Background
Fryer, Robert Sherwood was born on November 18, 1920 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harold and Ruth (Reade) Fryer.
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Fryer, Robert Sherwood was born on November 18, 1920 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harold and Ruth (Reade) Fryer.
Bachelor, Western Reserve University, 1943.
Beginning in the early 1950s, Robert Fryer produced and co-produced many Broadway hits. Some of his most notable theatrical productions include: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Wonderful Town, Auntie Mame, Redhead, Chicago, On The Twentieth Century, and Sweeney Todd. His notable film productions include: Mame, Voyage of the Damned, The Boys From Brazil, and The Shining.
Robert Fryer was born in Washington, District of Columbia in 1920.
His father was a successful department store manager, but died of tuberculosis in 1929. Robert graduated from Case Western Reserve University, and served in the Army during World World War World War II
After the War, Robert worked in New York City as an assistant to the producer of the Old Vic season at the Century Theatre.
His first Broadway hit was A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" which he co-produced with George Abbott. Shortly after his death in 2000, Fryer was posthumously inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
Robert Fryer"s most memorable film production was The Shining.
Fryer was once quoted as stating, "ovies pay the rent but stage is my true love.".
Board of directors Kennedy Center. Trustee, Executive Committee John F. Kennedy Center, Washington. Served as captain Army of the United States, 1941-1946.
Major Reserve; Member Episcopal Actors Guild (vice president), League of New York Theatres (Board of Governors).