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	David Merrick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		David Merrick (November 27, 1911 - April 25, 2000) was an American theatrical producer and director, associated with both musicals and dramas, brilliant successes and embarrassing fl ops.
		Merrick was known for his love of publicity stu nts; one of his most famous promoted the 1961 musical Subways Are For Sleeping.
		Merrick invited the seven namesakes to the musical and secured their permission to use their names and pictures in an advertisement alongside quotes such as "One of the few great musical comedies of the last thirty years" and "A fabulous musical.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Merrick (671 words)

	BBC News \| LETTER FROM AMERICA \| The outrageous David Merrick
		David Merrick then was born in 1912 in St Louis, Missouri - birthplace of among others the late T S Eliot and Ginger Rogers.
		David Merrick at first borrowed but pretty soon put up his own money and in time was responsible for smashes like Hello Dolly, 42nd Street, Gypsy.
		And Merrick had a peculiar virtue, I suppose you'd call it, he had a sort of fore knowledge, a pricking of the thumbs, that something he very much wanted to put on would be wounded by the critics and killed at the box office.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/world/letter_from_america/740486.stm (1268 words)

	Chapter 1 ~ From DAVID MERRICK The Abominable Showman the unauthorized biography by Howard Kissel ~ 42nd Street The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Merrick, practically from the beginning of his career, tended to be part of the show.
		Merrick shows always did, and it was a rare Sunday piece that did anything but suggest the show in the spotlight that week had been created by some of Broadway’s brightest talents scaling ever new heights.
		Merrick’s name appeared in the papers constantly, to the point that Gerald Nachman, a columnist for the Daily News, observed, "Either David Merrick is the city’s wickedest man or its cleverest press agent.
	www.42ndstreetthemusical.com /original/creative_team/merrick_book.html (5250 words)

	Encyclopedia: David Merrick
		Born David Lee Margulois (or Margulies) in St. Louis, M issouri, he graduated from Washington University then studied law at the Jesuit University of St. Louis Law School.
		Subways Are For Sleeping is a Broadway musical produced by David Merrick with book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
		David Merrick at the Internet Broadway Database o The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/David-Merrick (2145 words)

	Merrick, David -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Besides his mastery of theatrical production, Merrick was known for his skillful use of publicity to draw theatergoers to his plays, many of which were significant critical and commercial successes.
		In Judaism, God is believed to have promised David an eternal dynasty, and his royal line came to symbolize the primary bond between God and the nation of Israel.
		English novelist David Garnett was the most popularly acclaimed writer of a literary family that included his grandfather Richard and parents Edward and Constance.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9052165?tocId=9052165&query=david (809 words)

	Broadway: The American Musical . Stars Over Broadway . David Merrick \| PBS
		One of the most colorful and controversial theatrical producers and impresarios in the post-World War II years, Merrick is said to have believed that his life began on November 4, 1954, the night a musical called "Fanny" opened at New York's Majestic Theater.
		After an early, insecure life as the son of a weak father and mentally disturbed mother, Merrick changed his name and trained as a lawyer before moving into the world of theater as an associate producer in the late '40s.
		Merrick was admired, feared, detested, and respected -- but never ignored.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/broadway/stars/merrick_d.html (416 words)

	Theater News - Feature: Remembering David Merrick - The so-called Abominable Showman, who died in April, is ...
		Kissel, admitting that Merrick could be a "crude tyrant," stressed, on the other hand, that the producer had taken risks on the early careers of playwrights John Osborne, Tom Stoppard and Brian Friel--and on the later careers of Jean Anouilh and Tennessee Williams.
		Liff, who worked with Merrick on 45 shows between 1963 and 1973, indicated that, for his boss, delegating responsibility was often synonymous with delegating blame; but he noted that, when it came to show-biz savvy, the boss was rarely deficient.
		Merrick may have felt that the event was marked as much by who wasn't present on the stage or in the audience as by who was.
	www.theatermania.com /content/news.cfm?int_news_id=902 (733 words)

	Theater News - Feature: Farewell to The Producers - Remembering Alex Cohen and David Merrick, deceased within three ...
		Merrick and Cohen held the strings of publicity like the reins of a chariot, and both were often able to parlay shows that might have flopped into what could be thought of as hits.
		Both Merrick and Cohen were noted for speaking their thoughts uncensored, and for statements and actions guaranteed to attract notice.
		Indeed, Merrick's temper was so infamous that he was dubbed "the abominable showman." Disabled by a stroke some 15 years ago, he retired from active participation in the theater in 1998 and named his business partner, Natalie Lloyd, to head his organization.
	www.theatermania.com /content/news.cfm/story/573 (1288 words)

