{"product_id":"david-merrick-barbara-lee-horn-9780313285202","title":"David Merrick: A Bio-Bibliography","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublicity, nerve, and verve made David Merrick possibly the most successful producer in the history of Broadway. Not since the days of David Belasco or Florenz Ziegfeld had the theatre produced such a spectacular producer-star. He was dubbed The Barnum of Broadway or, less flatteringly, The Abominable Showman, and Clive Barnes of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e said he had showmanship running out of his ears. Although he was best known for his musical productions, including \u003ci\u003eHello Dolly!\u003c\/i\u003e (1964) and \u003ci\u003e42nd Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), he produced many nonmusicals as well; Cecil Smith of the Los Angeles Times wrote that he was one of the most sensitive and effective producers of fine dramas in modern Broadway. Merrick's career, tempered by a legal background, is an undisputed testimony to his artistic sensibilities, his razor-edged business acumen, his talent for public relations, and his unrelenting drive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis study chronicles the life and career of one of the last of Broadway's independent producers, David Merrick, who produced eighty-eight plays on Broadway during his professional lifetime. Following a chronology of his career and a biographical sketch, all his plays, plus film productions, are carefully documented with credits, runs, synopses, and review citations. An annotated bibliography includes his own writings and a chronologically organized listing of books and articles about him. An appendix is devoted to major awards given to Merrick, his productions, and other principals and stars involved with them; and a second appendix lists theatre productions that were made into films. Carefully cross-referenced and indexed, the book adds to the growing number of studies that organize essential resources for research and scholarship in American theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara L. Horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313285209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313285202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.32w x 1.05d","brand":"Barbara L. Horn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44829292036351,"sku":"9780313285202","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a068c35b-98ed-43ec-b87a-4cb3dc6997f8.jpg?v=1708450378","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/david-merrick-barbara-lee-horn-9780313285202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}