Internet, alt.obituaries, 2005-01-05
Information trouvée : Hugh Hastings, actor and playwright, was born on January 31, 1917. He died on November
26, 2004, aged 87. HUGH HASTINGS wrote one of the British theatre's most successful
postwar comedies, Seagulls Over Sorrento, which opened in 1950 at the Apollo Theatre
in London and ran for 1,551 performances. The play became staple fare for repertory
companies throughout the world and was filmed in 1954 with Gene Kelly in the leading
role.