Photo: Toni Frissell / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Todd is irresistible to me as a portrait of showbiz at full throttle. He rose from a Minneapolis soda counter to producing Around the World in 80 Days, which seized the 1957 Best Picture Oscar, the kind of brash, oversized gamble that defined an older Hollywood. His marriage to Elizabeth Taylor adds a heartbreaking footnote: he was the only husband she never divorced, lost a year in to a private-plane crash. Dead at forty-eight, he packed a lifetime of spectacle into a startlingly short run. I find his story strangely poignant, a single enormous firework, blazing bright and gone almost before you can take it in.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Todd
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・トッド
- Reading
- まいける・とっど
- Born
- June 22, 1909 – March 22, 1958
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film producer / television producer / soda jerk
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1957 Academy Award for Best Picture
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Todd
Frequently asked questions
When was Mike Todd born?
June 22, 1909 – March 22, 1958.
Where is Mike Todd from?
Mike Todd is from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
What does Mike Todd do?
Mike Todd works as film producer, television producer, soda jerk.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.