John Murray Anderson

John Murray Anderson (September 20, 1886 – January 30, 1954) was a Canadian theatre director and producer, songwriter, actor, screenwriter, dancer and lighting designer, who made his career in the United States, primarily in New York City and Hollywood.

After completing studies in Europe, Anderson moved to New York City, where he became an antiques dealer.

He made his Broadway debut in 1919 wearing three hats, as writer, director, and producer of The Greenwich Village Follies of 1919.

In the 1920s and early 1930s, with Robert Milton, Anderson ran an acting school in Manhattan, teaching Bette Davis and Lucille Ball, among others.

When her 1952 Broadway-bound revue Two's Company ran into problems on the road, she hired Anderson to restage it.

[4]Anderson produced the Ziegfeld Follies in 1934, 1936, and 1943, the Harold Arlen-Ira Gershwin-E. Y. Harburg revue Life Begins at 8:40 (1934), Billy Rose's Jumbo (1935), One for the Money (1939), Two for the Show (1940), and Three to Make Ready (1946), and New Faces of 1952.

He directed Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe from 1938 to 1950, and productions for Ringling Brothers Circus from 1942 to 1951.