James [Morton] Nederlander

Nederlander, James [Morton] (b. 1922), theatre owner and producer. The son of Detroit theatre owner David Nederlander (1886–1965), he has enlarged the family holdings until they are second nationally only to those of the Shubert Organization. Among the Nederlander‐owned theatres are the Palace, the Nederlander, and Marquis Theatres. As a producer, he has presented such successes as Winged Victory (1943), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1967), Applause (1970), Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1979), Peter Pan (1979 and 1990), Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982), Me and My Girl (1986), Shadowlands (1990), and The Will Rogers Follies (1991).