Bernard Gersten
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Bernard Gersten was a prominent American theatrical producer and longtime executive producer of Lincoln Center Theater, known for championing ambitious and innovative stage productions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernard Gersten canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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theatrical producer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Lucille Lortel Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical (as producer of "Contact") NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play (as producer of "Six Degrees of Separation") NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (as producer of "Anything Goes") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-04-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | City College of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Lincoln Center Theater
NERFINISHED
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New York Shakespeare Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gersten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
performing arts
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
Broadway theatre
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Off-Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Jenny Gersten
NERFINISHED
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Laura Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | American nonprofit theatre model ⓘ |
| knownFor | developing Lincoln Center Theater into a leading American nonprofit theatre ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lincoln Center Theater Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bernard Gersten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
championing ambitious stage productions
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championing innovative stage productions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lincoln Center Theater production of "Contact"
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Lincoln Center Theater production of "Six Degrees of Separation" NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln Center Theater production of "The Coast of Utopia" NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln Center Theater revival of "Anything Goes" NERFINISHED ⓘ productions with New York Shakespeare Festival ⓘ |
| occupation |
executive producer
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theatrical producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
associate producer at New York Shakespeare Festival
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executive producer of Lincoln Center Theater ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Celia Kenan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | Joseph Papp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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