abbott. [1]
John Cecil Holm was born on 4 November 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Blonde Inspiration (1941), Three Men on a Horse (1936) and Matinee Theatre (1955). He was married to Dolores Leids Boland and Faith Brown Holm.
- November 4, 1904
- October 24, 1981
John Cecil Holm was born on 4 November 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Blonde Inspiration (1941), Three Men on a Horse (1936) and Best Foot Forward (1943). He was married to Dolores Leids Boland and Faith Brown Holm. He died on 24 October 1981 in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA.
- January 1, 1
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Westerly, Rhode Island, USA
Oct 25, 1981 · John Cecil Holm, an actor and playwright best remembered as the co-author of the Broadway comedy hit, ''Three Men On a Horse,'' died yesterday at the Westerly...
Originally titled Hobby Horse by John Cecil Holm, Three Men On A Horse was a property controlled and produced by Alex Yokel, who reached out to Warner Bros. for financial assistance; Warners agreed to provide financing on the condition Yokel find someone to doctor the script and direct the Broadway production.
- John Cecil Holm, George Abbott
- 1935
Best Foot Forward is a 1941 musical with songs by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and a book by John Cecil Holm. Produced by George Abbott, after an out-of-town tryout, the production opened on Broadway on October 1, 1941 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where it ran for 326 performances.
Three Men on a Horse , John Cecil Holm and George Abbott's 1935 comedy about gamblers who take advantage of a greeting-card writer with a knack for picking winning ponies, begins an...
