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Herbert Ross
Director, Producer
Born May 13, 1927Died October 9, 2001 (74 years)
Herbert David Ross was an American actor, choreographer, director and producer who worked predominantly in the stage and film.
Ross was born on May 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Martha Grundfast and Louis Chester Ross, a postal clerk. At the age of 9, his mother died and his father moved the family to Miami and opened a luncheonette.
In 1942, Ross' stage debut came as "Third Witch" in a 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).
Ross was born on May 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Martha Grundfast and Louis Chester Ross, a postal clerk. At the age of 9, his mother died and his father moved the family to Miami and opened a luncheonette.
In 1942, Ross' stage debut came as "Third Witch" in a 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).
Known For
Herbert Ross Filmography
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| 1993 | Undercover Blues · as Executive Producer |
| 1991 | Soapdish · as Executive Producer |
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| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 1997 | Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough · as Self |
| 1996 | Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The 50th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Barbra in Movieland · as Self |
| 1968 | This Is Streisand · as Self |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | Four Star Revue (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Dancer |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self |