Mike Todd Funeral
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A film of the funeral of Michael Todd, well known as the producer of Around the World in 80 Days (1956).
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Elizabeth Taylor (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: The film begins with a view of Midway Airport in Chicago, and the arrival of a TWA plane.; Michael Todd’s widow, actress Elizabeth Taylor, is escorted down the steps by her brother Howard. A brief view is shown of the exterior of Michael Todd’s Cinestage Theater in downtown Chicago, located on Dearborn between Randolph and Lake Streets. A sign hangs at the theater indicating its closure in memory of Michael Todd. The film concludes with footage of Todd’s casket as it is carried past crowds toward its burial location. A distraught Taylor is helped away by escorts.; Following Todd’s private plane’s fatal crash, he was buried in Forest Park’s Jewish Beth Aaron Cemetery, but his remains were moved to an undisclosed location after his grave was vandalized in June 1977.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Aircraft accidents; Airports; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Publicity; Celebrities; Death
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13608
Notes: The film begins with a view of Midway Airport in Chicago, and the arrival of a TWA plane.; Michael Todd’s widow, actress Elizabeth Taylor, is escorted down the steps by her brother Howard. A brief view is shown of the exterior of Michael Todd’s Cinestage Theater in downtown Chicago, located on Dearborn between Randolph and Lake Streets. A sign hangs at the theater indicating its closure in memory of Michael Todd. The film concludes with footage of Todd’s casket as it is carried past crowds toward its burial location. A distraught Taylor is helped away by escorts.; Following Todd’s private plane’s fatal crash, he was buried in Forest Park’s Jewish Beth Aaron Cemetery, but his remains were moved to an undisclosed location after his grave was vandalized in June 1977.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Aircraft accidents; Airports; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Publicity; Celebrities; Death
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13608
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:19