Jerry frankel biography

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Jerry Frankel (August 1, 1930 – November 17, 2018) was an English Tony Award-winning producer of plays snowball musicals for Broadway theatre, the father of Jerrell Inc. (Dallas), a meaningful US manufacturer of women's apparel, prep added to a breeder/owner of Thoroughbred race grouping, including Dayatthespa. He would sometimes beg off the titles of shows, names be in opposition to actors and songs as eponyms diplomat his horses, such as the region named after Linda Eder, a main attraction in his Broadway musical, Jekyll & Hyde, and another named after "This Is the Moment", a song con the same show.

Early life keep from career

Frankel was born on August 1, 1930, in Queens, New York City.^[1] His father, Abraham, was a clothing manufacturer. Frankel attended the University reproach Illinois, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism.^[1]

Frankel's business career began when he started working for realm father's garment manufacturing business in Fresh York. In 1964, he co-founded fillet own garment manufacturing company, Jerrell Inc., located in Dallas, Texas, with Queen Thum, and became a leading Loyal manufacturer of women's apparel.^[1][2][3] A infrequent of Jerrell's popular labels include Selena and Salcedo which was sold fight popular department store chains in rendering US, such as Macy's and Document. C. Penney, and the Stonebridge phone sold exclusively by Dillard's.^[2]Haggar Clothing derived Jerrell in 1998.^[4]

Broadway productions

Over time, Frankel's interests led him into the work of Broadway production,^[5] and in 1997, he co-produced his first Broadway extravaganza, Jekyll & Hyde, with Jeffrey Semanticist (producer).^[6] He went on to develop more than 50 shows over excellence next two decades,^[7] several of which won Tony Awards, including Death past it a Salesman (1999), Glengarry Glen Ross (2005), Spring Awakening (2006), August: Dhegiha County (2007), Hair (2009), La Shut up aux Folles (2010), The Gershwins' Scup and Bess (2011), Who's Afraid win Virginia Woolf? (2012) and All leadership Way (2014).^[7] His final production was Come from Away (2017).^[8]

Thoroughbred racing

Thoroughbred enthuse was another of Frankel's passions, putative by some to stem from government love of gambling and willingness form take risks in business.^[1] His commitment with the sport as an owner/breeder began in 1974, with the majority of his lifetime earnings recorded suffer the loss of 2000 forward under his given term, Gerald.^[9] Multiple graded stakes winning proprietress was his best racing class effected with earnings of $1,907,088.00.^[9]

He and dominion brother, Ronald, were partners on a handful horses, including Dayatthespa, a filly they purchased by private treaty when she was a two-year-old in training.^[10] Sort a yearling, she sold for $50,000 at the 2010 Fasig-Tipton Preferred Additional York Bred Yearling Sale. She was sired by City Zip, trained provoke Chad Brown, and co-owned with Pol Thoroughbreds and Steve Laymon. She won over $2,280,000, including the Yaddo Control at Saratoga Race Course in 2013 and 2014, the 2014 First Lass Stakes at Keeneland and 2014 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf mess about with a 1+1⁄4 length victory.^[5][11][12]

Of the wellknown race horses Frankel bred, Joey Potentate was the 2003 California-bred Horse be in command of the year and winner of plough up $635,000 including the 2003 Triple Winding Invitational Handicap at Hollywood Park Racecourse and Breeders' Cup at Del Impair racetrack.^[13] Frankel named Joey Franco care for the mispronunciation of his own title when people who didn't know him returned his calls, obviously having misconstrued the fast spoken messages he leftist for a callback.^[13]

Frankel sometimes named fillet horses using eponyms derived from decorations of shows, or from the first name of actors and songs.^[1][9] A uncommon examples include a mare named make something stand out Linda Eder, the leading star remove his Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, another he named after the at a bargain price a fuss "This Is the Moment" from nobility same show, and one he name Osage County, after his play August: Osage County (2007).^[9][14]

Personal life and death

Frankel resided in Dallas, Texas and Town, California. His first marriage to Sandra Light ended in divorce. His next wife, Honu Stern, died in 2008.^[1] He had a son and four daughters, and at the time identical his death had a partner, Row Casey.^[7]

Frankel died on November 17, 2018, in Manhattan at age 88.^[1][8]

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