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Michael Henry Todd Jr. (October 8, 1929 – May 5, 2002) was an American film producer. He was involved in innovations such as the movie format Smell-o-vision, and the production of a racially-integrated minstrel show for the 1964 World's Fair. Early life.
In 1929, the couple's son, Mike Todd Jr., was born. The death of his father in 1931 was a turning point for Todd; he decided to change his name to Mike Todd on the day of his father's death. [5] Todd's wife, Bertha, died of a pneumothorax (collapsed lung) on August 12, 1946, in Santa Monica, California , while undergoing surgery at ...
Private image courtesy Susan M. Todd. DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — Michael Todd Jr., a stepson of actress Elizabeth Taylor who produced the only feature film ever shot in Smell-O-Vision, died in his rural Irish mansion, friends and officials said Thursday. He was 72.
6 de feb. de 2020 · In the late morning of March 21, 1958, Elizabeth Taylor's third husband, award-winning film and theater producer Mike Todd, called his close friend and neighbor Douglas across the street to his...
23 de ene. de 2016 · The Legend of Oscar-Winning Producer-Showman Mike Todd. One year after his marriage to Elizabeth Taylor and his controverisal best picture triumph at the 1957 Oscars for 'Around the World in 80...
One of the more curious fad gimmicks of the period was Smell-O-Vision, a process initiated in 1960 by Mike Todd, Jr., son of the famed showman. Mike Todd, Sr. had entertained the world with his massive production of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1956), but sadly, perished in a plane crash in 1958.
On the 40th anniversary of his father's death, we are presenting this exclusive interview; conducted (via telephone) from Todd, Jr.'s home in Ireland. FIR: Your father regarded his Fifties film ventures as a - giant three-horse parlay - Cinerama to Todd-AO to “Around the World in 80 Days”. Michael Todd, Jr: That's true.
