# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-belasco
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:12:32.630Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-belasco"
name: "David Belasco"
slug: "david-belasco"
description: "David Belasco was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story Madame Butterfly for the stage. He launched the theatrical career of many actors, including James O'Neill, Mary Pickford, Lenore Ulric, and Barbara Stanwyck. Belasco pioneered many innovative new forms of stage lighting and special effects in order to create realism and naturalism."
tagline: "American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931)"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1853-07-25"
deathDate: "1931-05-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump