1921 - 1991
Joseph Papp American Manager
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Joseph Papp was previously married to Gail Merrifield.
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Details
| First Name |
Joseph
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| Last Name |
Papp
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| Full Name at Birth |
Joseph Papirofsky
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| Birthday |
22nd June, 1921
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| Birthplace |
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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| Died |
31st October, 1991
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| Place of Death |
New York City, NY
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| Cause of Death |
Prostate Cancer
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Producer, director
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| Occupation |
Manager
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Joseph Papp (born Joseph Papirofsky; June 22, 1921 – October 31, 1991) was an American theatrical producer and director. Papp is a pioneering figure in American theater, known for creating Shakespeare in the Park, which aimed to make classical theater accessible to all people by producing free-of-charge performances. He was a known advocate for non-traditional and diverse casting practices. He established The Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in Lower Manhattan. There Papp created a year-round producing home to focus on new plays and musicals. Eventually, one of the six performance spaces inside the Public Theater was renamed Joe's Pub in honor of Joseph Papp. It continues to host live performances across a wide range of art forms. Among numerous examples of these were the works of David Rabe, Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Charles Gordone's No Place to Be Somebody (the first off-Broadway play to win the Pulitzer Prize), and Papp's production of Michael Bennett's Pulitzer Prize–winning musical A Chorus Line. Papp also helped to develop other off-Broadway theatres and worked to preserve the historic Broadway Theatre District.
