Jerry Frankel

Jerry Frankel (August 1, 1930 – November 17, 2018) was an American Tony Award-winning producer of plays and musicals for Broadway theatre, the founder of Jerrell Inc. (Dallas), a leading US manufacturer of women's apparel, and a breeder/owner of Thoroughbred race horses, including Dayatthespa.[6] He went on to produce more than 50 shows over the next two decades,[7] several of which won Tony Awards, including Death of a Salesman (1999), Glengarry Glen Ross (2005), Spring Awakening (2006), August: Osage County (2007), Hair (2009), La Cage aux Folles (2010), The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2011), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?[8] Thoroughbred racing was another of Frankel's passions, believed by some to stem from his love of gambling and willingness to take risks in business.[9] He and his brother, Ronald, were partners on several horses, including Dayatthespa, a filly they purchased by private treaty when she was a two-year-old in training.She won over $2,280,000, including the Yaddo Handicap at Saratoga Race Course in 2013 and 2014, the 2014 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland and 2014 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf with a 1+1⁄4 length victory.
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