Michael White
Michael White (January 16, 1936 – March 7, 2016) was Scottish-born producer, known for the original The Rocky Horror Show and well as the screen version, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Educated at the Sorbonne in Paris, and went to work as a Wall Street runner in New York in the '50s. After taking an interest in theatre, he spent five years as assistant to Sir Peter Daubeny at the World Theatre in London. At 26, White produced his first West End play, a production of Jack Gelber's The Connection. He next produced Sleuth and Oh! Calcutta! and in 1973, produced the original Theatre Upstairs production of The Rocky Horror Show. White went on to produce the film version, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in 1975 as well as co-ordinating the production of Monty Python and the Holy Grail the same year. White authored his autobiography, titled "Empty Seats," in 1985, and a documentary about his life titled The Last Impresario was released in 2013.
He passed on March 7, 2016 of heart failure, aged 80. On March 9, 2016, the front house-lights were dimmed on the West End in his honor.
Film Credits (Producer)
2001: Enigma
1994: Widows' Peak
1994: Robert's Movie
1991: The Pope Must Die
1989: Nuns on the Run
1988: The Deceivers
1987: White Mischief
1987: Eat the Rich
1987: High Season
1985: The Supergrass
1983: Strangers Kiss
1983: The Ploughman's Lunch
1983: Heat and Dust
1983: Dead on Time
1982: The Comic Strip Presents (TV Series)
1982: Urgh! A Music War
1982: Moonlighting
1982: Countryman
1981: Shock Treatment
1981: Polyester
1981: Going With The Wind
1981: My Dinner With Andre
1978: The Hound of the Baskervilles
1977: Jabberwocky
1975: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Stage Credits (Producer)
1994: She Loves Me (1994, West End revival)
1978: Annie (1978, West End)
1976: A Chorus Line (1976, West End)
1973: Two Gentlemen of Verona (1973, West End)
1973: The Rocky Horror Show (1973, West End)
1973: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1973, West End)
1971: Sleuth (1971, Broadway)
1970: Oh! Calcutta! (1970, West End)
