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Michael Butler (producer)
Michael Butler (born November 26, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatrical producer best known for bringing the rock musical ''Hair'' from the Public Theater to Broadway in 1968. During his time as ''Hair'' producer he was dubbed by the press as "the hippie millionaire".〔 Other Broadway production credits include the play ''Lenny'' in 1971 and the musical ''Reggae'' in 1980.
==Biography==
In the early 19th century, his ancestors Asa and Simon Butler were the first American paper makers to make paper for the U.S. Congress. In 1841, Julius Wales Butler moved the J.W. Butler Paper Company from the Fox river in St. Charles, Il to State Street in Chicago, IL., the oldest family owned business in Chicago.〔(About Michael Butler ), michaelbutler.com, Retrieved November 26, 2009〕 The family business would later diversify into dairy, ranching, aviation, and Butler, his father and family would be instrumental in founding the village of Oak Brook, Illinois and the Oak Brook Polo Club.〔(Interview on Culture Catch ), culturecatch.com, Dusty Wright interviewer, Retrieved February 10, 2010〕
Butler is the godson of Tyrone Power, and in his early twenties he lived with Power and his wife, actress Linda Christian.〔(Pages From Michael Butler's Journal - Stories of the Papacy ), orlok.com, Retrieved January 29, 2010〕 Through Power's friend, film director Edmund Goulding, he befriended the Kennedy family, particularly Joe and John F. Kennedy. Butler and JFK socialized often in Hyannisport, Greenwich Village and in Newport, R.I. where they got fogged in on a sailing trip.〔(Michael Butler's Blog, "My Kennedy Memories" ), michaelbutler.com, September 2, 2009〕
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