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Mike Todd was born on June 22, 1909 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States and was credited as a film producer, television producer and soda jerk. Mike Todd died on March 22, 1958, aged 48. Awards on record include Academy Award for Best Picture (1957).
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
- Occupation
- film producer / television producer / soda jerk
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1957 Academy Award for Best Picture
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Todd
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240566
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mike Todd born?
Born June 22, 1909.
When did Mike Todd die?
Died March 22, 1958, aged 48.
Where was Mike Todd from?
Mike Todd was from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
What did Mike Todd do?
Mike Todd worked as film producer, television producer, soda jerk.
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