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Hot L Baltimore is a play by Lanford Wilson and a television series based on the play.

Wilson's play opened off-Broadway in February 1973. The play was set in the lobby of the Hotel Baltimore, the run-down dwelling of the play's characters. (The play's title was from the hotel's sign which had a burnt out "E" that nobody replaced.) The hotel had been condemned and the residents wondered where they would go.

The play was a success and ran for 1,166 shows. It won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for the Best American Play of 1972–73, the John Gassner Playwriting award, an Obie Award for best Off-Broadway play, and an Outer Critics Award.

In 1975, television producer Norman Lear developed the play into a half hour sitcom series for ABC. The series had several controversial elements including two main characters who were prostitutes (one of whom was also an illegal alien) and two male characters who were one of the first gay couples on an American television series.

ABC supported the show and gave it a full publicity campaign. But the show failed to win an audience and was canceled after a thirteen episode run.

In 1976, a second version of the series was made for French television with the title Hôtel Baltimore. This series also lasted for only a single season.

Cast (American television series)

James Cromwell - Bill Lewis
Richard Masur - Clifford Ainsley
Conchata Ferrell - April Green
Al Freeman Jr. - Charles Bingham
Jeannie Linero - Suzy Marta Rocket
Gloria LeRoy - Millie
Robin Wilson - Jackie
Stan Gottlieb - Mr. Morse
Lee Bergere - George
Henry Calvert - Gordon
Charlotte Rae - Mrs. Bellotti

Cast (French series)

Philippe Léotard - Bill
Suzanne Flon - Millie
Françoise Bertin - Mme Bellot
Gérard Chambre - Paul
Zouzou - Jackie
Christian Rist - Jamis
Liliane Rovère - Avril
Dora Doll - Suzy
Jacques Rispal - M. Morse
Diane Kurys - La fille
Jean-Claude de Goros - M. Katz
Thérèse Quentin - Mme Oxenham

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