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Allan Carr (born Allan Solomon; May 27, 1937 – June 29, 1999) was an American producer and manager of stage for the screen. He was nominated for numerous awards, winning a Tony Award and two People's Choice Awards, and was named Producer of the Year by the National Association of Theatre Owners.
Jul 1, 1999 · Allan Carr, the producer behind the popular movie musical ''Grease'' and the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit ''La Cage aux Folles,'' died on Tuesday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Allan Carr was a film and TV producer and writer who worked on Grease (1978), Can't Stop the Music (1980) and Grease 2 (1982). He also devised the ad campaign for Saturday Night Fever (1977) and died of liver cancer in 1999.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Beverly Hills, California, USA
Allan Carr was a producer and writer who worked on Grease, Can't Stop the Music and La Cage aux Folles. He also produced the infamous 61st Academy Awards show that became a laughing stock and a lawsuit.
- May 27, 1937
- June 29, 1999
Jun 14, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Allan Carr, the closeted, caftan-wearing producer who made Grease, Can't Stop the Music, and the infamous Oscars show. The documentary features interviews with celebrities, animations, and archival footage of Carr's flamboyant and influential career.
- Daniel Reynolds
- 3 min
May 18, 2018 · Armed with a bulging contacts book and a luxury pad with its own disco overlooking Beverly Hills, bombastic impresario Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s.
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Jul 15, 2017 · Carr's story of triumph and humiliation (remember the 1989 Academy Awards?) is told in the documentary The Fabulous Allan Carr, directed by Jeffrey Schwarz (I Am Divine, Tab Hunter Confidential). The film just played at Outfest in Los Angeles, after holding its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival .
