Louise Kerz

Background

Kerz, Louise was born on September 16, 1936 in New York City. Daughter of Louis and Catharine Sohn.

Education

Student, Queens College, 1954-1956; student, Marymount College, 1972-1974.

Career

Theatre producer Leo Kerz Productions, New York City, 1960-1974. Theatrical curator New York Cultural Center, 1974, Theatre of Max Reinhardt, 1974, New York Public Library. Lincoln Center, New York City, 1984, California Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, 1985, The Demille Dynasty, 1984.

Research consultant Columbia Broadcasting System: On the Air, 1978, Smith-Hemion television Productions, Los Angeles, 1987—1996, The Phantom of the Opera, 1995. Director research Greengage Productions, Julie Andrews/Greengage Productions, Los Angeles, 1988, Tony Awards Telecast 50th Anniversary Show, 1947—1996. Research consultant television Academy Hall of Fame and Tony Awards telecasts, 1993—1996.

Director rights and permissions The Line King (The Al Hirschfeld Story-nominated for Oscar 1996) New York Times, television documentary. Research historian six-part television series Broadway, 1997. Special consultant The Demille Family-Documentary American Movie Channel, 1997.

Executive consultant, liaison Hirschfeld Exhibitions, catalogs, books and events Museum of City of New York, consultant Hirschfeld's New York exhibit, 2001. Consultant Hirschfeld's Hollywood exhibit Academy Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Beverly Hills, California, 2001. Consultant catalogues to exhibits Public Harry N. Abrams, 2001.

Exhibit organizer V&A Theatre Museum, National Theatre Southbank, London, 2005, Al Hirschfeld's Brits on Broadway, Hirschfeld on Shaw, Ontario, 2008. Organizer London 2005 Hirschfeld Celebration, V&A Theatre Museum and Royal National Theatre at Southbank. Curator book Hirschfeld's British Aisles, 2005.

Ambassador theatre collection New York Public Library. Performing Arts, since 2007. Board Martin E. Segal Theatre Center City University of New York, since 2007.

Organizer The All Hirschfeld Project, New York City Board Education, 2008.

Achievements

• Louise Kerz has been listed as a noteworthy historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Persian Gulf War American Jewish Congress, Israel, 1991. Elected member Tony Awards nominating committee American Theatre Wing, 2000-2003. Co-chair Al Hirschfeld Centennial, associate producer Al Hirschfeld 100th Birthday Salute, 2003.

President Al Hirschfeld Foundation, since 2004. Member Theatre Library. Association, League Professional Theatre Women, Dutch Treat Club.

Connections

Married Leo Kerz, April, 1965 (deceased 1976). Children: Jonathan, Antony. Married Al Hirschfeld, October 1996 (deceased 2003).

Father:

Louis Sohn

Mother:

Catharine Sohn

Spouse:

Al Hirschfeld

Spouse:

Leo Kerz

child:

Jonathan Kerz

child:

Antony Kerz