	Broadway producer David Merrick dead at 88: 4/27/00
		Merrick, who died Tuesday in London, had been ill for some time, having suffered a stroke in 1983 that left him severely disabled and forced him to use a wheelchair.
		Undeterred, Merrick took a newspaper ad with rave quotes from seven men who just happened to have the same names as the critics for New York's seven daily newspapers.
		Merrick was a master at extending the lives of his productions through big-name casting, too.
	www.s-t.com /daily/04-00/04-27-00/a16ae088.htm (474 words)

	Deathwatch: David Merrick, Broadway Producer, 88
		Merrick, who suffered a stroke in the early '80s that severely affected his speech and forced him to use a wheelchair, died early Tuesday in London, according to a statement released in New York Wednesday by the David Merrick Arts Foundation.
		During Merrick's heyday in the late 1950s and 1960s, the producer reportedly grossed $20 million annually, earning some $2 million a year in salary from his hits.
		In addition to his wife, Merrick is survived by two daughters from previous marriages, Cecilia Anne of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, and Marguerite of New York.
	www.slick.org /deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00051.html (1061 words)

	Breaking News for 42nd Street The Musical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Broadway producer David Merrick, a theatrical giant renowned for his caustic wit and sly publicity stunts, died in his sleep in London on Tuesday.
		Merrick announced Champion's death to a stunned opening-night audience — and cast — immediately after the curtain came down.
		Merrick is reported to have married Lloyd the day before he died.
	www.42ndstreetthemusical.com /news/daily_news/4-27-2000.html (757 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Merrick (Vampire Chronicles) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		David reflects on his first encounters with Merrick, her trips into the jungle in search of mystery artifacts, and the malevolent spirit of her dead sister Honey in the Sunshine.
		Merrick is some sort of distant relation, but there is no appearance of any character from the Witch's series (except for an extremely brief and unnecessary cameo by Julian).
		David Talbot recounts his Talamasca past with one of its members Merrick Mayfair, a witch whose unsurpassed skills might be able to summon Claudia's spirit for the emotionally troubled Louis de Pointe du Lac.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679454489?v=glance (3270 words)

	AllRefer.com - David Merrick (Theater, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Merrick began his remarkably successful series of theatrical productions in 1954 with Fanny, his first Broadway musical.
		See B. Horn, David Merrick: A Bio-Bibliography (1992).
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on David Merrick
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MerrickD.html (168 words)

	Broadway producer David Merrick dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Merrick suffered a stroke in 1983 that severely affected his speech and forced him to use a wheelchair.
		Undeterred, Merrick purchased a newspaper ad that used rave quotes from seven men who just happened to have the same names as the critics for New York's seven daily newspapers.
		Merrick's private life was as stormy as his public one.
	www.seattle-pi.com /theater/storyb2.shtml (501 words)

	Broadway producer David Merrick dies - 04/27/00
		David Merrick produced more than 80 plays on Broadway.
		Merrick, who suffered a stroke in 1983 that severely affected his speech and forced him to use a wheelchair, died early Tuesday in London, according to a statement released Wednesday by the David Merrick Arts Foundation.
		Merrick's genius was in putting people together to create shows and then making sure the public knew about them.
	www.detnews.com /2000/obituaries/0004/29/a02-44925.htm (523 words)

	CNN Transcript - CNN Today: Legendary Broadway Producer David Merrick Dies at 88 - April 26, 2000
		TORNQUIST: Merrick was well known for his outlandish pranks, especially when it came to the theater critics.
		DAVID KISSEL, THEATER CRITIC: He had a show called "Subways Are For Sleeping," which he knew was not going to be a big hit.
		TORNQUIST: David Merrick's passing is if not the end of an era, brings Broadway certainly closer to it.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0004/26/tod.12.html (511 words)

	David Bowie in The Elephant Man
		John Merrick was a real person who was born in South London in the 1860's.
		David took over the role of Merrick in July 1980, and he travelled with the show via Denver and Chicago to New York, where the run ended in January 1981.
		To set the performance in its time period, David was between movie performances in Just a Gigolo and Christine F. He had recently got divorced and his 14th album, Scary Monsters...
	www.davidbowie.com /users/elephantman (939 words)

	David Denenberg, Nassau County Legislature - District 19 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		David Denenberg (D-Merrick) is serving his third term as a Nassau County Legislator following a long history of community involvement.
		He is a member of the Wantagh Preservation Society; Freeport and Seaford Historical Societies, and the Central Bellmore, Central Merrick, Merrick Estates, Merrick Gables, Merrick Park, Old Lindenmere, Seaford, Smith’s Pond and Wantagh Seaford Civic/Homeowner’s Associations.
		He is also a former president of the Congregation Ohav Shalom in Merrick and a trustee of the Conference of Jewish Organizations of Nassau County.
	www.co.nassau.ny.us /legislat/19.htm (281 words)

