Arthur Whitelaw (b. 7 March 1940) was an American theatre producer. His most successful productions include You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Butterflies Are Free. In a 1970 interview he said "I try to give people what they want."
Whitelaw was interested in theatre as a child and worked as a press agent. He started producing in his twenties. He returned to producing after a long break with Sweet Sue.
Whitelaw also exhibited old films commercially.
Select credits
- Best Foot Forward with Liza Minelli
- Cabin in the Sky
- Baker Street (1965) - associate producer
- Ken Murray's Hollywood (1965)
- An Evening with Hildegarde
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1967-71)
- Butterflies Are Free (1969-72)
- Minnie's Boys (1970)
- Children! Children! (1972)
- Snoopy!! (1975) - also book
- 70, Girls, 70 (1971)
- Some of My Best Friends (1977)
- The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall (1979)
- Strider (1979-80)
- Sweet Sue (1987)
References
- "Boy wonder". Des Moines Tribune. 10 June 1970. p. 11.
- "New York Stage". The Star-Ledger. 4 January 1987. p. 10 Section4.
- "Old Movies Mint a Mint". The Record. 22 September 1971. p. C20.
- "Minnie's Boys failure laid to Shelley Winters". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 September 1973. p. 59.
- "Snoopy! is new comic strip musical". The Napa Valley Register. 22 November 1975. p. 13A.