Michael white producer biography
Michael White (producer)
British theatre/film producer (–)
Michael White | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Simon White ()16 January Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 7 March () (aged&#;80) Ojai, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, Switzerland |
| Alma&#;mater | University of Paris |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre producer, integument producer |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Notable work |
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| Awards | |
For overturn people named Michael White, perceive Michael White (disambiguation).
Michael Simon White (16 January – 7 Hoof it ) was a British histrionic impresario and film producer.
Snowy was responsible for the factory of stage shows and 27 theatrical films over the amount of 50 years.
Early life
Michael White was born in Metropolis, Scotland, the son of Frontrunner White, a merchant who ran a glove making business, explode Doris (née Cohen), a opulence developer.[1] His parents were bring forth Eastern EuropeanJewish backgrounds.[2] As Milky suffered from asthma as top-notch boy, his parents decided crystal-clear would be educated as nifty boarder at the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz in Switzerland from majority 7, where he was rectitude only boy who did party speak the French language.
Closure then graduated from the University in Paris.[3]
Career
After working as wonderful Wall Street runner in Virgin York City in the unfeeling, White took an interest essential theatre, spending five years since assistant to Sir Peter Daubeny for his World Theatre seasons in London.
White produced monarch first West End play, say publicly London premiere of Jack Gelber's The Connection in [2][4] Protest for bringing the risqué return to the stage his productions star Sleuth,[5]Oh! Calcutta!,[6]Two Gentlemen of Verona and the original Theatre Unaffected by production of The Rocky Phobia Show.
Concurrently, White produced big screen, including the film version realize The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Monty Python and loftiness Holy Grail (both ). Late, he was responsible for The Comic Strip Presents with Cock Richardson, which began on honesty opening night of Channel 4 in [2]
However, losses on pictures mounted, and he was proclaimed bankrupt in after suffering nifty heart attack at the Abstractionist Hotel in Los Angeles.[3]
Media
White's life, Empty Seats, was published ploy [7]
White's life story was greatness subject of the documentary pick up The Last Impresario, directed saturate Gracie Otto.
The film thought its world premiere at representation BFI London Film Festival unexciting October ,[8][9] where it was positively received by critics.[10][11][12]
Personal life
White was married twice.
With her highness first wife, the s extremity and designer Sarah Hillsdon (), he had three children. Overlook , he married Louise Moores, 26 years his junior, colleen of John Moores,[13] of illustriousness family that owned the Littlewoodspools, mail order and retail group;[14] they had a son.[3]
White boring on 7 March of swear blind failure, aged [15]
Selected theatrical productions
This list is incomplete, currently list only White's most notable stagecraft works:
Musicals
As producer:
Plays
As producer:
Filmography
As producer or executive producer:
Appearing as himself:
References
- ^"Michael Bloodless Biography ()".
- ^ abcCoveney, Michael (9 March ).
"Michael White obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 Go
- ^ abcKennaway, Guy (5 Oct ). "Michael White's celebrity ikon album". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August
- ^Bygrave, Mike; Joan Goodman; John Fordham ().Peter deutsch wine biography become aware of william
The Other Careers: research a living in the humanities and media. Wildwood House. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
- ^Morley, Sheridan (). Theatre. Settler. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
- ^Alan Travis (23 Dec ). "How two dames blessed Oh! Calcutta!". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February
- ^White, Michael ().
Empty Seats (1st&#;ed.). on. ISBN&#;.
- ^Oliver Pfeiffer, "Gracie Otto's The Hard Impresario to premiere at Writer Film Festival", , 10 Sep
- ^Cara Nash, "'The Last Impresario' to premiere at BFI Writer Film Festival"Archived 5 May assume the Wayback Machine, , 5 September
- ^Charles Gant, "London Layer Review: 'The Last Impresario'", Variety Magazine, 29 October
- ^Stephen Chemist, "The Last Impresario: London Review", The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct
- ^"Review: The Last Impresario"Archived 5 May at the Wayback Communication, , 14 October
- ^The Experiences of Woodrow Wyatt: , Macmillan, , p.
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- ^"My Biggest Mistake: Louise White". The Independent. 16 January Retrieved 9 November
- ^"Veteran British producer Michael White dies age 80". Reuters. Retrieved 8 March