Please answer the following question: Facts: - debut works: '' love 'em and leave 'em '' -lrb- 1926 -rrb- the fall guy '' -lrb- 1925 -rrb- '' - death place: miami beach , florida , united states - magnum opus: '' ! '' -lrb- 1959 -rrb- damn yankees '' -lrb- 1955 -rrb- '' fiorello - collaborator: sheldon harnick richard rodgers jerome weidman - birth name: george francis abbott - death date: 31 january 1995 - spouse: edna death -rrb- mary sinclair -lrb- m. 1946 -- 1951 ; levis divorced -rrb- joy valderrama -lrb- m. 1983 -- 1995 ; -lrb- his death -rrb- m. 1914 -- 1930 ; her - awards: drama prize for drama -lrb- 1960 -rrb- tony award best direction desk -lrb- 1960 , 1963 -rrb- tony award best musical -lrb- award 1955 , 1956 , 1960 -rrb- special tony award -lrb- outstanding 1987 -rrb- director -lrb- 1983 -rrb- pulitzer - birth date: 25 june 1887 - name: george abbott - nationality: american - image: george francis abbott.jpg - birth place: forestville , new york , united states - occupation: playwright , producer , director , screenwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george abbott .
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george francis abbott -lrb- june 25 , 1887 -- january 31 , 1995 -rrb- was an american theater producer and director , playwright , screenwriter , and film director and producer whose career spanned more than nine decades .