This study chronicles the life and career of one of the last of Broadway's independent producers, David Merrick, who produced 88 plays on Broadway during his professional lifetime. Following a chronology of his career and a biographical sketch, all his plays and film productions are carefully documented, with credits, runs, synopses, and review citations. An annotated bibliography includes his own writings and a chronologically organised listing of books and articles about him. An appendix is devoted to major awards given to Merrick, his productions, and other principals and stars involved with them; and a second appendix lists theatre productions that were make into films.