Harvey (play)

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Harvey
First edition 1953
Written by	Mary Chase
Characters	Elwood P. Dowd Veta Louise Simmons Betty Chumley E.J. Lofgren Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet Judge Omar Gaffney William R. Chumley, M.D. Lyman Sanderson, M.D. Miss Johnson Ruth Kelly, R.N. Myrtle Mae Simmons Duane Wilson Harvey
Date premiered	November 1, 1944 (1944-11-01)
Place premiered	48th Street Theatre New York City, New York
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	The library of the Old Dowd Mansion The Reception Room at Chumley's Rest

Harvey is a 1944 play by the American playwright Mary Chase. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work in 1945. It has been adapted for film and television several times, most notably in a 1950 film starring James Stewart and Josephine Hull.