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Joseph Papp(1921-1991)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Theatrical producer and director; founder in 1954 of the New York Shakespeare Festival and in 1967 of the Public Theatre. Through his efforts and foresight, "Hair" (1967) and "A Chorus Line" (1975), among other productions, came to the Broadway stage. (The latter became the longest-running musical in Broadway history.)
BornJune 22, 1921
DiedOctober 31, 1991(70)
BornJune 22, 1921
DiedOctober 31, 1991(70)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

A Chorus Line (1985)
A Chorus Line
6.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1985
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
The Pirates of Penzance
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1983
The Mind Snatchers (1972)
The Mind Snatchers
5.5
  • Producer
  • 1972
Joseph Papp Presents: The Dance and the Railroad
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1982

Credits

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  • A Chorus Line (1985)
    A Chorus Line
    6.2
    • stage producer
    • 1985
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • producer: stage production
    • 1982
  • The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
    The Pirates of Penzance
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • presenter
    • 1980
  • The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
    The DuPont Show of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • stage manager (as Joseph Papirofsky)
    • 1959
  • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
    Search for Tomorrow
    6.9
    TV Series
    • stage manager
    • 1951–1958
  • Cinderella (1957)
    Cinderella
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • stage manager (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • I've Got a Secret (1952)
    I've Got a Secret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • stage manager
    • 1956

Producer



  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer: original stage production
    • producer: New York Shakespeare Festival
    • 1971–1991
  • Plenty (1985)
    Plenty
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Marshall J. Helgeson in Swan Lake, Minnesota (1983)
    Swan Lake, Minnesota
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1983
  • The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
    The Pirates of Penzance
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Joseph Papp Presents: The Dance and the Railroad
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Meryl Streep, Michael Jeter, and Richard Cox in Alice at the Palace (1982)
    Alice at the Palace
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Raul Julia and Meryl Streep in Kiss Me, Petruchio (1981)
    Kiss Me, Petruchio
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • All's Well That Ends Well (1981)
    All's Well That Ends Well
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
    The Pirates of Penzance
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Happy Days (1980)
    Happy Days
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Reflections of a Dancer: Alexandra Danilova
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Julius Caesar
    5.7
    Video
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Coriolanus (1979)
    Coriolanus
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Wedding Band (1974)
    Wedding Band
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Sticks and Bones
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973

Director



  • Othello
    7.6
    Video
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Wedding Band (1974)
    Wedding Band
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Hamlet
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Papp József
  • Born
    • June 22, 1921
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 31, 1991
    • New York City, New York, USA(metastatic prostate cancer)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    Edward R. Murrow High School had its theater named after him (The Joseph Papp Theater).

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