Abie's Irish Rose is a Broadway play by Anne Nichols about a Catholic girl who marries into an Jewish family. Although initially receiving poor reviews, the play ran for 2,327 performances between May 23, 1922 and October 1, 1927. Note on spelling: While most Americans use er (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use re. ...

The play has been filmed twice -- in 1928 with Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Nancy Carroll, directed by Victor Fleming, and in 1946 with Richard Norris and Joanne Dru, directed by A. Edward Sutherland. Nancy Carroll (November 19, 1903 - August 6, 1965) was an American actress. ... For the Arkansas lawyer and judge Victor A. Fleming, see Vic Fleming. ... Joanne Dru (January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American film actress. ...