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Historic Photo Gallery: 1947 to 1954

1948

The Heiress was the first show of the 1948 fall season, opening in September. The play, an adaptation of Henry James' novel Washington Square by Augustus and Ruth Goetz, starred Basil Rathbone (right) opposite Betty Linley. Rathbone won a Tony Award for his performance. A film version starring Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift was released in 1949.

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