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- Russell plays Ruth Sherwood, an aspiring writer who moves from Ohio to Greenwich Village with her would-be actress sister Eileen.
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Russell plays Ruth Sherwood, an aspiring writer who moves from Ohio to Greenwich Village with her would-be actress sister Eileen. There, they sisters meet all kinds of kooks as they try to make it in the big city.
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- Mel Ferber, Herbert Ross
The original cast featured Rosalind Russell in the role of Ruth Sherwood, Edie Adams as Eileen Sherwood, and George Gaynes as Robert Baker. Carol Channing replaced Russell for the final 6 months of the run.
Wonderful Town (TV Movie 1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A rare kinescope of a complete TV performance of Wonderful Town, originally broadcast live by CBS on November 30, 1958. Rosalind Russell stars as Ruth Sherwood, the role she created in the 1953 Broadway production. The cast also includes Jackie McKeever as Eileen Sherwood and Sydney Chaplin as Bob Baker.
She was also nominated for her roles as Ruth Sherwood in Wonderful Town (2003), Lotte Lenya in LoveMusik (2007), and Bubbie/Raisel in The People in the Picture (2011). Murphy made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the 1979 musical They're Playing Our Song .
The story of Ruth and Eileen Sherwood, two sisters who arrive in New York's Greenwich Village from Columbus, Ohio, seeking fame and fortune: Ruth as a writer, and Eileen as an actress. Based on the "My Sister Eileen" stories by Ruth McKenney.
Ruth Sherwood and her sister, Eileen, have moved to 1935 Greenwich Village. They're surrounded by colorful Village characters (including an out-of-work football player known as the Wreck, and Mr. Appopolous, a modern painter and their landlord) and embark on various New York adventures.
