BELASCO, DAVID. Noted playwright, producer, theater owner, actor, director, and stage manager; b. San Francisco, California, ; d. New York, New York, .
David Belasco was the total theater man. He was obsessed with the theater and played almost every role possible in the staging of a play. He wrote almost 70 plays, some in collaboration, and produced 121 productions. Belasco was known for the naturalism of his productions as well as their remarkable electrical effects...