was cancelled after a few days. In April 1950 it was announced the Arch Selwyn, who had been absent from Broadway since 1939, was to co-produce the musical It's An Old Kansas Custom with Busby Berkeley and Alice Wellman Harris. There had been previous announcements of Selwyn productions that had not materialized. It's An Old Kansas Custom also never made it to the stage. Archibald Selwyn died in Los Angeles, California, on 21 June 1959 at the age of 82, after a year of illness. He left a son, Billy Selwyn. Productions Arch Selwyn's stage productions included: The Depths (Play, Drama) Jan 27, 1925 – Feb 1925 The Monkey Talks (Play) Dec 28, 1925 – Mar 1926 Charlot Revue (Musical, Revue) Nov 10, 1925 – Mar 06, 1926 Fakir Rahman Bey (Special) May 25, 1926 – Jun 1926 The Ghost Train (Play, Drama, Mystery) Aug 25, 1926 – Oct 1926 The Garden of Eden (Play, Comedy) Sep 27, 1927 – Oct 1927 This Year of Grace (Musical, Revue) Nov 07, 1928 – Mar 23, 1929 Many Waters (Play, Drama) Sep 25, 1929 – Dec 1929 The Middle Watch (Play, Comedy, Farce) Oct 16, 1929 – Nov 1929 Bitter Sweet (Musical, Operetta) Nov 05, 1929 – Mar 22, 1930 Wake Up and Dream (Musical, Revue) Dec 30, 1929 – Apr 26, 1930 A Kiss of Importance (Play, Comedy) Dec 01, 1930 – Dec 1930 The Devil Passes (Play, Comedy) Jan 04, 1932 – Mar 1932 A Thousand Summers (Play, Romance) May 24, 1932 – Jul 1932 Evensong (Play) Jan 31, 1933 – Feb 1933 Forsaking All Others (Play, Comedy) Mar 01, 1933 – Jun 1933 Lady Jane (Play, Comedy) Sep 10, 1934 – Oct 1934 L'Aiglon (Play, Drama, Tragedy, Revival) Nov 03, 1934 – Dec 1934 Continental Varieties (Musical, Revue) Oct 03, 1934 – Nov 13, 1934 Conversation Piece (Play, Romantic Comedy) Oct 23, 1934 – Dec 08, 1934 Revenge with Music (Musical) Nov 28, 1934 – Apr 27, 1935 Foreigners (Play, Comedy) Dec 05, 1939 – Dec 09, 1939 References Notes Citations Sources External links 1877 births 1959 deaths American theatre managers and producers American film production company founders