Leonard Sillman

Leonard Sillman (May 9, 1908 - January 23, 1982) was an American Broadway producer. Born in Detroit, Michigan on May 9, 1908, he was the brother of June Carroll, the brother-in-law of Sidney Carroll and the uncle of Steve Reich and Jonathan Carroll.IMDb Trivia [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798111/bio] ] He is perhaps best known for his series of musical revues, "Leonard Sillman's New Faces", which introduced many major stars to Broadway audiences, such as Eartha Kitt, Inga Swenson, Paul Lynde and Maggie Smith. Versions of "New Faces" were produced in 1934, cite news |first=|last=|title=Frances Dewey Wormser 1903 - 2008 |url=http://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/15525/Obituary.html |work= Santa Paula Times |publisher= |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-19] 1936, 1943, 1952, 1956, 1962 and 1968. The very first "New Faces" in 1934 included actors Henry Fonda, Imogene Coca and Frances Dewey Wormser. Songwriter Arthur Siegel, who contributed many songs to the "New Faces" series and radio show, described Sillman's philosophy: "He believed that a revue should be a potpourri, a bouillabaisse, in which there was something for everyone. Pace was very important. He didn't want to give an audience a chance to think about what it just saw. The music had to be nonstop." [Holden, Stephen. New York Times: "Arthur Siegel, Multitalented Piano Man of Cabarets". February 22, 1985. [http://movies2.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?res=9A0DE5DC1239F931A15751C0A963948260] ] Sillman also produced many other plays from the 1930s into the late 1960s, including "All in Fun" (1940), "Mask and Gown" (1957) and "the Family Way" (1965). His autobiography "Here Lies Leonard Sillman: Straightened Out at Last" was published by the Citadel Press in 1959. Sillman died on January 23, 1982 in New York City.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798111 Leonard Sillman on the IMDb]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=7268 Leonard Sillman on the IBDb]