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In 1962, she co-starred in a pilot for a proposed CBS sitcom called, "Josie and Joe" about the misadventures of a cab driver and his wife.

Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Masquerade (1959). Comedy. Written by Sigmund Miller. Incidental music by Sol Kaplan. Directed by Jed Horner. John Golden Theatre: 16 Mar 1959 (1 performance). Cast: Jack Cannon, Donald Cook (as "Oliver Casey"), Glenda Farrell (as "Isabel Chamberlain"), Anne Ives, Cloris Leachman (as "Amy Grenville"), Gene Lyons, Marc Richman. Produced by Richard W. Krakauer. Produced in association with Louis D'Almeida.

A Touch of the Poet (1958). Drama. Written by Eugene O'Neill. Directed by Harold Clurman. Helen Hayes Theatre: 2 Oct 1958- 13 Jun 1959 (284 performances). Cast: Betty Field (as "Deborah/Mrs. Henry Harford"), Helen Hayes (as "Nora Melody"), Eric Portman (as "Cornelius Melody"), John Call (as "Dan Roche"), Tom Clancy, Curt Conway, Farrell Pelly, Art Smith, Kim Stanley (as "Sara Melody"), Luis Van Rooten. Replacement actors: Cloris Leachman (as "Sara Melody"), Nancy Malone, Dermot McNamara, Gerald S. O'Loughlin (as "Mickey Maloy"). Produced by The Producers Theatre.

King of Hearts (1954). Comedy/farce. Written by Jean Kerr and Eleanor Brooke. Directed by Walter Kerr. Lyceum Theatre (moved to The National Theatre from 4 Oct 1954 to close): 1 Apr 1954- 27 Nov 1954 (279 performances). Cast: Donald Cook (as "Larry Larkin"), Jackie Cooper (as "Francis X. Dignan"), Cloris Leachman (as "Dunreath Henry"), Rex Thompson, John Devereaux (as "Mike"), Hilda Haynes, David Lewis, Carl Low, Patchwork Peggy, Darryl Richard, William Sharon. Produced by Elaine Perry.

The Crucible (1953). Drama. Written by Arthur Miller. Lullaby composed by Anne Ronnell. Hymn composed by Alex Miller. Costume Design by Edith Lutyens.Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Jed Harris. Martin Beck Theatre: 22 Jan 1953- 11 Jul 1953 (197 performances). Cast: Arthur Kennedy (as "John Proctor"), Walter Hampden (as "Deputy-Governor Danforth"), E.G. Marshall (as "Reverend John Hale"), Beatrice Straight (as "Elizabeth Proctor"), Jean Adair (as "Rebecca Nurse"), Janet Alexander, Jacqueline Andre, Raymond Bramley, Philip Coolidge, Jenny Egan, Adele Fortin, Jane Hoffman, Dorothy Jolliffe, Donald Marye, Don McHenry, George Mitchell, Madeleine Sherwood, Barbara Stanton, Fred Stewart (as "Reverend Samuel Parris"), Joseph Sweeney, Graham Velsey. Replacement actors: Philip Coolidge, Nell Harrison (as "Rebecca Nurse"), Cloris Leachman (as "Abigail Williams"), Donald Marye, Claudia McNeil, Leonard Patrick, Judy Ratner, Madeleine Sherwood, Maureen Stapleton (as "Elizabeth Proctor"), Harry Young. Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden.

Sunday Breakfast (1952). Written by Emery Rubio and Miriam Balf. Directed by Stella Adler. Coronet Theatre: 28 May 1952- 8 Jun 1952 (16 performances. Cast: Cloris Leachman (as "Anne Decker"), Anthony Ross, Douglas Watson, Duncan Baldwin, Margaret Feury, Jim Nolan, Jada Rowland. Produced by ANTA (Robert Whitehead, Managing Director).

Dear Barbarians (1952). Comedy. Written by Lexford Richards. Directed by Gant Gaither. Royale Theatre: 21 Feb 1952- 24 Feb 1952 (4 performances). Cast: Violet Heming (as "Mrs. Fiske"), Nicholas Joy (as "Mr. Fiske"), Cloris Leachman (as "Alice"), Donald Murphy, 'Betsy Von Furstenberg' (as "Lorraine"). Produced by Gant Gaither.

