Jerome Robbins was one of the founding members of the Ballet Theatre when it was formed in 1940 portraying a variety of roles for several years before devising his own creations such as 'Fancy Free' about 3 sailors on leave in New York which marked a long association with Leonard Bernstein. With Jerome in one of the leading roles it opened at the Metropolitan Opera House in April 1944 and quickly established Jerome and Leonard as important talents particularly when the play was turned into the film'On the Town' Among ballets Jerome staged for the New York City Ballet, of which he became company director are 'Pied Piper','The Cage',and 'Inter Play'. In 1958 he formed his own company 'Ballets: USA which did tours of Europe and the Middle East, New York and a national tour. Several members of the company were in the film West Side Story which Jerome staged fir Broadway, the National Company and London.
BornOctober 11, 1918
DiedJuly 29, 1998(79)
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total
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- General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein8.5TV Special
- dances for "The King and I"
- 1954
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- Other worksStage: Appeared (as "Ensemble"; Broadway debut) in "Great Lady" on Broadway. Musical. Music byFrederick Loewe. Music orchestrated byHans Spialek. Book / lyrics byEarle Crooker andLowell Brentano. Musical Director: John Fredhoven. Choreographed by William Dollar. Scenic Design by Albert R. Johnson. Costume Design byLucinda Ballard and Scott Wilson. Directed byBretaigne Windust. Majestic Theatre: 1 Dec 1938-17 Dec 1938 (20 performances). Cast: Anthony Albert, Alicia Alonso, Fernando Alonso, Leda Anchutina, 'Irene Bordoni',Tullio Carminati,Wally Cassell [billed as Walter Cassel], William Chambers,Gage Clarke, Tania Clell, Edward Craven, Hermione Darrell, Dorothy Denton, André Eglevsky, Jeanne Elkins,Jules Epailly (as "Rene Lorraine"), William Fariss, Helen Ford, June Forrest, Arthur Frederix, Basil Galahoff, Isabel Girard, Paul Godkin, Muriel Gratton, Robert Greig, Edward Hedges, Holly Howard, Christine Johnson, Hortense Kahrklin, Edward Kane, Albia Kavan, Nora Kaye, Hortense Kharklin, Beverly Kirk, Dorothy Kirsten, Annabelle Lyon, Joseph Macaulay, Joan Mann, Jay Martinez, Katherine Mayfield, Mary McDonnell, William Mende, Doris Moore, Grace Panvini, Yvonne Patterson, Russel Protopoff, Richard Reed, Lillian Reilly, Newcombe Rice, Frederick Schweppe, Robert Shanley, Doris Jane Solly, Libby Starks,Shepperd Strudwick (as "Pierre de Moreau"),Olga Suarez (as "Ensemble"; Broadway debut), Charlotte Sumner, Norma Terris, Margaret Vasilieff, Vera Volkenau, John Young. Produced byDwight Wiman and John H. Del Bondio. Produced by arrangement withFrank Crumit.
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- TriviaIn May, 1953, Robbins was called before the House Un-AmericanActivities Committee. He admitted to having belonged to the AmericanCommunist Party's Theatrical Transient Group between 1943 and 1947, andalso named eight colleagues as members.
- Quotes[on Russian-influenced repertory] Why can't we dance about American subjects? Why can't we talk about the way we dance today, and how we are?
- TrademarksExtremely athletic choreography, driven by character and story
- Nickname
- Jerry
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- When did Jerome Robbins die?July 29, 1998
- How did Jerome Robbins die?Stroke
- How old was Jerome Robbins when he died?79 years old
- Where did Jerome Robbins die?New York City, New York, USA
- When was Jerome Robbins born?October 11, 1918
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