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George S. Irving
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George S. Irving (Irving Shelasky, November 1, 1922 – December 26, 2016) was an American actor, known primarily for his character roles on Broadway. He was born Irving Shelasky in Springfield, Massachusetts to Rebecca (née Sack) and Abraham Shelasky, Russian Jewish immigrants. When Irving was 13 or 14, he sang in synagogues and churches as a boy soprano. By his final high school year in 1940, he heard about a dramatic school in Boston for those who were not quite draft age and who were tall and had deep voices, so he immediately received a scholarship. In 1942, he worked in the chorus of the St. Louis Muny Opera. Irving made his debut in the original 1943 production of Oklahoma!, only to be drafted days later to serve in the United States Army in World War II. He received this role when one of the original actors lost his voice and Irving went on as his replacement. He explains the following: "I wrote to The Theatre Guild when they were casting Oklahoma! and asked them to remind Oscar Hammerstein that he knew me a little, and I got an audition and was cast in the chorus". Irving is best known to Broadway audiences for his role as opposite Debbie Reynolds and Jane Powell (successively) in Irene (1974), and his Tony nominated performance as Sir John in Me and My Girl (1987). In 2008, Irving recreated the three roles he originally played in the ill-fated 1976 Joseph Stein musical So Long, 174th Street, now reworked, revised, and with its original title Enter Laughing at Off-B
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
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The Year Without a Santa Claus
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A Classic Cartoon Christmas, Too
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Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz (Caedmon, TC1794, 1986)
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Scary Stories Disc 3
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Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz
More Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark
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Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas, Too
Scary Stories 3 - More Tales To Chill Your Bones
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Scary Stories 3: More Tales To Chill Your Bones
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Irene: A Musical Comedy (New Broadway Cast Recording (1973))
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The Year Without a Santa Claus Soundtrack