Background
Guettel, Henry Arthur was born on January 8, 1928 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Arthur Abraham and Sylva (Hershfield) Guettel.
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Henry Arthur Guettel
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Student, Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, 1944-1947; student, University Kansas City, 1947-1948.
Career
Stage manager on, Broadway and television, also stock companies, 1949-1960;
general manager, Royal Ballet, Canada, 1953-1954;
producer national touring companies, The Best Man
producer national touring companies, Sound of Music
producer national touring companies, Camelot
producer national touring companies, Oliver
then also general manager, Music Theatre of Lincoln Center
touring companies, The Merry Widow, Kismet, Carousel, Annie Get Your Gun, Show Boat, 1964-1967;
managing director, then vice president, American National Opera Company, 1967-1968;
production supervisor exploratory music theatre productions, forum, Vivian Beaumont Theater and theatre concerts Philharmonic Hall, New York State Theatre, 1966-1969;
associate, Kaplan Veidt, Ltd., 1970-1972;
vice president, production associate, Cinema 5, Ltd., 1972-1978;
vice president creative affairs, Columbia Pictures, 1978-1980;
senior vice president, East Coast Production Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980-1982;
executive director, Theatre Development Fund, 1982-1992. Member theatrical advisory panel New York State Council of Arts, 1965-1970. Consultant theatre to State University of New York, 1969-1970.
Board directors Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, 1966-1972, Performing Arts Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1971-1982, Theatre Development Fund, 1980-1993, AFS International, 1987-1989, Alliance for Arts, The Actor's Fund of America, since 1980, Literature Volumes New York City, 1995-1997, The New 42nd St.,1995-, Young Concert Artists, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Member Century Association, Quogue Field Club, Quogue Beach Club.
Connections
1 daughter by previous marriage, Laurie C. (deceased). Married Mary Rodgers, October 14, 1961. Children: Matthew Rodgers (deceased), Adam Arthur, Alexander Burton.
