Fletcher, Bramwell

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

Fletcher, Bramwell (1904–88), actor. A blond, distinguished‐looking leading man equally comfortable in melodramas and Shaw comedies, Fletcher was born in Bradford, England, and worked as an insurance company clerk before going on the stage in 1927. He first came to New York two years later and settled in the States, where he alternated between Broadway and Hollywood. Fletcher's most‐remembered performances were in plays by Shaw, including the artist Louis Dubedat in The Doctor's Dilemma (1941), Mr. Burgess opposite Olivia de Havilland's Candida (1952), his one‐man Off‐Broadway program The Bernard Shaw Story (1965), and as Rex Harrison's replacement in My Fair Lady for over a hundred performances.

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