Jed Harris
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Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz in Lviv, Austria-Hungary) (February 25, 1900 - November 15, 1979) was an American producer and writer. He was the basis for Laurence Olivier's interpretation of Richard III, and also the inspiration for Walt Disney's Big Bad Wolf.Coleman, T (2005) Olivier. Henry Hilt and Co. ISBN 0805075364
Harris mainly produced for stage, in particular Broadway. He produced from 1925 - 1956. He was known for being particularly hard to work with, hence the multiple famous satires of his character.
By the time he was 28, Harris had produced a record four consecutive Broadway hits, over the course of eighteen months.[Anecdote about Jed Harris]
Harris was married three times, first to Anita Green (December 11, 1925 - 1929), then to Louise Platt (1939 - 1941), and finally to Beatrice Allen (April 1, 1957 - December 1957).
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