Roy A. Somlyo (September 2, 1925 – January 29, 2009) was a prolific producer and manager of theater productions on

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, and on tours around the world. He had production roles in the telecast of the annual

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for fourteen years, winning four

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and garnering three more nominations.

References

External links

Playbill obituary of Roy A. Somlyo

Roy Somlyo papers, 1959-2007
held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division,

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1925 births 2009 deaths American theatre managers and producers Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Wayne State University alumni {{theat-bio-stub