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Harry Frazee |
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Harry Frazee was the prominent Broadway producer of
No, No, Nanette, A Full House, Madame Sherry,
Ladies First, A Pair of Sixes, The Madcap Duchess,
Nothing But the Truth, Fine Feathers, and
Ready Money.
A couple of the aforementioned shows were smash hits,
including No, No, Nanette, which originally
ran from September 16th, 1925 - June 19th, 1926, and
Nothing But the Truth, which ran for 332
performances from September 14th, 1916 - July 1917.
H.H. Frazee also owned a number of major theatre
venues including the prestigious Longacre Theatre
(which he founded) at 220 West 48th Street, between
Broadway and 8th Avenue, in New York City.
Harry Frazee was also the American businessman
who owned the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball
team and infamously sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees.
Forever reviled by Boston Red Sox fans as the man
who sold Babe Ruth, Frazee is blamed for the
tongue-in-cheek "Curse of the Bambino." Since Frazee
sold Ruth to the Yankees, Boston hadn't won a single
World Series, and many attributed this to the curse.
The "curse" was actually a blessing for the Yankees,
who have gone on to win more than two dozen World Series
Championships since the sale.
Boston's 80 year World Championship drought came
to an end, and the curse considered broken, when
the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series.
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Biographical fast facts |
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Full or original name at birth: Harry Herbert Frazee*
Date and place of birth: June 29, 1880,
Warner Avenue (now South Jefferson Avenue), Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date, time, place and cause of death: June 4, 1929,
at 5:30 p.m., at 270 Park Avenue, New York City,
New York, U.S.A. (Bright's Disease/Kidney failure)
Parents
Father: William Byron Frazee (b. October 29, 1851 - d. September 21, 1921)
Mother: Margaret Teal
Burial site: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, U.S.A.
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Error correction or clarification |
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* For several decades, sources have been divided
over Harry's middle name. Many sources insist Harrison
was his middle name, while others report Herbert. Harry's
relatives confirm to Internet Accuracy Project that Herbert
was indeed his middle name.
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