David Lonn
David Lonn
Theatrical Producer - Writer
SUMMARY: For thirty years, Mr. Lonn has leased and managed theatres while producing over fifty stage productions on Broadway, in Chicago, Los Angeles, Canada, and Australia. He also presented 134 concerts with major artists in music and comedy. Mr. Lonn has developed properties and funded independent production companies and limited partnerships for major theatrical and feature film productions.
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS:
13 RUE DE L’AMOUR
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: G. Feydeau (Adapted and Translated by Mawby Green and Ed Feilbert); Cast: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Bernard Fox, Kathleen Freeman, John Bluthal, Noel Ferrier; Director: Basil Langton
BRIEF LIVES
Co-Producer: David Lonn; Cast: Roy Dotrice; Director: Patrick Garland
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Dale Wasserman; Cast: William Devane, Salome Jens, James Farentino, Woody Strode, Albert Salmi, John Savage, Paul Stevens, Leonard Frey, Robert Foxworth; Director: Harvey Medlinsky
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Arthur Miller; Cast: Jack Warden, Jo Van Fleet, John Randolph, Scott Marlowe; Director: Harvey Medlinsky (Under the Supervision of Arthur Miller)
RELATIVELY SPEAKING
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Alan Ayckbourn; Cast: Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland; Director: Douglas Seale
THE RAINMAKER
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: N. Richard Nash; Cast: Burt Reynolds, Lois Nettleton, Robert Urich; Director: Harvey Medlinsky
THE ODD COUPLE
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Neil Simon; Cast: Don Knotts, Art Carney; Director: Harvey Medlinsky
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (The Hollow Crown – Pleasure and Repentance)
Co-Presenter: David Lonn; Writers: John Barton/Terry Hands; Cast: Michael Redgrave, Peggy Ashcroft, Sara Kestelman, Paul Hardwick, James Grout; Director: Patrick Tucker
YOU NEVER CAN TELL
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: G.B. Shaw; Cast: David Birney, John Carradine, Nancy Wickwire, Cara Duff-MacCormick; Director: Peter Levin
THE MIND WITH THE DIRTY MAN
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Jules Tasca; Cast: Don Knotts, Pamela Britton, Rue McClanahan, Kathleen Freeman; Director: Edward Parone
PRIVATE LIVES
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Noel Coward; Cast: Louis Jourdan, Barbara Rush; Director: Basil Langton
THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Neil Simon; Cast: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, King Donovan; Director: Harvey Medlinsky
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Thornton Wilder; Cast: Sarah Miles (U.S. Stage Debut), Bruce Davison; Director: Christopher Miles
DOUBLE TAKE
Co-Producer: David Lonn, Max Liebman; Writers: Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen, Mel Brooks & Tony Webster; Cast: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca; Director: Harvey Medlinsky & Max Liebman
CHARLEY’S AUNT
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Brandon Thomas; Cast: Louis Nye; Director: James Burrows
ANGEL STREET
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Patrick Hamilton; Cast: Joseph Campanella, Margaret Phillips; Director: Shepard Traube
THE FANTASTICKS
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Jones & Schmidt; Cast: Richard Chamberlain, John Carradine, Barney Martin; Director: Lee Theodore
IN PRAISE OF LOVE
Co-Producer: David Lonn; Writer: T. Rattigan; Cast: Tammy Grimes, Michael Allison; Director: Michael Bawtree
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Co-Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Tennessee Williams; Cast: Sandy Dennis, David Selby; Director: Porter Van Zandt
THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY
Producer: David Lonn; Writers: Samuel Taylor/C. Otis Skinner; Cast: Lana Turner, Louis Jourdan, Michael Evans; Director: John Bowab
RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN
Co-Producer: David Lonn; Writer: C. Dryer; Cast: Patty Duke, John Astin; Director: Jack Allen
DANCE ON A COUNTRY GRAVE
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Kelly Hamilton; Cast: David Shelby, Andrea Marcovicci, Clifford David, John Savage; Director: Patrick Henry
THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS
Producer: David Lonn; Writer: Neil Simon; Cast: Don Knotts; Director: James Burrows
Other stage productions starred Lynn Redgrave, Dom DeLuise, Bill Bixby, Lilia Skala, Donald O’Connor, Van Johnson, Ann Sothern, and Zsa Zsa Gabor and Eva Gabor (the only time they appeared on stage together) in “Arsenic and Old Lace”.
CONCERTS PRESENTED:
A few of the 134 major artists in music and comedy presented in concert by David Lonn are:
Glenn Campbell, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Roseanne Cash & Rodney Crowell, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Ricky Skaggs, Amy Grant, Anne Murray, Tom Jones, Debbie Reynolds, Captain & Tennille, Bobby Vinton & Suzanne Somers, Melissa Manchester, ShaNaNa, Julio Iglesias, Bonnie Raitt, Jesse Colin Young, B.B. King, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Weather Report, Grover Washington, Spyro Gyra, The Pretenders, John Kay and Steppenwolf, Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, George Carlin, Gallagher, Billy Crystal, Rodney Dangerfield.
FILMS:
THE MASTER CAT
Status: In Development
Writer, Producer
CONSTANTINO FORTUNATO
Status: In Development
Writer, Producer
THE ROAD TO CARABAS
Status: In Development
Writer, Producer
HOLY MOLY
Status: Script; In Development
Producer
THE GLAMOROUS STRANGER
Status: Treatment
Producer
DAVID LONN ACTED IN:
DUEL OF ANGELS
U.S. Tour
Writer: J. Giraudoux; Cast: Vivien Leigh, Peter Wyngarde, John Merivale; Director: Robert Helpmann
THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY
U.S. Tour
Writer: Taylor/Skinner; Cast: Joan Bennett, Donald Cook; Director: Donald Cook
EDUCATION:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Major, Interpretation of Literature
Goodman Theatre & The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Major, Stage Production & Design
MILITARY EXPERIENCE:
U.S. Air Force – Honorable Discharge
The above body of work does not include U.K. education, work or co-productions, nor pseudonym writing credits.
PERSONAL:
Married 40 years to publicist/writer, Karen Alton-Lonn (deceased); and their son, Christopher, who is an attorney in Arizona.
For further information, go to IMDbPro. This sandbox is in the article namespace. Either move this page into your userspace, or remove the {{User sandbox}} template.
This article "David Lonn" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:David Lonn. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
