For the baseball player of the same name, see Brock Pemberton (baseball).
Brock Pemberton
Brock Pemberton
Born
Ralph Brock Pemberton
(1885-12-14)December 14, 1885
Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.
Died
March 11, 1950(1950-03-11) (aged 64)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Education
University of Kansas
Alma mater
College of Emporia
Occupations
Theatre producer
theatre director
stage actor
journalist
Known for
Founding the Tony Awards
Notable work
Harvey
Spouse
Margaret McCoy
(m. 1915–1950)
Relatives
Victor Murdock (uncle)
Awards
Special Tony Award (1950)
Brock Pemberton (December 14, 1885 – March 11, 1950) was an American theatrical producer, director and founder of the Tony Awards. He was the professional partner of Antoinette Perry, co-founder of the American Theatre Wing,[1] and he was also a member of the Algonquin Round Table.[2]
^Nassour, Ellis. "Who Is 'Tony'". TonyAwards.com. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
^"Members of the Algonquin Round Table". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
BrockPemberton (December 14, 1885 – March 11, 1950) was an American theatrical producer, director and founder of the Tony Awards. He was the professional...
Stevenson Award. The awards were founded by theatre producer and director BrockPemberton and are named after Antoinette "Tony" Perry, an actress, producer and...
that same year. She took up directing in 1928. In partnership with BrockPemberton she produced several successful plays, including: Divorce Me Dear,...
Princess Theatre, directed by BrockPemberton 26 February 1924, 17 performances, 44th Street Theatre, directed by BrockPemberton 15 April 1931, 13 performances...
station WOR and the Mutual Network. The Masters of Ceremonies were BrockPemberton and James Sauter. The silver Tony medallion, designed by Herman Rosse...
Location Network(s) U.S. viewers (millions) 1st April 6, 1947 — — BrockPemberton Waldorf Astoria New York WOR, Mutual 2nd March 28, 1948 — Mister Roberts...
lightning instead of lightning and then thunder, but 16 years later BrockPemberton hired him as an ASM on Antoinette Perry's production of Goin' Home...
long trip and invited them to a party. Among the guests were Mrs. BrockPemberton; Prince del Drago of Italy; painter Dorothy Swinburne, who was married...
given will be elastic from year to year." The ceremony, hosted by BrockPemberton, was broadcast on radio station WOR and the Mutual Network. The awards...
of Washington, second head football coach at University of Oklahoma BrockPemberton (1885–1950) - Broadway theatrical producer, founder and chairman of...
Whitmore (1948) No award (1949) Maurice Evans / Philip Faversham / BrockPemberton (1950) Ruth Green (1951) Charles Boyer / Judy Garland / Edward Kook...
melodrama play of aviation; a play in three acts. Production was by BrockPemberton and Mary Antoinette "Tony" Perry Antoinette Perry, and financed by...
program who had performed hospital volunteer work outside of New York BrockPemberton (posthumous) Founder of awards and its original chairman 1951 5th Tony...
Will Rock by Marc Blitzstein. By contrast, the legendary producer BrockPemberton (founder of the Tony Awards) was among those who felt that it was more...
Pemberton, University of Edinburgh". University of Edinburgh. Clutton-Brock, T. H.; Pemberton, J. M. (2003). Soay sheep: population dynamics and selection on...
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