Mike Todd Jr.
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Mike Todd Jr. | |
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Los Angeles, California | |
| Died | May 5, 2002 (aged 72) , Ireland |
| Spouses | Sarah Jane Weaver
(m. 1953; died 1972)Susan McCarthy (m. 1972) |
| Children | 8 |
Michael Henry Todd Jr. (October 8, 1929 – May 5, 2002) was an American film producer. He was involved in innovations such as the movie format
Early life
Todd was born to movie producer and cinema pioneer Mike Todd and his first wife, Bertha Freshman Todd.[1] He was also a stepson of Elizabeth Taylor even though he was older than his famous stepmother through his father's third marriage.[2]
Career
Todd was vice president of his father's company,
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 "Mae Barnes, Lola Falana, Louis Gossett Jr, America Be Seated, 1964 World's Fair", Ed Sullivan Show | |
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Following in his father's footsteps of producing attractions for World's Fairs, Todd Jr. produced a racially integrated minstrel show for the 1964 New York World's Fair, called "America, Be Seated". It closed after two performances.[5]
Personal life and death
Todd was first married [1953–1972] to Sarah Jane Weaver, and they had six children: Cyrus, Susan, Sarah, Eliza Haselton, Daniel, and Oliver Todd. Later, then married [1972–2002] to Susan McCarthy, Todd had two more children: Del and James.[5]
In 1983, Todd and his wife Susan McCarthy wrote a biography of Todd Sr. called A Valuable Property: The Life Story of Michael Todd. (
On May 5, 2002, Michael Todd died in Ireland of lung cancer, at the age of 72, with all of his children and his second wife surviving him.[5]
References
- ^ Cohn, Art (November 19, 1958). "The Nine Lives of Michael Todd: A Hustler, He Never Looked Back". Beaver Valley Times. p. 3. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Oliver Michael Todd in Conversation with Thomas Hauerslev". In 70 MM. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Gross, Daniel A. (2017). "The Third Sense". Distillations. 2 (4): 6–7. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Scent of Mystery". Institute for Art and Olfaction. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Lewis, Paul (May 8, 2002). "Michael Todd Jr., 72, a Creator Of Smell-o-Vision for Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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