Herbert Ross

AKA:
Herbert David Ross
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
05/13/1927
Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York
Death Date:
10/09/2001
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biography
Well-deserving of his reputation as a "women's director" for tackling many feminine--and feminist--issues on screen, Herbert Ross began his career as a dancer and started choreographing American Ballet Theatre productions and Broadway shows in the early 1950s. In 1954, he graduated to staging Broadway musical sequences with "House of Flowers" and choreographed his first film "Carmen Jones". Ross' years in ballet accustomed him to perceiving women as independent and often more than men's equals, and bringing his sensibilities to the screen, he coaxed fine performances out of stars like Barbra Continued
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1942 
Stage debut as Third Witch in touring company of "Macbeth"
 
Worked as dancer on Broadway
1950 
Began choreography career with American Ballet Theatre
1951 
First Broadway show as choreographer, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
1954 
Began directing musical numbers for Broadway shows (i.e., "House of Flowers")
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