A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Send Me No Flowers
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 9m
Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore
George Kimball mistakenly overhears his doctor discussing another patient with heart trouble, and thus prepares to meet the end bravely. Putting his affairs in order, he arranges a good second husband for his soon-to-be widow, with a cemetery plot for three: himself, his wife and the new future 'Mister Kimball'.
The 1964 movie adaptation starred Rock Hudson and Doris Day.
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Cast Size
3w, 9m -
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy
Details
Summary
David Wayne starred on Broadway as George Kimball, a Westchester commuter whose favorite hobby is hypochondria. When he mistakenly overhears his doctor discussing another patient with heart trouble, he prepares to meet the end bravely, sure it it 'his time'. Putting his affairs in order, he writes a heartbreaking letter to his wife to be read as his eulogy. He even arranges a good second husband for his soon-to-be widow, with a cemetery plot for three: himself, his wife and the new future 'Mister Kimball'.
The 1964 movie adaptation starred Rock Hudson and Doris Day.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Setting The living room of George Kimball's suburban home over a holiday weekend.
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Norman Barasch
