Brock Pemberton

Brock Pemberton (December 14, 1885 - March 11, 1950) was a theatrical producer, director and founder of the Tony Awards. December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A theatrical producer is a type of producer who oversees the staging of theatre productions. ... Generally a director is a person or one of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a government agency, company, corporation, group or project. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ...

Pemberton was born in Leavenworth, Kansas and attended the University of Kansas. Before becoming a producer he was a press agent in New York. Leavenworth is a city located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as just KU or Kansas) is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas. ... State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water...

Among his notable productions was Miss Lulu Bett, whose writer Zona Gale became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Miss Lulu Bett is a 1922 film which tells the story of an unmarried woman, treated as little better than a charwoman in the house of her married sister, who becomes the center of scandal when she is jokingly married to an already-married man. ... Zona Gale (August 26, 1874-1938) was an American writer. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-13, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

External link

Internet Broadway Database Entry