Mike Todd

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film producer
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkb:RKO_Pictures
gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:awards Academy Award for Best Picture
gptkbp:birthDate June 22, 1909
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Liza_Todd
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:John_Huston
gptkb:Cecil_B._DeMille
gptkb:Frank_Capra
gptkbp:deathDate March 22, 1958
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Minnesota
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Todd-AO
The Great Ziegfeld
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mike Todd
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Peter_Jackson
gptkb:George_Lucas
gptkb:James_Cameron
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:David_O._Selznick
gptkbp:knownFor innovative film techniques
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Mike
gptkbp:notableEvent Died in a plane crash
First to use 70mm film
Innovated sound in films
Pioneered multi-screen presentations
Produced Broadway shows
Produced the first 3D film in Hollywood.
Won an Academy Award posthumously
Buried_in_Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park
Contributed_to_the_development_of_Cinemascope
Created_the_Todd-AO_process
Married_to_Elizabeth_Taylor
Produced_films_in_Technicolor
gptkbp:notableWork Around the World in 80 Days
gptkbp:occupation theatrical producer
gptkbp:placeOfDeath plane crash
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Hollywood,_California,_USA
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale,_California,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Taylor