Herbert Ross
| Herbert Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Herbert David Ross May 13, 1927 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 2001 (aged 74) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Years active | 1958–1995 |
| Spouse(s) |
Nora Kaye (1959–1987; her death) Lee Radziwill (1988–2001; divorced) |
Herbert David Ross (May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001) was an American actor, choreographer, director and producer who worked predominantly in the stage and film fields.
Ross was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Martha (Grundfast) and Louis Chester Ross. His stage debut came as "Third Witch" in a 1942 touring company of Macbeth. The next year brought his first Broadway performance credits with Something for the Boys. By 1950, he was a choreographer with the American Ballet Theatre and choreographed his first Broadway production, the Arthur Schwartz-Dorothy Fields musical adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Ross's first film assignment came as an uncredited choreographer on Carmen Jones (1954). In the UK, he choreographed The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1963), both starring Cliff Richard. Later, he worked with Barbra Streisand as choreographer and director of musical numbers for Funny Girl (1968)
His film directorial debut came with the musical version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), made by MGM-British, with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark. He went on to direct films involving ballet, such as The Turning Point (1977), Nijinsky (1980) and Dancers (1987). Other movies of critical acclaim followed in the 1970s and 1980s such as Neil Simon's adaptations of his own plays and film adaptations of Broadway productions through his last project, Boys on the Side (1995).
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