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On June 22, 1909, Michael Todd was born.
Mike Todd
Todd at the Jones Beach Theater, 1952
Born: Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen; June 22, 1909; Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died: March 22, 1958 (aged 48); Grants, New Mexico, U.S.
Resting place: Beth Aaron Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois
Michael Todd (born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen; June 22, 1909 – March 22, 1958) was an American theater and film producer, best known for his 1956 production of Around the World in 80 Days, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Actress Elizabeth Taylor was his third wife, and Todd was the third husband of Taylor's seven husbands, and is the only one whom Taylor did not divorce - Todd died in a private plane accident a year after their marriage. He was the driving force behind the development of the eponymous Todd-AO widescreen film format.
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Todd at the Jones Beach Theater, 1952
Born: Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen; June 22, 1909; Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died: March 22, 1958 (aged 48); Grants, New Mexico, U.S.
Resting place: Beth Aaron Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois
Michael Todd (born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen; June 22, 1909 – March 22, 1958) was an American theater and film producer, best known for his 1956 production of Around the World in 80 Days, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Actress Elizabeth Taylor was his third wife, and Todd was the third husband of Taylor's seven husbands, and is the only one whom Taylor did not divorce - Todd died in a private plane accident a year after their marriage. He was the driving force behind the development of the eponymous Todd-AO widescreen film format.
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Around the World In 80 Days (1956) Official Trailer - Cantinflas, Jules Verne Movie HD
Adaptation of Jules Verne's novel about a Victorian Englishman who bets that with the new steamships and railways he can do what the title says.
Welcome to the Fandango MOVIECLIPS Trailer Vault Channel. Where trailers from the past, from recent to long ago, from a time before YouTube, can be enjoyed by all. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. Feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it down.
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