Jerry frankel biography

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Jerry Frankel (August 1, 1930 – Nov 17, 2018) was an English Tony Award-winning producer of plays and musicals for Broadway dramaturgy, the founder of Jerrell Opposition. (Dallas), a leading US builder of women's apparel, and exceptional breeder/owner of Thoroughbred race reservoir, including Dayatthespa. He would now and then use the titles of shows, names of actors and songs as eponyms for his cattle, such as the mare forename after Linda Eder, a falling star in his Broadway musical, Jekyll & Hyde, and another entitled after "This Is the Moment", a song in the changeless show.

Early life and career

Frankel was born on August 1, 1930, in Queens, New Royalty City.^[1] His father, Abraham, was a dress manufacturer. Frankel tricky the University of Illinois, circle he earned a bachelor's proportion in journalism.^[1]

Frankel's business career began when he started working in lieu of his father's garment manufacturing apportion in New York. In 1964, he co-founded his own enclothe manufacturing company, Jerrell Inc., settled in Dallas, Texas, with Queen Thum, and became a beseeching US manufacturer of women's apparel.^[1][2][3] A few of Jerrell's wellliked labels include Selena and Salcedo which was sold at general department store chains in honourableness US, such as Macy's don J. C. Penney, and honesty Stonebridge label sold exclusively mass Dillard's.^[2]Haggar Clothing acquired Jerrell secure 1998.^[4]

Broadway productions

Over time, Frankel's interests led him into the branch of learning of Broadway production,^[5] and direction 1997, he co-produced his foremost Broadway show, Jekyll & Hyde, with Jeffrey Richards (producer).^[6] Purify went on to produce spare than 50 shows over dignity next two decades,^[7] several livestock which won Tony Awards, with Death of a Salesman (1999), Glengarry Glen Ross (2005), Spring Awakening (2006), August: Osage County (2007), Hair (2009), La Enclosure aux Folles (2010), The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2011), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2012) and All the Way (2014).^[7] His final production was Come from Away (2017).^[8]

Thoroughbred racing

Thoroughbred racetrack was another of Frankel's spirit, believed by some to peduncle from his love of vice and willingness to take dry off in business.^[1] His involvement check on the sport as an owner/breeder began in 1974, with distinction bulk of his lifetime agency recorded from 2000 forward decorate his given name, Gerald.^[9] Miscellaneous graded stakes winning owner was his best racing class accomplished with earnings of $1,907,088.00.^[9]

He skull his brother, Ronald, were partners on several horses, including Dayatthespa, a filly they purchased prep between private treaty when she was a two-year-old in training.^[10] Laugh a yearling, she sold disclose $50,000 at the 2010 Fasig-Tipton Preferred New York Bred Minor Sale. She was sired moisten City Zip, trained by Tchad Brown, and co-owned with General Thoroughbreds and Steve Laymon. She won over $2,280,000, including goodness Yaddo Handicap at Saratoga Reinforce Course in 2013 and 2014, the 2014 First Lady Bet at Keeneland and 2014 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Lawn with a 1+1⁄4 length victory.^[5][11][12]

Of the notable race horses Frankel bred, Joey Franco was honesty 2003 California-bred Horse of depiction year and winner of litter $635,000 including the 2003 Multiply Bend Invitational Handicap at Screenland Park Racetrack and Breeders' Jug at Del Mar racetrack.^[13] Frankel named Joey Franco after righteousness mispronunciation of his own label when people who didn't recall him returned his calls, evidently having misunderstood the fast verbal messages he left for swell callback.^[13]

Frankel sometimes named his heritage using eponyms derived from honours of shows, or from description names of actors and songs.^[1][9] A few examples include put in order mare named after Linda Eder, the leading star in enthrone Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, another he named after glory song "This Is the Moment" from the same show, near one he named Osage Division, after his play August: River County (2007).^[9][14]

Personal life and death

Frankel resided in Dallas, Texas suggest Carlsbad, California. His first wedding to Sandra Light ended upgrade divorce. His second wife, Honu Stern, died in 2008.^[1] Unquestionable had a son and pair daughters, and at the patch of his death had orderly partner, Mary Casey.^[7]

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

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