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Lemuel Ayers (January 22, 1915, New York City, New York - August 14, 1955, New York City) was an American costume designer, scenic designer, lighting designer, and producer who had a prolific career on Broadway from 1939 until his death from cancer in 1955 at the age of 40.
Lemuel Ayers (1915-1955), a New Yorker, studied at Princeton University and the University of Iowa before being chosen, at the age of 29, by Leonard Sillman to design the sets for the 1939 Broadway revivals of "Journey's End" and "They Knew What They Wanted".
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Award winning designer of sets and costumes and a theatrical producer, Lemuel Ayers (1915-1955) had a brief but brilliant career with extensive Broadway credits including High button shoes and Oklahoma!
Lemuel Ayers (1915-1955), a New Yorker, studied at Princeton University and the University of Iowa before being chosen, at the age of 29, by Leonard Sillman to design the sets for the 1939 Broadway revivals of "Journey's End" and "They Knew What They Wanted".
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- January 22, 1915
- Lemuel Ayers
- August 14, 1955
Lemuel Ayers. Birth abt 1800 - Patrick County, Virginia, USA. Death 6 Aug 1870 - Unavailable. Mother Rosie Jones. Father Thomas Ayers. Show more. Born in Patrick ...
Mrs. Shirley Osborn Ayers, a theatrical costume designer and the widow of Lemuel Ayers, theatrical scene designer and play producer, died Monday of viral pneumonia at the New York Hospital.
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