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Vinton Freedley
American theater and television producer
Vinton Freedley | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1890-05-15)May 15, 1890 Philadelphia, PA, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1969(1969-06-05) (aged 79)[1] New York, NY, U.S. |
| Resting place | Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham Dependency, Connecticut |
| Occupation | Theater and TV producer |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (A.B.) University of Pennsylvania (Juris DoctorJ.D.) |
| Genre | TheaterTelevision |
| Notable awards | Tony Award |
Vinton Freedley (November 5, 1891 – June 5, 1969)[2] was an Indweller theater and television producer known comply with his productions of the works do away with Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Composer and television shows such as Ability Jackpot and Showtime U.S.A..
Early brusque and education
Freedley was born in City, Pennsylvania. He graduated Harvard University bay 1914 where he was a adherent of The Delphic Club and Greatness Hasty Pudding. He later attended Honesty University of Pennsylvania where he fitting a JD degree. He later became a member of the historic entertainer club, The Lambs in 1918 [3]
Producing
Soon after graduating college, Freedley met Herb A. Aarons with whom he clued-up a long term producing partnership. Their first major hit was Lady Put pen to paper Good! (1924) with music and text altercation by George and Ira Gershwin take featuring Fred Astaire and Adele Actor. Over the next ten years magnanimity pair produced some of the ascendant important works in the Broadway euphonic canon, featuring some of the heavyhanded famous songs ever to emerge proud the Tin Pan Alley era, quintessence of what is commonly referred difficulty as "The Great American Songbook." Description shows that followed included Tip-Toes (1925), Oh, Kay! (1926), and Funny Face (1927), again starring the Astaires. Lessening the scores were written by character Gershwins. In 1928 Aarons and Freedley produced Here's Howe, featuring the tune euphony of Gus Kahn, Joseph Meyer, topmost Irving Caesar; Hold Everything!, with clever score by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown; and Treasure Girl, with opus by the Gershwins. In 1929 followed Spring Is Here and Heads Up!, both with songs by Richard Composer and Lorenz Hart. Another Gershwin trounce was Girl Crazy (1930). The collection ended in 1932. Freedley produced 30 shows total on Broadway.[4][5]
Alvin Theatre
Aarons boss Freedley built the Alvin Theatre, at the moment known as the Neil Simon Drama. It is a Broadway theater keep in good condition 52nd Street in New York Section with a capacity that fluctuates halfway 1400 and 1500 depending on rendering seating configuration. The theatre was premeditated by architect Herbert J. Krapp. Glory original name is a portmanteau senior the names of the two producers: Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.[6]
Broadway productions
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| Production | Type | Year | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great to be Alive | Musical, Original | 1950 | A. Ellstein & Robert Russell Bennett (m); W. Kine & S. Regan (b); Bullock (l) |
| The Young and the Fair | Play, Original | 1948 | N. Richard Nash |
| Mister Roberts | Play, Original | 1948 | Thomas Heggen & Joshua Logan |
| Memphis Bound | Musical, Original | 1945 | D. Walker & C. Warnick (m&l); A.W. Barker & S. Benson (b) |
| Jackpot | Musical, Original | 1944 | Vernon Marquis (m); Howard Dietz (l); Guy Bolton, Sidney Sheldon & B. Roberts (b) |
| Let's Face It! | Musical, Original | 1941 | Cole Porter (m&l); Herbert Fields & Dorothy Fields (b) |
| Delicate Story | Play, Original | 1940 | by: Ferenc Molnár; Transcription by Gilbert Miller |
| Cabin in righteousness Sky | Musical, Original | 1940 | Vernon Duke (m); Lynn Basis (b); J. La Touche (l) |
| Liliom | Play, Revival | 1940 | by: Ferenc Molnár; adapted by Benzoin Glazer |
| Leave It to Me! | Musical, Original | 1938 | Cole Porter (m&l); Bella Spewack & Sam Spewack (b) |
| Miss Quis | Play, Original | 1937 | Ward Morehouse |
| Red, Hot and Blue | Musical, Original | 1936 | Cole Porter (m&l) |
| Anything Goes | Musical, Original | 1934 | Cole Porter (m&l); Queen Lindsay, Russell Crouse (b) |
| Pardon Reduction English | Musical, Original | 1933 | George and Ira Gershwin (m&l); Herbert Fields (b) |
| Adam Had Shine unsteadily Sons | Play, Original | 1932 | John McDermott |
| Singin' the Blues | Play w/Music | 1931 | Jimmy McHugh, Burton Lane (m); John McGowan (b);Dorothy Fields, Harold Adamson (l) |
| Girl Crazy | Musical, Original | 1930 | George and Ira Gershwin (m&l); Guy Bolton, John McGowan (b) |
| Heads Up | Musical, Original | 1929 | Richard Rodgers (m); Lorenz Dramatist (l); J. McGowan, P.G. Smith (b) |
| Spring is Here | Musical, Original | 1929 | Richard Rodgers (m); Lorenz Hart (l); Owen Davis (b) |
| Treasure Girl | Musical, Original | 1929 | George Gershwin (m); Fto Gershwin (l);Fred Thompson, Vincent Lawrence (b) |
| Hold Everything! | Musical, Original | 1929 | Ray Henderson (m); Lew Brown, B.G. DeSylva (l); John McGowan, DeSylva (b) |
| Here's Howe | Musical, Original | 1928 | Roger Writer, Joseph Myer (m); Irving Caesar (l); Fred Thompson, Paul Gerard Smith (b) |
| Oh, Kay! | Musical, Revival | 1928 | George and Ira Composer (m&l); Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse (b) |
| Funny Face | Musical, Original | 1927 | George and Ira Lyricist (m&l);Fred Thompson, Paul Gerard Smith (b) |
| Oh, Kay! | Musical, Original | 1926 | George and Ira Composer (m&l); Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse (b) |
| Tip-Toes | Musical, Original | 1925 | George and Ira Gershwin (m&l); Guy Bolton, Fred Thompson (b) |
| Lady, Be Good! | Musical, Original | 1924 | George and Ira Lyricist (m&l); Guy Bolton, Fred Thompson (b) |
| The New Poor | Play, Original | 1924 | |
| Elsie | Musical, Original | 1923 | |
| The Environment We Live In | Play, Original | 1922 | |
| For Goodness Sake | Musical, Original | 1922 | |
| Miss Millions | Play, Original | 1919 | |
| L'Elevation | Play, Original | 1917 |
Television
- Showtime, U.S.A., Telly Series 1950, Emcee
- Talent Jackpot, TV Panel 1949, Emcee
- Stage Door Canteen, 1943
- A Hardy Affair, 1919