Lo and Behold! (1951). Comedy. Written by John Patrick. Directed by Burgess Meredith. Booth Theatre: 12 Dec 1951- 12 Jan 1952 (38 performances). Cast: Leo G. Carroll (as "Milo Alcott"), Jeffrey Lynn (as "Dr. Robert Dorsey"), Paul Crabtree (as "Jack McDougal"), George H. Englund, Lee Grant (as "Daisy Durdle"), Roy Irving, Cloris Leachman (as "Honey Wainwright"), Doro Merande (as "Minnetonka Smallflower"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors).

A Story for a Sunday Evening (1950). Written by Paul Crabtree. Incidental music by Leighton Tiffault. Directed by Paul Crabtree. Playhouse Theatre: 17 Nov 1950- 25 Nov 1950 (11 performances). Cast: Paul Crabtree (as "David"), Henry Jones (as "Stage Manager"), Thomas J. King, Cloris Leachman (as "Evelyn"), Nan Martin (as "Beatrice"). Produced by Trio Productions and Milo Thomas.

As You Like It (1950). Comedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Incidental music by Robert Irving. Traditional Songs arranged by Robert Irving. Musical Director: Irving Owen. Conceived and Directed by Michael Benthall. Cort Theatre: 26 Jan 1950- 3 Jun 1950 (145 performances). Cast: Katharine Hepburn (as "Rosalind, daughter to the banished Duke"), William Prince, Ernest Thesiger, Kenneth Cantril, Patricia Englund, Michael Everett, Robert Foster, Everett Gammon, Ernest Graves, Richard Hepburn, Charles Herndon, Whitford Kane (as "Corin, a shepherd"), Cloris Leachman (as "Celia, daughter to Frederick"), Dayton Lummis, Burton Mallory, Aubrey Mather, Marylin Nowell, Bill Owen, Judy Parrish, Robert Quarry, Jay Robinson, Frank Rogier, Jan Sherwood, William Sutherland, Craig Timberlake, Robert Wark, John Weaver, Margaret Wright. Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors).

South Pacific (1949). Musical drama. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James Michener. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Musical Director: Salvatore Dell Isola. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Staging by Joshua Logan. Directed by Joshua Logan. Majestic Theatre: (moved to The Broadway Theatre from 29 Jun 1953 to close) 7 Apr 1949- 16 Jan 1954 (1925 performances). Cast: Mary Martin (as "Ensign Nellie Forbush"), Ezio Pinza (as "Emile de Becque"), Juanita Hall, Myron McCormick (as "Luther Billis"), Betta St. John, Harvey Stephens (as "Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N."), William Tabbert, Martin Wolfson (as "Captain George Brackett, U.S.N."), Mardi Bayne, Evelyn Colby, Michael De Leon, Noel De Leon, Sandra Deel, Bill Dwyer, Dickinson Eastham, Don Fellows, William Ferguson, Jacqueline Fisher, Jack Fontan, Alan Gilbert, Thomas Gleason, Jim Hawthorne, Richard Loo (as "Marcel, Henry's Assistant" and "Ensemble"), Roslynd Lowe, Barbara Luna, Biff McGuire, Gloria Meli, Henry Michel, Alex Nicol, Pat Northrop, Mary Ann Reeve, Fred Sadoff, Bernice Saunders, Archie Savage, Helena Schurgot, Richard Silvera, Henry Slate, Eugene Smith, Beau Tilden (as "Seaman James Hayes"), Musa Williams, Chin Yu. Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Produced in association with Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan. Replacement actors during the the production's long run included: Shirley Jones, Dort Clark, Cloris Leachman (as "Ensign Nellie Forbush"), Jack Weston.

Sundown Beach (1948). Written by Bessie Breuer. Directed by Elia Kazan. Belasco Theatre: 7 Sep 1948- 11 Sep 1948 (7 performances). Cast: Tom Avera, Martin Balsam (as "Merle"), Edward Binns (as "George Washburn"), Ira Cirker, Joan Copeland (as "Nadine") [Broadway debut], Ralph Cullinan, Joseph Fallon, Vivian Firko, Treva Frazee, Lou Gilbert, Don Hanmer, Julie Harris (as "Ida Mae"), Anne Hegira, Steven Hill, Jennifer Howard, George E. Joseph, Cloris Leachman (as "Muriel") [Broadway debut], Michael Lewin, Kathleen Maguire, Ellen Mahar, Alex Nicol (as "1st Airforce Pilot"), Nehemiah Persoff (as "Cecil"), Lenka Peterson, Robert Simon, Warren Stevens (as "Arthur Bond"), Joe Sullivan, John Sylvester, Phyllis Thaxter (as "Nancy"). Produced by Louis J. Singer and The Actors Studio.

(1978) She acted in the play, "Twigs," at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with Ward Ohrman.

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