Herbert Ross

Herbert Ross

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Born
May 13, 1927
Died
October 9, 2001
Awards
5 wins, 11 nominations

Herbert Ross started as a dancer but while in America he broke an ankle. Leaving the theatre was unthinkable for him so he started doing choreography. He was 23 when his first ballet, Capriccios was performed to rave reviews in New York. Ballet Theatre was so impressed that they included it in their…

Biography

Herbert Ross started as a dancer but while in America he broke an ankle. Leaving the theatre was unthinkable for him so he started doing choreography. He was 23 when his first ballet, Capriccios was performed to rave reviews in New York. Ballet Theatre was so impressed that they included it in their repertoire and commissioned him to create additional ballets for them. He went on to choreograph numerous Broadway shows including On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Golden Boy, House of Flowers, I Can Get It For You Wholesale and Funny Girl which was the ultimate test of super stardom for him and the key to his ultimate goal of directing,

Casting Director

The Colgate Comedy HourThe Colgate Comedy Hour(1950)

Music Department

Funny GirlFunny Girl(1968)
Inside Daisy CloverInside Daisy Clover(1965)
The FantasticksThe Fantasticks(1964)
Four Star RevueFour Star Revue(1950)

Thanks

FootlooseFootloose(2011)
In Full Bloom(2002)

Archive Footage

And the Oscar Goes to...And the Oscar Goes to...(2014)as Self
The 74th Annual Academy AwardsThe 74th Annual Academy Awards(2002)as Self - Memorial Tribute
TCM Remembers 2001(2002)as Self, director, choreographer
BiographyBiography(1987)as Self

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James Coburn and Herbert Ross in The Last of Sheila (1973)Herbert Ross in Boys on the Side (1995)"California Suite" Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Dir. Herb Ross / 1979 ColumbiaHerbert Ross"Goodbye Mr. Chips," Director Herbert Ross 1969 / MGMPeter Falk, Herbert Ross, and Neil Simon