Michael Grace

Michael P. Grace (1917–1995) was the producer of the Broadway shows King of Friday's Men (1951) and John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953). He was the lyricist and composer of some of the music for the Almanac show and was the author/co-author of a variety of copyrighted music in the recording industry. He later became an oil and gas producer as well as becoming involved in mining industry applications of oil and gas technology by means of what is called solutions mining. He made philanthropic donations to create several professorships at Notre Dame University. Early life Michael P. Grace II was born in 1917. His father was Joseph P. Grace, the former chairman of W. R. Grace and Company, and his siblings were Janet Maureen Grace, Charles M. Grace and J. Peter Grace, who was also the former chairman of W. R. Grace and Company. His grandfather was William Russell Grace, the first Roman Catholic mayor of New York City and the founder of W. R. Grace and Company. His great uncle was industrialist and chairman of the board of the directors of W. R. Grace, Michael P. Grace.