Pemberton, Brock (1885–1950), producer. Born in Leavenworth and educated at the University of Kansas, he was a journalist and drama editor for the New York Mail and the New York World before becoming assistant to Arthur Hopkins in 1917. Three years later he produced his first play, Enter Madame (1920). Subsequent successes included Miss Lulu Bett (1920), Six Characters in Search of an Author (1922), Loose Ankles (1926), The Ladder (1926), Strictly Dishonorable (1929), Personal Appearance (1934), Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1938), Janie (1942), and Harvey (1944).
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Brock Pemberton (December 14, 1885 - March 11, 1950) was an American theatrical producer, director and founder of the Tony Awards.
Pemberton was born in Leavenworth, Kansas and attended the University of Kansas. Before becoming a producer he was a press agent in New York. He was a partner of Antoinette Perry both professionally and romantically. [1] Among his notable productions was Miss Lulu Bett, whose writer Zona Gale became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Drama, and Personal Appearance by Lawrence Riley, which was a Broadway hit and was later turned into the classic film Go West, Young Man. Months after his death in 1950 a Tony Award was given to him posthumously which indicated his role as the founder and the original chairman of the Tony Awards.
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- ^ "How The Tonys Got Their Name". The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards. http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/archive/perry.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
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