Richard Grayson Biography (1925-)

Born Richard Andrew Rosenblatt; name Richard Martin, 1942-50; changed name toRichard Grayson, 1950; born May 2, 1925, in San Francisco, CA; son of MartinS. (a business executive) and Margaret (Cohn) Rosenblatt. Addresses:OFFICE--1501 Broadway, Suite 201, New York, NY 10036.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Birth Details: May 2, 1925; San Francisco, California, United States

Famous Works

Credits
STAGE DEBUT--Cheshire Cat and Humpty Dumpty, Alice in Wonderland, community theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1932.
Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
Hertibise, Orphee, Provincetown Playouse, New York City, 1945.
the juvenile, The Shining Hour, Equity Library Theatre, 1946.
Loutec, Red Gloves, Mansfield Theatre, New York City, 1948.
Yes, My Darling Daughter, Town Hall Theatre, Fairhaven, MA, and at the Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1949.
The Barker, Town Hall Theatre, Fairhaven, MA, and Lake Hopatcong, NJ, 1949.
the tutor, Cry of the Peacock, Mansfield Theatre, New York City, 1950.
understudy Michel, The Immoralist, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1954.
Credits; MAJOR TOURS
Victor Sellers, The Ryan Girl, opened at the Shubert Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, closed at the Blackstone Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1945.
Any Wednesday, Curtain-Up Dinner Theatre, St. Louis, MO, 1974.
Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
Stage manager, (opera) The Devil and Daniel Webster, Veteran's Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, 1942.
assistant stage manager, Catherine Was Great, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1944.
stage manager, Sleep, My Pretty One, Playhouse Theatre, 1944.
assistant to the director, Signature, Forrest Theatre, New York City, 1945.
business manager, Provincetown Playhouse, 1945.
assistant stage manager, The Ryan Girl, Plymouth Theatre, New York City,1945.
co-producer, Live Life Again and This Property Condemned, Equity LibraryTheatre, New York City, 1945-46.
stage manager, The Royal Family, John Drew Theatre, East Hampton, L.I., NY, 1946.
business manager, Hilltop Summer Theatre, Lutherville, MD, 1946.
assistant stage manager, Ballet Ballads, American National Theatre Academy (ANTA) experimental production at Maxine Elliot's Theatre, New York City, 1948.
stage manager, The Red Gloves, Mansfield Theatre, New York City, 1948.
stage manager, Town Hall Theatre, Fairhaven, MA, 1949.
stage manager, The Cry of the Peacock, Mansfield Theatre, New York City,1950.
stage manager, The Live Wire, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1950.
co-producer, Ballet Ballads, Century Theatre, Hollywood, 1950.
was associated with Lawrence Langner with assignments encompassing all ofMr. Langner's theatrical activities, including the Theatre Guild, New York City and the Westport Country Playhouse, CT.
Assistant stage manager, The Immoralist, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1954.
advance stage manager for American Shakespeare Festival East Coast tour,An Evening with Will Shakespeare, 1953.
executive coordinator, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1955.
assistant stage manager, No Time for Sergeants, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1955.
production manager for Maurice Evans Productions, Inc., 1955-57.

stage manager, The Apple Cart, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1956, andon tour, 1957.
stage manager, The Reluctant Debuante, West Coast tour, 1957.
apprentice company manager, The Body Beautiful, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1957.
apprentice house manager, New Locust Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1958.
general manager, Heartbreak House, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1959.
Little Mary Sunshine, Orpheum Theatre, New York City, 1959.
company manager, Take Me Along, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1959.
company manager, Gypsy, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1959, and national tour, 1961.
company manager, La Plume de Ma Tante, Royale Theatre, New York City andon tour, 1960.
company manager, Carnival, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1961.
company manager second tour of Gypsy, 1961-62.
company manager, Do Re Mi, tour, 1962.
company manager, Irma La Douce, national tour, 1962.
company manager, Anything Goes, Orpheum Theatre, 1962.
Tovarich, Broadway Theatre, 1963.
company manager, The Sound of Music, national tour, 1964.
general manager, Roar Like a Dove, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1964.
stage manager, Dupont Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1964.
General manager, Oliver! and Camelot, bus and truck tours, 1964-65.
company manager, The Glass Menagerie, Broadway revival and Kismet, national tour, 1965.
company manager, Mame, Broadway production, 1966-69.
company manager, The Boys in the Band, New York City, 1970.
company manager, Sensations, Off-Broadway production, 1970.
general manager, Bob & Ray: The Two and Only, Broadway production, 1970.
company manager, The Joffrey Ballet, New York City production and tour, 1971.
company manager, Hair, national tour, 1972.
company manager, Disney on Parade, national tour, 1973.
company manager, The Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, 1973-75.
co-produced Broadway in Concert, Town Hall Theatre, New York City, She Loves Me, New York City production, and Knickerbocker Holiday, New York City production, all 1977.
Since 1978, has worked with the affiliated corporations of Kolmar/Luth Entertainment, Inc., KL Management, Inc., The Edgewood Organization, Inc.
As comptroller, company manager, general manager, and associate producerfor Lies & Legends, The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin, Off-Broadway production, national tours of Beehive, On Your Toes, Sophisticated Ladies, PeterPan, Mornings at Seven, and One Mo' Time, and for Victor Borge, Broadway production and tour.
company manager, Gertrude Stein and a Companion, Lucille Lortel Theatre,New York City, 1986.
Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
Down Among the Sheltering Palms, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
Chain of Circumstance, Columbia, 1951.
Flat Top, Mono, 1952.
Thunderbirds, Republic, 1952.
Bonzo Goes to College, Universal, 1952.
Eight Iron Men, Columbia, 1952.
Lili, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1952.
Above and Beyond, MGM, 1952.
Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
Quartermaster, "Battleship Bismark," Studio One, CBS, 1949.
Cotton Candy Operator, "The Barker," Ford Theatre, CBS, 1950.
Jimmy, "Fable of Honest Harry," Armstrong Circle Theatre, NBC, 1952.
Thompson, "Dial 'M' for Murder," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1958.
Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
Was associated with Lawrence Langner with assignments encompassing all ofMr. Langner's productions including U.S. Steel Hour, 1953- 55.
Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK
John Royal, "Quiet Wedding," Theatre Guild of the Air, NBC, 1953.

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