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Ed Mirvish

Producer

His theatre career began with his purchase of the Royal Alexandra, a 1,500-seat, beaux-arts-style, proscenium-stage theatre that was built in 1907. By the early '60s, it had been losing money for a decade. Mr. Mirvish bought it for $250,000. He said at the time that he knew nothing about theatre 鈥� indeed, he had never even been inside a theatre 鈥� but he recognized a bargain.

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  • Also Known As: "Honest Ed" Mirvish, Edwin Mirvish
  • Born: Jul 24, 1914 in Colonial Beach, VA, USA
  • Death: Jul 11, 2007 in Toronto, ON, CANADA