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Jerome Robbins (Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz)

Last Updated: 02 May, 2024 | Views: 285

Age: 79

Profession: Dancer

Other Profession(s): Choreographer, Film Director, Theatre Director

Famous For: American Choreographer

Jerome Robbins Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

11 Oct, 1918 (79 Years 09 Months 18 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

New York

Birth District

New York City

Birth Place

Manhattan

Birth Sign

Libra

Religion

Jewish

Nationalities

American

Died on

29 Jul, 1998

Jerome Robbins Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

Jerome Robbins, a well-known American dancer, choreographer, film director, was born in New York City. As a school student, he shown an early interest in dance, music, and theatre. He attended Weehawken schools for his basic education before transferring to Woodrow Wilson High School, where he eventually graduated in 1935.Late in 1935, he enrolled at New York University (NYU) to study chemistry. His family was no longer able to afford to pay for his education because of the Great Depression, which forced him to leave school. But when he graduated from college, he had the chance to pursue his passion for dance further.

Career:

Jerome joined at the New Dance League, where he studied with dancers including Ella Daganova, Antony Tudor, Helen Veola, and Yeichi Nimura, learning ballet, modern dance, Spanish dance, and folk dance. He additionally trained with Bessie Schonberg in dance composition.

Jerome collaborated with the as-yet-unknown musician Leonard Bernstein to create his first dance for a ballet company, "Fancy Free," in the early 1940s.

On April 22, 1944, the ballet, which was about sailors, debuted. It turned out to be a huge hit and helped him build his choreography reputation.

Over the course of the 1940s and 1950s, he attained a fair amount of renown and popularity. He kept choreographing and planning dances for the Ballet Theatre, including both ballets and musicals.

Achievements and Awards:

For the movie adaptation of "West Side Story," Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise split the Academy Award for Best Director (1961). He received a special award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences the same year in recognition of his choreographic accomplishments in motion pictures.

In addition, Jerome received five Tony Awards, including Best Choreography for "West Side Story" in 1957 and Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography for "Fiddler on the Roof" (1964).

Unknown facts:

Jerome Robbins once had a romantic connection to Montgomery Clift. Additionally, he was good friends with Tanaquil LeClercq, a dancer.