About John Lotas
Lived 1920 – 1995 (aged 74). John Lotas was a film producer.
John Lotas (September 14, 1920 – August 18, 1995) was the original producer of Hal Holbrook’s “Mark Twain Tonight!” in New York City.
Biography John Lotas was born on September 14, 1920, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Lotas discovered Hal Holbrook at The Lambs in Manhattan in the 1950s. Lotas was elected to The Lambs in 1953. In 1959, he presented Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight! at the 44th Street Theatre in New York City. The show ran for 174 performances.
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American film producer
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John Lotas was born on 14 September 1920.
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John Lotas died on 18 August 1995.
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