Herbert Ross

Herbert Ross

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1927-05-13
Deathday: 2001-10-09 (74 years old)

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Biography

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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Filmography

all 39

Movies 38

Director 25

self 7

Producer 3

TV Shows 1

Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
Producer
Poster Boy

Poster Boy (2004)

Movie
Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997)

Movie
Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)

Movie
Director
Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side (1995)

Movie
5
Director
Undercover Blues

Undercover Blues (1993)

Movie
5.71
Director
True Colors

True Colors (1991)

Movie
6
Director
My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven (1990)

Movie
6
Director
Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias (1989)

Movie
4.75
Director
Dancers

Dancers (1987)

Movie
Director
The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success (1987)

Movie
8
Self - Concert Director
Follies: In Concert

Follies: In Concert (1986)

Movie
Director
Protocol

Protocol (1984)

Movie
8
Director
Footloose

Footloose (1984)

Movie
5
Director
Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns (1983)

Movie
8
Director
I Ought to Be in Pictures

I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)

Movie
Director
Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven (1981)

Movie
6
Director
Nijinsky

Nijinsky (1980)

Movie
Director
California Suite

California Suite (1978)

Movie
Director
The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

Movie
6
Director
The Turning Point

The Turning Point (1977)

Movie
Self
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' (1977)

Movie
Self - Interviewee
The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (1977)

Movie
Director / Producer
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

Movie
Director
The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys (1975)

Movie
Director
Funny Lady

Funny Lady (1975)

Movie
Director
The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila (1973)

Movie
Director
Play It Again, Sam

Play It Again, Sam (1972)

Movie
6
Director
T.R. Baskin

T.R. Baskin (1971)

Movie
Self
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Director
The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)

Movie
Director
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)

Movie
Choreographer
Funny Girl

Funny Girl (1968)

Movie
1
Choreographer
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Movie
5.29
Producer
The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner

The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner (1966)

Movie
Choreographer
Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover (1965)

Movie
Choreographer
The Bacchantes

The Bacchantes (1961)

Movie
Director
Wonderful Town

Wonderful Town (1958)

Movie
Director
Anyone Can Whistle

Anyone Can Whistle

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.05
Based on 472 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1958
1972
1978
1977
2014
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1927-05-13

Deathday
2001-10-09 (74 years old)

Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States of America

Relationships
Lee Radziwill (1988-09-01 - 2001-01-01), Nora Kaye (1959-01-01 - 1987-01-01)

Spouse
Nora Kaye

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
American Choreography Awards, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Director


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