- Stanley Prager
Stanley Prager (
January 8 1917 -January 18 1972 ) was an Americanactor and a television andtheatre director .Born in
New York City , Prager began his career as the stage manager for the Broadway production "The Skin of Our Teeth " in 1942. He spent the remainder of the decade acting in mostlyB-movie s, with occasional roles in better films such as "A Bell for Adano " and "A Foreign Affair ".After his name appeared on the
Hollywood blacklist , Prager returned to Broadway as a performer in "Two on the Aisle ", "Two's Company ", "Room Service ", and "The Pajama Game ". He switched gears and began directing withNeil Simon 's "Come Blow Your Horn " in 1961. Additional theatre directing credits include "Bravo Giovanni ", "Minnie's Boys ", "Don't Drink the Water", and "70, Girls, 70 ".Prager's television directing credits include "The Love Song of Barney Kempinski" for "
ABC Stage 67 ", "Car 54, Where Are You? ", and "The Patty Duke Show ".Prager died of a
heart attack inLos Angeles, California .External links
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=15909 Internet Broadway Database listing]
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm0695111/ Internet Movie Database listing]
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