Hillard Elkins

Career overview

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Source [1]: Hillard Elkins, Male, Birthday: Oct 18, 1929, Death: Dec 1, 2010 (81 years old), Place of Birth: New York City, NY. Known for Production.
Source [2]: Produced documentaries: Pippin: His Life and Times (1981), Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996), An Evening with Quentin Crisp (1999), and Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005). Owned screen rights to Kurt Vonnegut novel Cat's Cradle.
Source [3]: Known as Producer, Executive Producer, Actor, and Co-Executive Producer. Work includes: A New Leaf, Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, Alice's Restaurant, A Doll's House, Pippin, Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool, Inside, and A Father for Charlie.
Source [4]: Producer of A New Leaf. Brought erotic revue "Oh! Calcutta!" to the stage (ran for 20 years). Started in the mail room at William Morris.
Source [5]: Same as [2].
Source [6]: General bio link.
Paragraph 1: Early career and stage work.
Hillard Elkins, also known as Hilly, began his career working in the mail room at William Morris. He was a producer who brought the erotic revue Oh! Calcutta! to the stage, which ran for 20 years. He also owned the screen rights to the Kurt Vonnegut novel Cat's Cradle.
Paragraph 2: Film and Television production.
Elkins's credits include work as a producer, executive producer, actor, and co-executive producer. His production credits include A New Leaf, Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, Alice's Restaurant, A Doll's House, Pippin, Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool, Inside, and A Father for Charlie. For television, he produced several documentaries, including Pippin: His Life and Times in 1981, Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen in 1996, An Evening with Quentin Crisp in 1999, and Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool in 2005.
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Hillard Elkins, who was also known as Hilly, began his career working in the mail room at William Morris. As a producer, he was responsible for bringing the erotic revue Oh! Calcutta! to the stage, a production that ran for 20 years. Additionally, Elkins owned the screen rights to the Kurt Vonnegut novel Cat's Cradle.

Throughout his career, Elkins was known as a producer, executive producer, actor, and co-executive producer. His body of work includes A New Leaf, Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, Alice's Restaurant, A Doll's House, Pippin, Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool, Inside, and A Father for Charlie. In the field of television, he produced several documentaries. These include Pippin: His Life and Times in 1981, Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen in 1996, An Evening with Quentin Crisp in 1999, and Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool in 2005.
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