Hugh Southern

Background

Southern, Hugh was born on March 20, 1932 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. Came to the United States, 1955. Son of Norman and Phyllis Margaret (Hiller).

Education

Bachelor, King's College, Cambridge, England, 1956.

Career

Associate account executive Fuller & Smith & Ross, New York City, 1956-1958. Treasurer Westport Country Playhouse Connecticut, 1958. Administrative manager Theatre Guild-American Theatre Society, New York City, 1959-1962.

Assistant director Repertory Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1962-1965. General manager National Repertory Theatre, 1965-1967. Management associate San Francisco Opera, 1967-1968.

Executive director Theatre Development Fund, New York City, 1968-1982. Deputy chairman programs National Endowment for Arts, Washington, 1982-1989, acting chairman, 1989. General manager Metropolitan Opera Association Incorporated, New York York City, 1989-1990.

Director Virginia Festival of America Film, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1995-1996. Acting director performing arts program New York State Council on Arts, New York City, 1974-1975, acting executive director, 1976. Director New Dramatists, New York City, 1978-1982, Film Forum, New York City, 1978-1982.

Trustee Actor's Fund American, New York City, 1978-1985.

Achievements

• Hugh Southern has been listed as a noteworthy performing arts manager by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Manhattan Country School, New York City, 1970-1982, chairman, 1971-1974. Member Mayor's Committee on Cultural Policy, New York City, 1974-1975.

Connections

Son of; married Jane Rosemary Llewellyn, December 18, 1954 (divorced). Children: Hilary, William Norman. Married Kathy Ayers Dwyer, December 10, 1988.

1 child, Jaime Andres.