Don Saxon

Singer, dancer, comedian, and Broadway producer Saxon started performing professionally at the age of six. He later performed in vaudeville, worked as a nightclub singer, appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show," and produced Broadway plays. In the 1930s and 1940s Saxon sang with a number of big bands, including the Ben Bernie Orchestra, and performed on Broadway. In the late 1940s, he sang at the Latin Quarter, a popular nightclub in Manhattan. He and comedian Tim Herbert later formed a comedy team "Saxon and Herbert", playing vaudeville houses around the country. In 1969, Saxon started producing at Broadway, working on such productions as "Jimmy," "The Boy Friend" (1970), "The Bully" (1976), and "Diary of Anne Frank" (1980). He was married to one of the Bailey Sisters, Juen Waldman, until 1974 (her death). Died: 5 January 1999 in New York, New York, USA (age 82)