Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
David Merrick
Born November 27, 1911
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. David Merrick Marker
Inscription.
David Merrick. Born November 27, 1911. Born and raised in St. Louis, David Margulois graduated from Central High in 1930 and received a law degree from St. Louis University in 1937. With his sights on Broadway, he moved to New York in 1940 and changed his name to David Merrick. Building upon the success of 1954's Fanny," he became the dominant Broadway producer of his era with hits such as "Gypsy," "Hello, Dolly" and "42nd Street," known for lavish musicals and outlandish publicity stunts, Merrick also staged masterful productions of imported works such as "Becket" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." The recipient of eight Tony Awards, David Merrick produced nearly 100 Broadway shows in a career that spanned six decades.
Born and raised in St. Louis, David Margulois graduated from Central High in 1930 and received a law degree from St. Louis University in 1937. With his sights on Broadway, he moved to New York in 1940 and changed his name to David Merrick. Building upon the success of 1954's Fanny," he became the dominant Broadway producer of his era with hits such as "Gypsy," "Hello, Dolly" and "42nd Street," known for lavish musicals and outlandish publicity stunts, Merrick also staged masterful productions of imported works such as "Becket" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." The recipient of eight Tony Awards, David Merrick produced nearly 100 Broadway shows in a career that spanned six decades.
Location. 38° 39.381′ N, 90° 18.469′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6677 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library, circa 1950
2. David Merrick
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on October 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:1. submitted on October 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on October 11, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
