Mike Todd

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Birth Name: Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen

Born: 22 June 1909 Died: 22 March 1958

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 5"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Elizabeth Taylor

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Description: Film producer Michael Todd was one of the major contributors to technical innovation in the film industry in the 1950s. Having worked with Fred Waller and Cinerama, he got tired of the three-panel format, left the company and tried to find the process for making "Cinerama coming from one hole". He joined forces with the American Optical Co. and developed a system using 65mm cine cameras at 30 fps and wide angle-photography (approx 150 degrees). The system was named Todd-AO after its inventors and was by far the best big-screen system ever seen, when it was introduced with Oklahoma! (1955). The Todd-AO prints used 70mm ... (more)