Hugh Fordin Biography (1935-)
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- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- writer, producer
- Birth Details
- December 17, 1935
- New York, New York
Famous Works
- Produced: Plays
- Northport Country Playhouse, Long Island, NY, 1954; Mount Tom Playhouse,Holyoke, MA, 1965, 1966.
- Major Tours
- Critic's Choice, U.S. cities, 1962.
- Films
- production executive, M.A.S.H., 1968; executive assistant, Hello Dolly, 1969.
- Books
- The World of Entertainment: Hollywood's Greatest Musicals, 1976; Getting to Know Him: The Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II, 1978; Jerome Kern: The Man and His Music, 1979.
- Theatre-Related Career
- Producer, Edith Piaf's Final Concert Tour, 1962-63; head of casting,David Merrick Productions, 1965-68; executive director, 20th-Century-Fox FilmCorporation, 1968-71.