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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Louisa Burns-Bisogno to Jason Carter
Arthur Cantor Biography (1920-)
Born March 12, 1920, in Boston, MA; son of Samuel S. (a salesman) and Lillian(Landsman) Cantor; married Deborah Rosmarin, November 18, 1951 (died, September 22, 1970); children: David Jonathan, Jacqueline Hope, Michael Stephen. Addresses: HOME--1 W. 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023. OFFICE--Arthur Cantor, Inc., 234 W. 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- March 12, 1920
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Famous Works
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Credits
- PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; ALL AS PRODUCER,UNLESS INDICATED (With Saint Subber) The Tenth Man, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1959.
- (with Fred Coe) All the Way Home, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1960.
- Gideon, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1961.
- A Thousand Clowns, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1962.
- The Golden Age, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1963.
- Put It in Writing, Theatre De Lys, New York City, 1963.
- The Passion of Josef D., Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1964.
- (with Committee Productions) The Committee, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1964.
- (also director) The Trigon, Stage 73, New York City, 1965.
- associate producer, La Grosse Valise, 54th Street Theatre, New York City,1965.
- The World of Gunter Grass, Pocket Theatre, New York City, 1966.
- company manager, The Threepenny Opera, Stockholm Marionette Theatre of Fantasy, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1966.
- (with Nicholas Vanoff) Of Love Remembered, American National Theatre Academy Theatre, New York City, 1967.
- People Is the Thing That the World Is Fullest Of, Bil Baird Theatre, NewYork City, 1967.
- By George, Lyceum Theatre, 1967.
- director, The Tenth Man, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1967.
- (with the Theatre of Genoa) The Venetian Twins, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1968.
- (with Mortimer Levitt) The Concept, Daytop Theatre Company, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1968.
- (with Bil and Cora Baird) Tango, Pocket Theatre, 1969.
- The Wizard of Oz and Winnie the Pooh, both Bil Baird Marionettes, Bil Baird Theatre, 1969.
- The Concept, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City, 1969, then Pocket Theatre, 1970.
- Golden Bat, Sheridan Square Playhouse, 1970.
- (with David Merrick) Vivat! Vivat Regina!, London, 1970, then BroadhurstTheatre, New York City, 1972.
- co-producer, Old Times, Montparnasse Theatre, Paris, France, 1971.
- Promenade, All!, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1972.
- (with H.M. Tennant, Ltd.) Captain Brassbound's Conversion, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1971, then (with Roger L. Stevens) Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1972.
- The Little Black Book, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1972.
- Davy Jones' Locker, Bil Baird Marionettes, Bil Baird Theatre, 1972.
- Band Wagon, The Whistling Wizard, and The Sultan of Tuffet, all Bil BairdMarionettes, Bil Baird Theatre, 1973.
- Forty-Two Seconds from Broadway, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1973.
- (with H.M. Tennant, Ltd.) In Praise of Love, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1974.
- Pinocchio, Bil Baird Marionettes, Bil Baird Theatre, 1974.
- Private Lives, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1975.
- The Constant Wife, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1975.
- (with Rose Teed) The Innocents, Morosco Theatre, 1976.
- Dylan Thomas Growing Up, Theatre Four, New York City, 1976.
- (with Leonard Friedman) A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Morosco Theatre, 1977.
- (with Michael White) Housewife! Superstar!, Theatre Four, 1977.
- (with Greer Garson) The Playboy of the Weekend World, Playhouse Theatre,1978.
- (with Garson) St. Mark's Gospel, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, then Playhouse Theatre, both 1978.
- My Astonishing Self, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1978.
- The Biko Inquest, Theatre Four, 1978.
- (with Garson) On Golden Pond, New Apollo Theatre, New York City, 1979, then Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1980.
- (With Garson) St. Mark's Gospel, Playhouse Theatre, 1981.
- (also company manager) Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens, Century Theatre, New York City, 1981.
- (with Jonathan Reinis; also general manager) Shay Duffin as Brendan Behan, Astor Place Theatre, 1981.
- (with Garson) Jitters, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1981.
- (with Dorothy Cullman) The Hothouse, Playhouse Theatre, 1982.
- (with Brad Hall, Bruce Ostler, Paul Barrosse, and Bonnie Nelson Schwartz)Babalooney, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1984.
- (with Schwartz and Rebecca Kuehn) Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1984.
- (with Schwartz) Pack of Lies, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1985.
- (with Schwartz) Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood, Ritz Theatre, 1986.
- (with Edwin W. Schloss) Elisabeth Welch: Time to Start Living, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1986.
- (with Caroline Hirsch, Peter Wilson, and Tony Aljoe) Rowan Atkinson at the Atkinson, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1986.
- production adviser, Starlight Express, Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1987.
- Also A Matter of Position, Philadelphia, PA, 1962; Man in the Moon, New York City, 1963; Blithe Spirit, Bequest to the Nation, The Winslow Boy, Butterflies Are Free, and The Patrick Pearse Motel, all in London, 1970-71; and Souvenir, Los Angeles, 1975.
- MAJOR TOURS; ALL AS PRODUCER,UNLESS INDICATED (With Fred Coe) A ThousandClowns, U.S. cities, 1963-64.
- co-producer, Three Cheers for the Tired Businessman, U.S. cities, 1963-64.
- co-producer, Camelot, U.S. cities, 1963-64.
- (with Henry Guettel) Camelot, U.S. cities, 1964.
- Oliver!, U.S. cities, 1965.
- The Day after the Fair, U.S. cities, 1972.
- The Bed Before Yesterday, U.S. cities, 1976.
- Also supervised the stage arrangements for a U.S. State Department tour of European and Middle Eastern cities with Florence Eldridge and Frederic March, 1965.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; SPECIALS
- Producer, The Thirteen Stars, PBS.
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Writings
- (With Stuart W. Little) The Playmakers (nonfiction), Norton, 1970.
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