Jerome Robbins
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Country
United States
Birth - Death
1918 - 1998
Occupation
Entertainment
Notable Achievements
Academy Award, Tony Award, National Medal of Arts, Legion d'Honneur
Tony Award
Description
Ballet dancer and choreographer. Choreographer for stage and film, winner 4 Tony and 2 Academy Awards,notably 'West Side Story' (1957). Other hits include Gypsy, The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Widely acknowledged as a theatrical genius. Inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979. Subject of the biography 'Dance With Demons: The Life of Jerome Robbins'. Bisexual.