Difference between revisions of "Leo Kerz"
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| + | Leo Kerz (1912-1976) was a Producer, Art Director, Production Designer and Set Designer. | ||
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| + | Born in Berlin, Germany, where he began his career as a stage designer. | ||
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| + | He escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, living in the Netherlands, in the United Kingdom and in South Africa, before immigrating to the US in 1941, where he became a Boradway scenic and lighting designer. | ||
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| + | He was married to Louise Kerz, who later married Al Hirschfeld in 1996. | ||
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| + | - See more at: http://access.cjh.org/home.php?type=extid&term=483067#1 | ||
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| + | Born on 1 November 1912 in Germany. | ||
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| + | Died on 4 November 1976, New York City. | ||
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| + | He came to South Africa in **, Late 1930s ''[[What Next Baby?]]'', Johannesburg.and in 1942 founded the [[Pioneer Theatre]], in Johannesburg. | ||
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| + | He moved to the USA in 194* to become a successful Broadway lighting and scenic designer (1944 - 1973). | ||
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''[[The South African Theatre, Music and Dance]]'' 1(1), 1939. 34-35. | ''[[The South African Theatre, Music and Dance]]'' 1(1), 1939. 34-35. | ||
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| + | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450148/bio | ||
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| + | Center for Jewish History, Leo Kerz Collection, 1959-1970[http://access.cjh.org/home.php?type=extid&term=483067#1] | ||
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| + | Orville Kurth Larson, 1989.''Scene Design in the American Theatre from 1915 to 1960'' | ||
| + | [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=yRhNAiqHQKcC&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq=Leo+Kerz&source=bl&ots=ThXuN1m6ok&sig=gMeU7JYsqb8KEbsb1zfPETrHhzM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCWoVChMIrPHK0sGDyAIVBDsaCh2GtwOb#v=onepage&q=Leo%20Kerz&f=false] | ||
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Revision as of 18:28, 19 September 2015
Leo Kerz (1912-1976) was a Producer, Art Director, Production Designer and Set Designer.
Born in Berlin, Germany, where he began his career as a stage designer.
He escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, living in the Netherlands, in the United Kingdom and in South Africa, before immigrating to the US in 1941, where he became a Boradway scenic and lighting designer.
He was married to Louise Kerz, who later married Al Hirschfeld in 1996.
- See more at: http://access.cjh.org/home.php?type=extid&term=483067#1
Born on 1 November 1912 in Germany.
Died on 4 November 1976, New York City.
He came to South Africa in **, Late 1930s What Next Baby?, Johannesburg.and in 1942 founded the Pioneer Theatre, in Johannesburg.
He moved to the USA in 194* to become a successful Broadway lighting and scenic designer (1944 - 1973).
Sources
The South African Theatre, Music and Dance 1(1), 1939. 34-35.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450148/bio
Center for Jewish History, Leo Kerz Collection, 1959-1970[1]
Orville Kurth Larson, 1989.Scene Design in the American Theatre from 1915 to 1960 [2]
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