George Furth: George Furth. Actor: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. George Furth wrote eleven one-act plays planned for Kim Stanley as each of the separate leads. Hollywood actor Anthony Perkins, interested in directing, asked Sondheim to read the material. After Sondheim read the plays, Sondheim asked Harold Prince for his opinion; Prince thought the plays could form the basis for a musical. The theme would be New York marriages with a...
Known For: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Woodcock), Blazing Saddles (Van Johnson), The Cannonball Run (A. J. Foyt), The Man with Two Brains (Timon)