Michael Butler (producer) Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family
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Michael Butler (producer) is a 96-year-old American producer who has an estimated net worth of $10 million. He is best known for producing the musical Hair, which ran for 1,750 performances on Broadway and was made into a movie in 1979. Butler was born on November 26, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Northwestern University and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he moved to New York City and began working in the theater. In 1967, Butler produced the musical Hair, which became a huge success and ran for 1,750 performances on Broadway. He also produced the film version of the musical in 1979. In addition to Hair, Butler has produced a number of other Broadway shows, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, and The Who's Tommy. He has also produced several films, including The Wiz, The Rose, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Butler has been married twice and has three children. He currently resides in New York City.
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| Occupation | Theatrical producer |
| Age | 96 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | 26 November, 1926 |
| Birthday | 26 November |
| Birthplace | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Date of death | (2022-11-07) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Died Place | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Illinois |
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Michael Butler (producer) Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Michael Butler (producer) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Michael Butler (producer) worth at the age of 96 years old? Michael Butler (producer)’s income source is mostly from being a successful producer. He is from Illinois. We have estimated Michael Butler (producer)'s net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
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| Source of Income | producer |
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Timeline
Butler died on November 7, 2022, in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 95.
Butler was born in Chicago into a wealthy family. In the early 19th century, his ancestors started a paper company on the Fox River in St. Charles, Illinois, and supplied paper for the U.S. Congress. The business was later moved to Chicago, where it was at one time one of the city's oldest family-owned businesses, which later diversified into dairy, ranching and aviation. Butler's father helped found the village of Oak Brook, Illinois and the Oak Brook Polo Club.
Around the time of his first association with Hair, Butler became a political activist. Before the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he arranged a meeting between Chicago mayor Richard Daley and Abbie Hoffman, recommending that the party cultivate the Yippie vote. He held "Cause" meetings in Oak Brook, Illinois in the summer of 1969 with Tom Smothers, Peter Yarrow, and Black Panther Fred Hampton, among others. Butler donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to left-leaning causes, and was on Richard Nixon's Enemies List.
In 1967, Butler was preparing to run for the US Senate when he began to discuss the Vietnam War with a young student who worked as a gardener at his home. As a result of those discussions, Butler developed an anti-war focus. Later that year in New York City, while on business related to Otto Kerner, Jr.'s Commission about Civil Disorders, he attended the show Hair at the Public Theater and, noting its strong anti-war statement, decided to obtain the rights to the show. Hair opened on Broadway in April 1968 and became a huge success, running for 1,750 performances, and leading to many other productions. By the time the Broadway production closed in 1972, Butler had overseen nine national productions and nineteen international productions.
Butler dated Candice Bergen, Nati Abascal and Audrey Hepburn, with whom he had a relationship in the early 1950s before her marriage to Mel Ferrer. Butler was involved in Hepburn accepting a role in the New York production of the play Ondine, where she worked with Ferrer not long before marrying him. He has a son, Adam, from his 1962 marriage to Loyce Stinson Hand.
Michael Butler (November 26, 1926 – November 7, 2022) was an American theatrical producer best known for bringing the rock musical Hair from the Public Theater to Broadway in 1968. During his time as Hair producer he was dubbed "the hippie millionaire" by the press. His other Broadway production credits include the play Lenny in 1971 and the musical Reggae in 1980.
