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How was Meredith involved in theatre?
In 1929, he became a member of Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre company in New York City.
Did he star in any major productions?
He garnered critical acclaim in the 1935 Broadway revival of The Barretts of Wimpole Street starring Katharine Cornell.
Which production was he most successful at in theatre?
A distinguished theatre director, he won a Tony Award nomination for his 1974 Broadway staging of Ulysses in Nighttown.
Did he have anymore Tony nominations in his lifetime?
Meredith also shared a Special Tony Award with James Thurber for their collaboration on A Thurber Carnival (1960).
What else did he take part in?
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In the late seventies, he directed Fionnula Flanagan's one-woman multi-role play "James Joyce's Women," which toured for several years.

Question: Is there any other interesting facts about him in theatre?
Self-contained rewrite: Are there any other interesting facts about Burgess Meredith in theatre, aside from the awards he has won?