Merle Armitage (1893 - March 15, 1975) was an American set designer, tour manager, theater producer, opera producer, art collector,[1] author, and book designer.
[2] Armitage became a theater set designer in New York City.
[4] He co-founded the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association in 1924, and he was its manager until 1930.
[2] From 1933 to 1934 he was director of the Public Works of Art Project's Region 14, California south of Paso Robles.
[3] He died on March 15, 1975, in Yucca Valley, California, at age 82.