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ELLIS NASSOUR is a native Mississippian and a New York-based international entertainment writer. He was selected as a Time magazine 2006 Person of the Year. As vice president of artist relations for MCA Music, he participated in the development of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar (R.I.A.A. Gold Record), and the careers of The Who, Elton John [supervising his American debut and first U.S. tour], Bing Crosby (R.I.A.A. Gold Record), Rick Nelson (R.I.A.A. Gold Record), Bill Cosby, Neil Diamond (R.I.A.A. Gold Record), Loretta Lynn (R.I.A.A. Gold Record), Brenda Lee (R.I.A.A. Gold Record), Conway Twitty, Crystal Gale, Florence Henderson, classical guitarist Andres Segovia; and, independently, the careers of disco diva Gloria Gaynor (R.I.A.A. Gold Record), soul diva Millie Jackson and Broadway composers Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim. At MCA/ Universal Studios, he worked with Academy Award-winning composer Alfred Newman on the release of his last score, Airport; and on the Broadway revival of The Boy Friend, starring Judy Carne and Sandy Duncan. |
MOI & ME 1978: On the London set of the Muppets
with the divine |
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STAR TRIO ~ ~ |
The hit revue Always, Patsy Cline
is eight pages verbatim of Ellis' interviews with Patsy fan Louise Seger from his Patsy
Cline biographies. He's done the "Broadway" musical adaptation of
his biography, Patsy...Honky Tonk
Angel, with Patsy hits and an
original score [Music by George Leonard]. Ellis provided the
Patsy Cline material for Robyn Archer's hit Australian and London West End revue A Star Is Torn.
He's featured with k.d. lang on Bravo TV's The Voice [segment on Patsy
Cline], the BBC
specials Country Girls and Rock Shrines [segments on Patsy
Cline],
as
well as Country Weekly 40th Anniversary tribute to Patsy. In
addition, he provided source material and photos for the Virginia Public
Television documentary, Patsy Cline: The Lady Behind the Legend. Ellis
is an associate and contributing editor [music, film, theater] of Oxford University Press'
American National Biography. |
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| 1963 : with TV and records sensation CONNIE STEVENS | 1972 : with screen
legend JOAN CRAWFORD |
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| 1968, Big Sur, CA : On location with CHARLTON HESTON, starring as astronaut George Taylor in 20th Century-Fox's Planet of the Apes. At left, Lou Wagner as Lucius. |
1970, New York, Metropolitan Opera: Ellis (left), MCA Records V-P, Artist Relations and Tom Morgan, MCA A&R Manager (third from left) with The Who for their "farewell" Tommy concert. |
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| LORETTA LYNN | REBA McENTIRE |
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An Exciting Career As A Media Journalist, Highlighted By Encounters With: |
| With film, stage and TV legend Angela Lansbury, 2006 Drama Desk Awards; with Christina Applegate, 2005 Drama Desk Awards; with Christina for her 2005 Broadway Wall of Fame unveiling; with Cyndie Lauper for her 2005 BWOF unveiling; "a few" years ago, working with disco legend Gloria "I Will Survive" Gaynor, still a friend; with Hugh Jackman at the 2004 Tony Awards; with Fran Drescher, 2006 Drama Desk Awards; with Harry Connick Jr., 2006 Drama Desk Awards nominees' reception; with MGM musicals legend Jane Powell, Friars Club, 2006; with Chita Rivera, her opening night for The Dancer's Life, Broadway, December 2005; with Beauty and the Beast star Donny Osmond, 2006 at his BWOF unveiling ; with Oscar winner and theater legend Estelle Parsons, 2004 |
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> 1973: First book: Rock Opera |
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>> 1981: First Patsy Cline Bio 1985: |
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A Catalog of Ellis Nassour's
entertainment-related work can be found at: |