Mossgreen
Quarterly Collectors Auction Series - 574 lots
Quarterly Collectors Auction Series
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Reference:#MG005
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Description:WILLIAM H. "BILLY" MAY (1953–2009) was an American-born Australian artistic director, theatre producer and composer. He was best known for creating “Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience”, an arena show based on the BBC documentary television mini-series, Walking with Dinosaurs. The production, which debuted in 2007 and featured 15 lifelike dinosaurs designed by May, has been called "one of the largest and most acclaimed shows to come out of Australia." He had moved to Australia in 1972, ultimately working on more than forty theatre productions here, the United Kingdom and New York. In 1983, May returned to New York to produce the musical, “Marilyn: An American Fable”. As a result, May, who was just 24 years old in 1983, became the youngest producer on Broadway at the time. May's other credits included “The Hobbit”; the 2002 theatrical production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” at The Arts Centre in Melbourne; “Boswell for the Defence”, which starred actor Leo McKern as James Boswell; and the 1997 musical, “Always”. Mossgreen is proud to be offering for auction in this catalogue, a number of items from May’s career and from his home. They have been identified with the words “From the William May Collection” in the provenance detail.
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Sale(s):04 Dec 2013 ~ 2.30pm
926 - 930 High Street
Armadale, VIC 3143 Australia -
Viewing:01 Dec 2013 ~ 10am - 5pm
926 - 930 High Street
Armadale, VIC 3143
Australia
02 Dec 2013 ~ 10am - 5pm
926 - 930 High Street
Armadale, VIC 3143
Australia
03 Dec 2013 ~ 10am - 5pm
926 - 930 High Street
Armadale, VIC 3143
Australia
04 Dec 2013 ~ 10am - 12.30pm
926 - 930 High Street
Armadale, VIC 3143
Australia
Prices realised in this sale include buyers premium of 24.200%.
