Leave Her to Heaven (play)

Leave Her to Heaven
Written byJohn Van Druten
Date premiered27 February 1940
Place premieredLongacre Theatre,
New York City
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama

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

  1. ^ Bordman, p. 189.

Bibliography

  • 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.


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