A Raisin in the Sun
1961
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Philip Rose was born Philip Rosenberg on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, to Russian Jewish parents. [2] As a young man, he earned money singing at weddings and funerals and later worked briefly as a bill collector. His family moved to Washington, D.C. during the Great Depression and he began working at 16 for many of the local stores in the area.
- July 4, 1921, New York City, U.S.
- May 31, 2011 (aged 89), Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
- Producer
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Jun 2, 2011 · She survives him. Philip Rose, a Broadway producer who bet—and sometimes won—on unlikely theatrical projects, including several works that advanced the cause of African-American stage artists ...
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Jun 8, 2011 · By Matt Schudel. June 8, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Philip Rose, a groundbreaking theatrical producer who expanded the artistic and social horizons of the Broadway stage with his 1959 production...
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Jun 5, 2011 · In 1959 “A Raisin in the Sun,” Rose’s first show as a theatrical producer, made Broadway history as the first Rialto production addressing the black experience.
Jun 12, 2011 · Philip Rose, a groundbreaking theatrical producer who expanded the artistic and social horizons of the Broadway stage with his 1959 production of "A Raisin in the Sun," died May 31 at a retirement ...
Jun 10, 2011 · Philip Rose, a groundbreaking theatrical producer who expanded the artistic and social horizons of the Broadway stage with his 1959 production of "A Raisin in the Sun," died May 31 at a...
Jun 2, 2011 · Tony Award-winning producer, director, and writer Philip Rose has died at age 89, according to The New York Times. Rose won a Tony Award for co-authoring the 1975 musical Shenandoah, which he also ...
