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Hugh Southern was born on 20 March, 1932 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, is a Performing arts manager (1932–2019). Discover Hugh Southern's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Occupation performing arts manager
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 20 March 1932
Birthday 20 March
Birthplace Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Date of death 15 July, 2019
Died Place Leesburg, Virginia
Nationality United States

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Hugh Southern was a performing arts manager, known for his work as the executive director of Theater Development Fund, acting chairman and deputy chairman of programs for the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C., and as the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

1932

Hugh Southern was born March 20, 1932, to Norman and Phyllis Margaret (Hiller) in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.

1954

In 1954, Southern married Jane Rosemary Llewellyn, with whom he had two children, Hilary and William, with the marriage ending in divorce.

1955

After moving to New York from London in 1955, he became active in the theater community, working as treasurer for the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut.

1956

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English language and Literature in 1956 from King's College, Cambridge, England.

1959

From 1959–1962 he was administrative manager of the Theatre Guild-American Theatre Society.

1962

From 1962–1965, he served as assistant director of the Repertory Theatre, Lincoln Center, and from 1965 to 1967 as its general manager.

During this period, Southern also advised the producers of Expo 67 in Montreal.

On the national front, Southern became managing associate for the San Francisco Opera leading its Western Opera Theater touring company.

He was acting director of the New York State Council on the Arts and a director of both the New Dramatists, and the Film Forum.

1968

From 1968 to 1982, Southern was the executive director of Theatre Development Fund, the nonprofit organization for the performing arts that works to make theatre affordable and accessible.

During that time, Southern was responsible for creating the first TKTS booth to sell discount tickets for Broadway productions.

1971

Memberships include trustee for Manhattan Country School, New York City, where he was its chairman, 1971–1974.

1973

The inaugural booth, a trailer donated by New York City's Parks Department, opened in June 1973 in Duffy Square.

During Southern's tenure, Theatre Development Fund grew to be one of the largest service organizations for the performing arts in the country.

Theater Development Fund now operates four TKTS booths in NYC.

Following his time with the Theatre Development Fund, Southern worked for the National Endowment for the Arts, the independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity communities across the country.

1978

From 1978 to 1985 he was a trustee for the American Actor's Fund.

1988

In 1988, he married Kathy Ayers Dwyer and they had one child, Jaime, and he remained married until his death.

Southern died on July 15 in a hospital in Leesburg, Virginia.

He was 87.

His wife, Kathy Dwyer Southern, said the cause was pneumonia and congestive heart failure.

1989

He spent several years as deputy chairman before being named acting chairman in 1989.

That year, one of the photos in an exhibition of the work of Andres Serrano, which was supported by a $15,000 NEA grant, drew the ire of the religious right.

Southern's leadership during the controversy helped him land a position as general manager of The Metropolitan Opera in 1989 after a ten-month search by the Met.

Southern's tenure was brief, and he resigned from the Met after nine months, stating that he had not found fulfillment in the position.

Following this, Southern became a director for the Virginia Festival of American Film in Charlottesville, Virginia, until he retired.