	Broadway Impresario David Merrick Is Dead - Apr 26, 2000 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hobbled by a stroke in the early '80s that severely affected his speech and confined him to a wheelchair, Merrick died early Tuesday in London, according to a statement released today by the David Merrick Arts Foundation in New York.
		was based), Merrick put a monkey behind the wheel of a taxi (a driver was hidden from view) and drove it around town.
		During Merrick's heyday in the late 1950s and 1960s, the producer purportedly snagged $20 million annually, earning some $2 million a year in salary alone from hits like Carnival, Fanny, Look Back in Anger, Becket, Irma La Douce, Play It Again, Sam, A Taste of Honey, Cactus Flower and Promises, Promises.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,6368,00.html (656 words)

	David Merrick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		David Merrick (de noviembre el 27 de 1911 - de abril el 25 de 2000) era un productor y director americano, asociado musicals y los dramas, a éxitos brillantes y a fracasos embarazosos.
		Las heces natas Margulois de David en St. Louis, Missouri, él graduó de ley entonces estudiada de la universidad de Washington.
		En el an o 80, el campeón de director Gower muerto momentos antes que la abertura de la 42.a calle, y Merrick guardaron su secreto de la muerte así que él podrían anunciarlo sí mismo en la cortina final de la abertura-noche.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/da/David%20Merrick.htm (327 words)

	Rap Sheet - Person : David Merrick
		David Merrick was credited on a game as early as 1996 and as recently as 2004.
		David Merrick has been credited with the roles Design and Support.
		David Merrick has been credited on games developed by the following companies: NovaLogic, Inc., Strategic Simulations, Inc., Danetracks, Shiny Entertainment, Inc. and Catware, Inc..
	www.mobygames.com /developer/sheet/view/developerId,30888 (174 words)

	David Merrick: The Abominable Showman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In this first-ever biography, Howard Kissel from his decade-long investigation reveals the man, the mask, and the myth of David Merrick.
		Merrick's much publicized and oftentimes staged battles and feuds are re-ignited here full force with such major personalities as Barbra Streisand, Jackie Gleason, Ethel Merman, Lena Horne, Woody Allen, Peter Ustinov, Andy Griffith, Anthony Newley, Peter Brook, and Carol Channing.
		Over a hundred interviews with the major players in Merrick's drama - from his pre-Merrick St. Louis childhood as David Margoulies to his latest divorce - has yielded the first serious interrogation of a life that until now has been the sole creation of Merrick's own invention and press wizardry.
	isbn.nu /0788193996 (445 words)

	Talkin' Broadway - "David Merrick...my kinda guy!" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Merrick was creating an uproar himself with State Fair and it's lack of Tony nominations.
		Merrick also stated that he would not attend either.
		Merrick had been wanting to do this for years and knowing that Subway was in trouble, it was the perfect vehicle.
	www.talkinbroadway.com /talkin/merr.html (533 words)

	Who's Who in Musicals: M to Mi
		His return to Off-Broadway with Weird Science (1992) failed to ignite much interest, but his lavish version of A Christmas Carol (with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens) was successfully revived at Madison Square Garden annually from 1994 to 2004.
		Merrick was an attorney when he co-produced Fanny (1954), the first of nearly 100 Broadway productions.
		Merrick surprised many by forcibly taking over the Broadway production of State Fair (1996), a move that did not prevent the show's commercial failure.
	www.musicals101.com /who6c.htm (4956 words)

	CBS News \| Broadway Producer Merrick Dies \| April 26, 2000 17:37:52
		He once placed a monkey at the wheel of an English taxicab with a sign on the side of the vehicle proclaiming, "I am driving my master to see The Matchmaker." The cab was controlled by a driver hidden in the back seat.
		The reviews were largely negative, but the producer got a two-year run out of the show through heavy advertising in such faraway places as the French Riviera and a series of stunts that kept it in the news.
		In addition to his wife, Merrick is survived by two daughters from previous marriages, Cecilia Anne of Mullica Hill, N.J., and Marguerite of New York.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/04/26/entertainment/main188847.shtml (923 words)

	David Merrick ~ 42nd Street (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		David Merrick (original Broadway producer) was arguably the greatest and most prolific American theatrical producer of the Twentieth Century.
		In addition to his theatrical triumphs Merrick also produced the legendary flops Mata Hari (which he closed out of town in Washington) and Breakfast At Tiffany's (which he closed during previews in New York).
		David Merrick died in April, 2000, at the age of 88.
	www.42ndstreetthemusical.com /broadway_revival/bios/david_merrick.htm (284 words)

	David Merrick - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		David Merrick - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		The article about David Merrick contains information related to David Merrick and Productions.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/David_Merrick (273 words)

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