Des McAnuff

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
06/19/1952
Birthplace:
Princeton, Illinois
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biography
Two-time Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff grew up in Canada and moved to NYC in the mid-1970s, co-founding the Dodger Theatre Company and directing their first production "Gimme Shelter" in 1978. His production of "The Death of Von Richthofen as Witnessed From Earth" (1982), complete with special effects like a flying piano, got him tagged a "wunderkind" in Newsweek and convinced La Jolla Playhouse board members to hire him as artistic director. During his tenure at La Jolla, he directed four shows that he eventually brought to Broadway, beginning with "Big River" (1985), Roger Miller's Continued
Credits
Quills
Executive Producer
2000
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Director
2000
The Iron Giant
Producer
1999
Cousin Bette
Director
1998
Renaissance Man
Director
1994
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Family was living in Buda, Illinois when McAnuff's father was killed in a car accident
 
Raised and educated in Toronto, Canada
1964 
Began composing music (date approximate)
1969 
While still in high school, wrote and directed "Urbania", a 26-song musical
 
Dropped out of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute; worked in local theater; served as assistant artistic director at the Toronto Free Theater
Continued