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Robert Colin Stigwood (16 April 1934 – 4 January 2016) was an Australian-born British-resident music entrepreneur, film producer and impresario, best known for managing Cream, Andy Gibb and the Bee Gees, theatrical productions like Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar, and film productions including Grease and Saturday Night Fever. [1]
- What Was Robert Stigwood's Net Worth?
- Early Life
- Career
- Saturday Night Fever
- Grease
- Earnings
- Yacht
- Real Estate
Robert Stigwood was an Australian film and music producer who had a net worth of $300 million at the time of his death in 2016. That includes the value of his music publishing empire which he sold in the 1990s. Stigwood is probably best known for discovering and managing the Bee Gees, one of the best-selling musical groups of all time. He also mana...
Robert Colin Stigwood was born on April 16th of 1934 in Port Pirie, South Australia. His father was an electrical engineer, and Robert studied at Sacred Heart College in Adelaide during his secondary school years.
Intent on finding greater opportunities, Stigwood moved to England in order to work in the theatre world. Although he worked briefly for the New Theatre Royal, it shut down and Robert Stigwood was forced to explore other options. After forming Robert Stigwood Associated Ltd, he partnered with musician Joe Meek to become involved in the music indust...
Stigwood famously optioned the rights to an article in New York Magazine that served as the inspiration of what became "Saturday Night Fever". Released in 1977 on a budget of $3.5 million ($15 million in today's dollars), all financed by Robert, the movie become an international sensation with over $240 million in original run box office alone ($1 ...
Stigwood followed up his formula with 1978's "Grease". Produced on a budget of $6 million, the film generated $366 million at the box office. That's nearly $1.5 billion in today's dollars. The "Grease" soundtrack sold 38 million records.
Robert earned $4 personally off every copy of "Saturday Night Fever" that was sold. The album sold 22 million copies. That means Robert earned $88 million personally off the "Saturday Night Fever Album" alone. That's the same as earning around $430 million today after adjusting for inflation. Within a three year period in the 1970s, Robert's film p...
Robert somewhat retreated from public life in his later years, preferring to spend time at his estate in Bermuda where he kept a 275-foot yacht. For many years his yacht was one of the largest in the world. He sold the yacht in 1992 to billionaire John Paul Getty.
In 2004, it was reported that Robert was selling his 500-acre manor in East Cowes, Isle of Wight. He placed this property on the market with a price tag of 9 million pounds, having originally purchased the home back in the early 90s for 1.5 million pounds. After the purchase, Stigwood embarked on a decade-long mission to renovate the mansion. These...
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Jan 5, 2016 · Jan. 4, 2016. Robert Stigwood, the Australian-born producer, personal manager and music executive whose blockbuster hits with the Bee Gees and work on the films “Saturday Night Fever” and...
- Ben Sisario
Jan 5, 2016 · Not to worry. Stigwood leased office space to Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, who managed The Who. He became the group's booking agent and he persuaded them to join a new label, Reaction, which...
- Spencer Leigh
Jan 5, 2016 · Robert Stigwood, who acted as manager of Cream and the Bee Gees before producing some of the all time great rock musicals including Saturday Night Fever and Grease, has died. He was 81.
- Colin Stutz
Jan 5, 2016 · Australian-born music mogul Robert Stigwood, who managed the BeeGees at the height of their fame and guided musician Eric Clapton's successful solo career while producing musicals for the stage, dies aged 81.
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LONDON (AP) — Robert Stigwood, the impresario who managed the Bee Gees and produced 1970s blockbusters “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever,” has died. He was 81. Stigwood’s office said he died Monday.
