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Belasco

American  
[buh-las-koh] / bəˈlæs koʊ /

noun

  1. David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.


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The same year “Rocky Horror Picture Show” hit cinemas in 1975, its Broadway run at the Belasco Theatre shuttered after 45 showings and negative reviews.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

In advance of his four-night residency at the Belasco, we sat down with the legendary director of “Halloween” and “The Thing” to talk about Bach, rock and, of course, evil.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

“The poor kid is actually thinking of taking up moving pictures seriously,” William C. deMille scribbled to his theater colleague, David Belasco.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2026

In 1996 he earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for guest actor in a comedy for his appearance as crime boss Jerome Belasco in the hit NBC series “Frasier.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2025

He had changed but little and still reminded me of both David Belasco and an Irish Catholic priest.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker

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