Mike Todd

Michael "Mike" Todd (June 22, 1909 – March 22, 1958) was an American theater and film producer, best known for his 1956 production of Around the World in 80 Days, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture. He is known as the third of Elizabeth Taylor's seven husbands and is the only one whom she did not divorce. He was the driving force behind the development of the eponymous Todd-AO widescreen film format.

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Mike Todd
Alias (AKA)Goldbogen Avrom Hirsch
Birth dateJune 22, 1909
Birth nameAvrom Hirsch Goldbogen
Birth place
Minneapolis
Date of deathMarch 22, 1958
Place of death
Grants New Mexico
Resting place
Beth Aaron Cemetery
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