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The Ziegfeld Theatre was a single-screen movie theater located at 141 West 54th Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City. It opened in 1969 and closed in 2016. The theater was named in honor of the original Ziegfeld Theatre (1927–1966), which was built by the impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck.
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Jan 31, 2016 · A Fond Farewell to NYC’s Ziegfeld Theatre. At the conclusion of business on January 28th, 2016, the Ziegfeld closed its doors for the final time. Even though it hosted many world premieres and regular movie showings, it simply could not turn a profit and the huge annual losses it carried could no longer be sustained.
An early portfolio shot of Kirk Douglas (B10 F12) The life of actor-producer Kirk Douglas reads like a Horatio Alger success story. A first-generation American, Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch Demsky on 9 December 1916, in Amsterdam, New York.
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With a seating capacity of 1,638, the Ziegfeld Theatre was named for the famed Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., who built it with financial backing from William Randolph Hearst. Designed by Joseph Urban and Thomas W. Lamb, it opened February 2, 1927, with the musical Rio Rita. The theater's second show was also its most famous—Jerome Kern...
Show Boat(revised version) (1946–47)Ziegfeld Theatre (1927–1966) at the Internet Broadway DatabaseDemolition of Ziegfeld Theatre, WNYC6 days ago · The Ziegfeld Theater is named after the famous Broadway impressario, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., who produced the famous musical Show Boat and conceived of the Ziegfield Follies. To this day, the name ...
Feb 6, 2020 · February 6, 2020. Actor Kirk Douglas, seen here around 1950, died Wednesday, February 5, at the age of 103. Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo. When Kirk Douglas was a young actor, he took ...
