| Leave Her to Heaven | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Van Druten |
| Date premiered | 27 February 1940 |
| Place premiered | Longacre Theatre, New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
Leave Her to Heaven is a 1940 play by the British writer John Van Druten.[1] Actress Ruth Chatterton made her first appearance on Broadway in 15 years. She co-starred with Edmond O'Brien. It premiered at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway on 27 February 1940. Set in England, it was based on a true story about a woman who took her older husband's chauffeur as a lover, only for the younger man to kill her husband.
It is unrelated to the film of the same title, which is based on a 1944 novel by Ben Ames Williams.
References[edit]
- ^ Bordman, p. 189.
Bibliography[edit]
- Gerald Bordman. American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969. Oxford University Press, 1996.
- Scott O'Brien. Ruth Chatterton, Actress, Aviator, Author. BearManor Media, 2013.
- Derek Sculthorpe. Edmond O'Brien: Everyman of Film Noir. McFarland, 2018.