The original Broadway production of "The Iceman Cometh" by Eugene O'Neill opened at the Martin Beck Theater on October 9, 1946 and ran for 136 performances. The play had revivals in 1973/1974 and 1999.
This was broadcast in syndication under "The Play of the Week" series banner. In the New York City TV market, it aired over two nights on WNTA-TV Channel 13 (pre-NET and PBS) on November 14 and 21, 1960. In the Seattle TV market, it premiered on KING-TV Channel 5 on April 15, 1961, over one night (10:35 PM - 2:35 AM).
Julie Bovasso's debut.
Julie Bovasso is of Italian ancestry.
Hildy Brooks is of German ancestry.