Acting

Jerome Robbins

Jerome Robbins is vooral bekend van The Oscars, The Mike Douglas Show en The Kennedy Center Honors. Jerome Robbins werd geboren op 11 oktober 1918. Jerome Robbins overleed op 29 juli 1998 op 79-jarige leeftijd.

Geboren: 11 oktober 1918
Geboorteplaats: New York City, New York, USA
Overleden: 29 juli 1998 (79 jaar)

Biografie

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Jerome Robbins (October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American theater producer, director, and choreographer known primarily for Broadway Theater and Ballet/Dance, but who also occasionally directed films and directed/produced for television. His work has included everything from classical ballet to contemporary musical theater. Among the numerous stage productions he worked on were On the Town, High Button Shoes, The King And I, The Pajama Game, Bells Are Ringing, West Side Story, Gypsy: A Musical Fable, and Fiddler on the Roof. Robbins is a five time Tony Award winner and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. He also received two Academy Awards, including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Director with Robert Wise for West Side Story. A documentary about his life and work, Something to Dance About, featuring excerpts from his journals, archival performance and rehearsal footage and interviews with Robbins and his colleagues, premiered in PBS in 2009.

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