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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).
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1927-05-13
- event Death Date 2001-10-09
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.3
- info Birth Place Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
1977-01-01
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The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play
1977-01-01
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996-05-19
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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997-01-01
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Follies: In Concert
1986-03-14
5.2
Great Performances
1971-01-28
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966-06-22
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The Secret of My Success
1987-04-10
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The Secret of My Success
1987-04-10
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Footloose
1984-02-17
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Max Dugan Returns
1983-03-25
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Max Dugan Returns
1983-03-25
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Steel Magnolias
1989-11-15
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Play It Again, Sam
1972-05-04
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Boys on the Side
1995-02-03
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Boys on the Side
1995-02-03
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The Last of Sheila
1973-06-14
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True Colors
1991-03-15
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Undercover Blues
1993-09-10
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Undercover Blues
1993-09-10
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California Suite
1978-12-15
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976-10-24
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I Ought to Be in Pictures
1982-03-26
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Inside Daisy Clover
1965-12-22
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The Owl and the Pussycat
1970-11-03
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969-11-05
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The Goodbye Girl
1977-11-27
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Protocol
1984-12-21
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The Turning Point
1977-11-14
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Funny Lady
1975-03-15
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My Blue Heaven
1990-08-17
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The Sunshine Boys
1975-11-06
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Pennies from Heaven
1981-12-11
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T.R. Baskin
1971-10-20
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Nijinsky
1980-03-20
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Dancers
1987-10-09
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976-10-24
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Poster Boy
2004-05-08
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Pennies from Heaven
1981-12-11
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The Last of Sheila
1973-06-14
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Wonderful Town
1958-11-30
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True Colors
1991-03-15
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The Turning Point
1977-11-14
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The Bacchantes
1961-03-02
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I Ought to Be in Pictures
1982-03-26
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Soapdish
1991-05-31
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Funny Girl
1968-09-19
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My Blue Heaven
1990-08-17
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The Fantasticks
1964-10-17
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Meet Me in St. Louis
1959-04-26