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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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Filmography
all 23
Movies 20
self 6
Writer 5
TV Shows 3
Director 3
West Side Story (2021)
The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet) (2020)
Miami City Ballet's The Firebird (2020)
Philip Glass: Akhnaten (2019)
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 (2018)
The Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary Evening (2017)
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic (2016)
Gypsy (2015)
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins (2011)
West Side Memories (2003)
Peter Pan (2000)
Gypsy (1993)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
Divided Loyalties (1978)
West Side Story (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Peter Pan (1960)
Variations on a Mechanical Theme (1959)
Peter Pan (1956)
Peter Pan (1955)
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
On the Town (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1918-10-11
Deathday1998-07-29 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJerome Rabinowitz
AwardsKennedy Center Honors, Handel Medallion, Directors Guild of America Award, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Academy Award for Best Director, Capezio Dance Award, National Medal of Arts
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