He produced numerous films for writer/director Blake Edwards, including six Pink Panther films and 10. He produced Victor/Victoria as a film and a Broadway musical. Off-Broadway, he produced The Immigrant and Minor Demons.
Adams got his start in film business as director John Boorman's personal assistant on the film Deliverance. The picture's star, Burt Reynolds, heard that Adams wanted to stay in the U.S. and offered him a job on his Florida ranch. Reynolds also facilitated an introduction to Blake Edwards in California, where Adams attended Pepperdine University. Edwards and Adams worked together and remained friends from 1975 until Adams' death.[3]
Personal life and deathEdit
Adams was married three times and had four children.[1] He lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[1]
On 22 October 2005, Adams died from a stroke at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, aged 52.[1]
tony, adams, producer, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, tony, adams, producer, news, newspapers, book. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tony Adams producer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Anthony Patrick Adams 15 February 1953 22 October 2005 was an Irish film and theatrical producer Tony AdamsBornAnthony Patrick Adams 1953 02 15 15 February 1953Dublin IrelandDied22 October 2005 2005 10 22 aged 52 New York City NY U S Occupation s Film and theater producerSpousesAvril Adams divorced wbr Debrah Farentino m 1992 div 1994 wbr Anne Runolfsson m 1997 wbr Children4He produced numerous films for writer director Blake Edwards including six Pink Panther films and 10 He produced Victor Victoria as a film and a Broadway musical Off Broadway he produced The Immigrant and Minor Demons Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditAdams was born in Dublin 1 2 His father had opened one of the first cinemas in rural Ireland in Derrinturn in the 1940s citation needed Tony Adams attended Derrinturn National school before moving at the age of 12 to Dun Laoghaire County Dublin and attended CBS Eblana citation needed Adams later co founded and was chief reporter of the school s magazine ARK citation needed Career EditAdams got his start in film business as director John Boorman s personal assistant on the film Deliverance The picture s star Burt Reynolds heard that Adams wanted to stay in the U S and offered him a job on his Florida ranch Reynolds also facilitated an introduction to Blake Edwards in California where Adams attended Pepperdine University Edwards and Adams worked together and remained friends from 1975 until Adams death 3 Personal life and death EditAdams was married three times and had four children 1 He lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan 1 On 22 October 2005 Adams died from a stroke at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan aged 52 1 Filmography EditThe Return of the Pink Panther 1975 associate producer 2 The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976 2 Revenge of the Pink Panther 1978 2 10 1979 2 S O B 1981 2 Victor Victoria 1982 2 Trail of the Pink Panther 1982 2 Curse of the Pink Panther 1983 2 The Man Who Loved Women 1983 2 Micki Maude 1984 2 A Fine Mess 1986 That s Life 1986 2 Blind Date 1987 Sunset 1988 2 Skin Deep 1989 Switch 1991 2 Son of the Pink Panther 1993 2 References Edit a b c d Saxon Wolfgang 25 October 2005 Tony Adams 52 Producer of Victor Victoria The New York Times p C19 Retrieved 24 July 2022 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Archerd Army 24 October 2005 Tony Adams Variety Archived from the original on 24 January 2011 Tony Adams obituary Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Playbill accessed 30 November 2013 External links EditTony Adams at IMDb Tony Adams at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp http artsbeat blogs nytimes com 2011 03 16 for a late producers family a delayed visit to spider man is worth the wait r 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Adams producer amp oldid 1161429091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
