Morton DaCosta

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Morton DaCosta was an American stage and film director and actor best known for directing the original Broadway and film versions of the musical "The Music Man."

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Morton DaCosta canonical 12

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film actor ⓘ
film director ⓘ
human ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
activeInPeriod 20th century ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for Auntie Mame (as producer-director) ⓘ
Tony Award nomination for Best Director (Musical) for The Music Man ⓘ
birthName Morton Tecosky ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1914-03-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1989-01-26 ⓘ
directed Auntie Mame (1958 film) ⓘ
Auntie Mame (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to: Auntie Mame (play)

The Music Man (1962 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Music Man

The Music Man (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to: The Music Man
educatedAt Temple University ⓘ
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans ⓘ
familyName Tecosky ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Morton ⓘ
hasGenre comedy film ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
knownFor directing the film adaptation of The Music Man ⓘ
directing the original Broadway production of The Music Man ⓘ
directing the stage and film versions of Auntie Mame ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Morton DaCosta ⓘ
notableWork Auntie Mame (1958 film) ⓘ
Auntie Mame (stage production) ⓘ
linked to: Auntie Mame (play)

The Music Man (1962 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Music Man

The Music Man (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to: The Music Man
occupation actor ⓘ
film director ⓘ
stage director ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath Redding, Connecticut, United States of America ⓘ
pseudonym Morton DaCosta ⓘ
residence New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ
spouse Patricia (Pat) DaCosta ⓘ
workedIn Broadway theatre ⓘ
linked to: Broadway theater

Hollywood film industry ⓘ
linked to: Hollywood

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Music Man → broadwayDirector → Morton DaCosta ⓘ
Diana Lynn → spouse → Morton DaCosta ⓘ
Morton DaCosta → name → Morton DaCosta ⓘ
Morton DaCosta → pseudonym → Morton DaCosta ⓘ
Houseboat → storyBy → Morton DaCosta ⓘ
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever → producer → Morton DaCosta ⓘ
Tecosky → usedBy → Morton DaCosta ⓘ
Morton Tecosky → alsoKnownAs → Morton DaCosta ⓘ
Patricia DaCosta → spouse → Morton DaCosta ⓘ
subject linked to: Patricia (Pat) DaCosta