Michael Paul Grace ll (August 6, 1917– April 1, 1995)[1] was the producer of the Broadway shows King of Friday's Men (1951)[2] and John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953).[3]
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.[4] In the 1950s, he was the assignor for a variety of patented technologies.
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.